And I mean that literally…if you have a manufacturing job such as power press operator, you really do not need or want to donate any fingers or limbs to the plant. But this does happen…and often! According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 49% of the injuries from […]
Not sure what’s going on out there, but we got practically a wagon-load of encoders in for repair today. That’s great for us because there’s nothing we love better than solving your electronic repair problems, but what the heck? Is there an evil encoder wizard out there casting electronic mayhem […]
A spring 2011 survey of 318 U.S. CFOs and senior controllers, 50 of whom were manufacturers, shows there are serious concerns about inflation with 66% saying their company intends to raise the sales price for their goods over the next six months, up from 35% six months earlier. 96% of the […]
The last of the grayish snow heaps are melting away, the grass is already mocking me, the hedge is winking at me with it’s now tiny green leaves promising a massive trim job in only a few weeks and the truckload of mulch will be delivered this weekend. Ahhhh….spring is […]
“Where the heck do I start?” you might ask. Installing an industrial network can be a big fat headache, but there is help out there. I just read this really great article in Automation World (a useful website, by the way) that breaks this process down into five steps.
Safety violations are just NOT funny. Take a gander at OSHA’s top 10, most frequent violations for FY2010 and either pat yourself on the back for NOT being on a top 10 list or get your house in order if you DO find yourself on this list.
Wow. Loose connections…now that’s a “loose” term if ever there was one! Connection problems are indeed responsible for many non-functioning electronics of all sorts. Note the key words are connection problems because the problem may very well NOT be looseness at all. So step away from the torque wrench or […]
Have you seen the new LED lighting tubes that can simply replace your conventional T8 fluorescent tubes? LEDtronics has just unveiled their line of energy-efficient T8/bi-pin LED lighting tubes. What’s so great about that you might ask and what can they do for you? Quite a number of things, actually, […]
ACS Industrial Services, Inc. is proud to announce that it has been selected as a Five Star Employer by the Department of Defense’s Employer Support Group of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) for its outstanding support of military families.
“Shocking” Info Bites: Almost 500 people die each year from electrical accidents, mostly in the workplace, putting it among the top 10 causes of accidental death in the U.S. Approximately 80% of all injuries and fatalities caused by electrical accidents are not caused by the electric shock itself, but by […]
