I've been collecting information now for some time about what companies are doing to help prevent and ameliorate the coming shortage of scientists, engineers and mathematicians, without whom we will be unable to control even our increasingly automated manufacturing plants. Basically, companies expend their education and charitable giving resources in one of two ways in this … [Read more...] about More on "Being the Solution…"
Another Nail in the Coffin of Cost Accounting…
ISA Extends Enterprise-Control System Integration Standards Series Research Triangle Park, NC (18 May 2006) -- ISA's SP95 committee is conducting what is expected to be the final review and voting on Part 5 of its widely used series of industry standards on enterprise-control system integration. The ISA-95 standards help to reduce the costs, risks, and errors associated with … [Read more...] about Another Nail in the Coffin of Cost Accounting…
Don't forget Emerson's history…
Jerry Moon just sent me an interesting press release about a worldwide agreement between Emerson and Solutia to replace aging Provox systems with DeltaV... This got me thinking about roots. Remember, unless you are too young to, that what became the Provox, and its linear successor, the DeltaV, was first engineered at Monsanto, which is mostly the predecessor of … [Read more...] about Don't forget Emerson's history…
IT Workers of the World Unite…Or Not.
Efforts to unionize IT workers have, to date, pretty much fallen flat. Despite the growth in perceived job threats like offshore outsourcing, automation, and H-1B visa workers, tech pros aren't rushing out to get union cards. Some fear that unionizing IT will result in even more jobs going offshore as companies look for ways to circumvent collective bargaining. One trade union … [Read more...] about IT Workers of the World Unite…Or Not.
We don't usually do this, but…
It is, I believe, time to take notice of the market for small, battery operated data loggers. Why? Because this is the same market that ISA SP100.14 is expecting to make wireless. How big is this market? It is big! Here is a press release from Onset Computer Corporation, which, to the best of my knowledge isn't even the biggest of the "podlogger" vendors.The numbers in the … [Read more...] about We don't usually do this, but…
