Walt Boyes' Blog

This is one of the smallest ISA shows ever, with 8000 non-vendor attendees, out of a total of about 10,000, so far anyway. But I've spoken to many exhibitors who have said that they were pleased with the results. It might be that we all lowered our expectations to the point where this is a win, and if that's the case, so what. What is true is that it is unlikely that the show … [Read more...] about As Terri Clark sings, "Size isn't everything."

Stephan Neuburger, managing director of Krohne AG, had some very interesting things to say. So, let me get my kvetches out of the way first. I have been either part of the Krohne business family or an observer of the Krohne company since I became the first Krohne America representative in the mid 1970s. I was actually representing Rise Inc, which became K-Tek, so you can see … [Read more...] about Fairytales sometimes are real…

Managing director Stephan Neuberger was the breakfast keynote speaker for the MCAA. :His topic was the future and how Krohne meets it. " Global growth means staying close to the customer," he proclaimed. ...More later........ Walt Boyes BlackBerry service provided by Nextel … [Read more...] about KROHNE: globalization is both a risk and a challenge

I got to the MCAA breakfast a little late and found a record crowd. We ate while we listened to an impassioned plea by ISA president, Don Zee, for certification and training as the best way for both vendors and end-user companies to strengthen the market for process automation. I believe Don is right and if you are a vendor in process automation, I want you to look at what you … [Read more...] about MCAA Resurgent

Thanks to McCormick Hall's antique features, if I want to blog from the ISA show, I will need to use one of the livejournal features I've not played with before. I'm posting this from my faithful blackberry. Walt Boyes BlackBerry service provided by Nextel … [Read more...] about McCormick Hall collides with new technologies…