ISA Automation Week 2012 Program Chair Q&A
This is an excerpt from an April question-and-answer with Peter Martin. For the entire article, please see the link at the bottom of this post. This year’s ISA Automation Week will be held in Orlando,...
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ISA Mentor Program: A Guide to Success
Last year, at ISA Automation Week in Mobile, Alabama, automation and controls expert Greg McMillan successfully launched the ISA Mentor Program and shared his knowledge with ten mentorees. Each of the...
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Improvements in plant reliability
This is an excerpt from the May/June 2012 InTech Automation IT story by Nikki Bishop. For the entire article, please see the link at the bottom of this post. Common strategies for reliability...
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Good service goes beyond tech support
This is an excerpt from the July/August 2012 InTech “Executive Corner” by Tim Hohmann. For the entire article, please see the link at the bottom of this post. Perhaps one of the most overlooked aspects...
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This is an abstract that will be presented at ISA Automation Week 2012 in Orlando, Florida. Click HERE for information on ISA Automation Week 2012. This session is in the Human Performance Track:...
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Do You Care? I Do…
“There is no future in any job. The future is in the way you do your job.” I recall early in my career being taught the value of caring about the customer. My first job in industry was as a...
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How do you spend the first hour of your day?
According to a recent Fast Company article, the most successful people use it to prepare for their day, knock out the hardest activities, gain awareness, and express gratitude. The author, Kevin Purdy,...
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Tip #45: Learn to Estimate Jobs
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #45 is by Hunter Vegas. When I...
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Tip #41: If Possible, Get Plant Experience Early
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #41 is by Hunter Vegas. You’re...
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The Elephant in the Room
This guest post is authored by Paul Dunn, vice president of sales at MAVERICK Technologies. Recently, a customer of mine who resides on the Gulf Coast (but is not an oil & gas or petrochemical...
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Manufacturing IT Project Pitfalls – Part 1
This guest post is authored by John Clemons, director of manufacturing IT at MAVERICK Technologies. I’d like to change gears a little and talk some more about successful and unsuccessful manufacturing...
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Manufacturing IT Project Pitfalls – Part 2
This guest post is authored by John Clemons, director of manufacturing IT at MAVERICK Technologies. Last time I talked about the Top 10 pitfalls for manufacturing IT projects. It putting that together...
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Tip #25: Make Sure the Coffee Is Strong and the Pot Brews Quickly on Start-up
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #25 is by Hunter Vegas. This...
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Eight Steps Critical to a Complete Supplier Selection Process
This guest post is authored by Roy Kok, vice president of marketing at ARC Advisory Group. A supplier selection can end your career or launch it. With leaner engineering departments and more options to...
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Tip #26: Document Your Code
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #26 is by Hunter Vegas. One of...
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Tip #33: High Pay Is Great but Life Is Too Short to Stay in a Job You Dislike
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #33 is by Hunter Vegas. Around...
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Tip #25: Make Sure the Coffee Is Strong and the Pot Brews Quickly on Start-up
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #25 is by Hunter Vegas. This...
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Eight Steps Critical to a Complete Supplier Selection Process
This guest post is authored by Roy Kok, vice president of marketing at ARC Advisory Group. A supplier selection can end your career or launch it. With leaner engineering departments and more options to...
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How do you spend the first hour of your day?
According to a recent Fast Company article, the most successful people use it to prepare for their day, knock out the hardest activities, gain awareness, and express gratitude. The author, Kevin Purdy,...
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Tip #45: Learn to Estimate Jobs
The following tip is from a new book by Greg McMillan and Hunter Vegas titled 101 Tips for a Successful Automation Career, inspired by the ISA Mentor Program. Today’s Tip #45 is by Hunter Vegas. When I...
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