Walt Boyes' Blog

Once again, Andy Chatha, CEO of ARC, has brought together the converted to sing in the choir. One by one, beginning with John Berra of Emerson introducing Bob Wojewodka from Lubrizol, the vendors and end users who are already converted to the church of real time production management come to the altar and preach. The message really doesn't change, and the utility of the tools … [Read more...] about Preaching to the Converted…

Early morning surprise announcements...Emerson invited a small group of media and industry leaders...but certainly not any of their competitors, to hear an announcement by Jane Lansing, director of marketing and John Berra, CEO of Emerson Process Management. Why Wireless? "Many projects for ROI get shot down," John Berra says, "because the installation costs, especially the … [Read more...] about Emerson Declares Wireless…is it war?

ARC held its own press conference this evening to announce progress on the Benchmarking Consortium they first talked about a year ago, here in Orlando. They have working groups, they have user company sponsors and participants, they have even got some data. They need lots more data, and they need many more end user companies to participate in this Consortium effort. According … [Read more...] about Benchmarking metrics

Your humble editor is blogging this from a hotel room in Orlando, where it is a heck of a lot warmer than it is at home in Chicago. Brrrr! As is the case every year, ARC holds a conference in February and all the manufacturing big dogs from both user and vendor companies show up. I am scheduled to meet with many, this week, including an opportunity to interview as a podcast … [Read more...] about New News in Time for ARC: OPC, Profibus, and ISA

New NEMA Motors Project Rolls Out at Siemens   Siemens goes for NEMA Premium market to drive growth in the Americas and around the world. Dipl.-Ing. Juergen Fuchsloch, Siemens AG's product manager for NEMA motors, and John Caroff, manager of marketing for low voltage motors at Siemens Energy and Automation Inc., put on a very interesting show to introduce Siemens' new line … [Read more...] about Siemens Strikes First!