I am pleased to announce that Jim Montague will join Putman on Wednesday, August 17th as Executive Editor for Control and Control Design. Jim has spent the last 13 years as an editor. For the past eight years, Jim worked at Reed Business Information in Oak Brook as News Editor for Control Engineering Magazine. Jim has a BA in English from Carleton College in Northfield, … [Read more...] about New addition to the CONTROL team
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Bad news for ISA is bad news for automation professionals…or is it?
ISA announced yesterday that Rob Renner, having been Executive Director for less than a year, has decided to return to the AWWA and become Executive Director of the AWWA Foundation. I confess to being a little bit stunned, since I spent several hours over a couple of days with Renner just two weeks ago, and he seemed totally engaged with the ISA. What does this mean for ISA, … [Read more...] about Bad news for ISA is bad news for automation professionals…or is it?
The IT guys are coming! The IT guys are coming!
As a side note, Shari Worthington, my co-author on EBusiness in Manufacturing (available from ISA press), and one of the most brilliant PR minds in automation, slid me a note during the CSIA meeting just now: "Have you done a column on "The IT guys are Coming"? We got a call from a $billion company from India that does outsourcing of IT who's now going after the manufacturing … [Read more...] about The IT guys are coming! The IT guys are coming!
Repost of March Sound Off from ControlGlobal.com
3/31/2005 Further to the computer dependence issue... I heard a great story the other day. It seems that the student pilot was in the cockpit, waiting to take off on his final check-ride before his solo. The instructor noticed some items missing from the student's kit. "Where is your ruler and chart book?" the instructor said. The student pilot pulled out a pocket GPS and said, … [Read more...] about Repost of March Sound Off from ControlGlobal.com
Repost of the January Sound Off from controlglobal.com
1/31/2005 I am in Orlando, attending the ARC Forum (www.arcweb.com). This annual meeting is all about real time performance metrics and the changes to production that companies can do if they adopt these principles. I admire ARC for continuing in the face of massive ennui to pound this bully pulpit. The fact is, those few (and I DO mean few) companies who have put their money … [Read more...] about Repost of the January Sound Off from controlglobal.com
