CASE STUDY Is Your Corporate or Industrial Facility Protected During the Extended Holiday Break? Leaks, power surges, doors left open. These are some of the small issues that can turn into major damage when they are not addressed right away. That’s what led Melinda Martin, the building manager at Plaza West, to investigate water presence
As manufacturers work to rebound from pandemic-related disruptions, one of the obstacles they face is a growing shortage of maintenance technicians. These workers were already in short supply before the pandemic, and now the problem is even worse. While the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that job openings for machinery maintenance workers and similar
Wireless sensor networks can help bakeries work more efficiently, maintain product and employee safety, reduce unplanned downtime and meet rising demand even when workers are hard to find. The demand for comfort food during 2020 drove up sales of sweet goods, and now that bakery cafes and restaurants are reopening in many areas, the overall
I had a friend who has since retired who speculated on what one could do with the data from sensors installed all over a large petroleum or petro-chemical production facility. Just think of what you could know in order to be able to manage the entire facility, he’d exclaim. Recently I interviewed a team at
Pass your next health inspection without relying on limited, overworked staff for logging A key component of any quality assurance program is regular, disciplined monitoring and logging of critical control points. This is especially important when it comes to food safety inspections in the restaurant, catering, or institutional food service business. Keeping a vigilant eye
The industrial IoT market is growing as companies boost efficiency. Pushed to transform by the pandemic, organizations in many sectors have adopted or are planning to adopt remote sensors, connected medical devices, wireless video cameras, smart building systems and other Internet of Things tools. The industrial IoT (IIoT) market is now growing by 16.7% a
