Whilst scanning various electronic news sources today there was the usual malicious mayhem and predictable political posturing when…wait a minute…what should behold my wondering eyes but “The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation act”? Is this a Jerry Seinfeld joke? No, it’s truth! Seems Congress has voted, unanimously I might add, to […]
Got gold? Seems like everyone from entertainer or enlightener Glenn Beck (you choose which) to hedge fund legends George Soros and John Paulson have been touting buying gold these days. Maybe investing in gold is right for you, or maybe not, but either way I’ve got a pot of gold for you! That […]
In case you missed it, Swiss-based ABB will acquire Baldor Electric Company beginning December 2010 in an all-cash deal. The $4.2 billion deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2011. Why? For ABB, this transaction fills in a gap in ABB’s automation offerings by folding in Baldor’s […]
Don’t let media doom and gloomers make you think manufacturing growth and excellence in the U.S. is a thing of the past. Hardly! For one thing, new reports show manufacturing technology consumption is up 62% in 2010 compared to the same time period in 2009. That’s including a typical summer […]
Does it seem like your maintenance staff is constantly putting out “fires?” Or that your production equipment is always running to failure requiring industrial electronics repair and causing unplanned work stoppages? Lean manufacturing may be the answer. Lean manufacturing concepts aren’t new but they are gaining momentum…and for good reason.
Touch screen monitors have virtually kicked their conventional CRT and LCD cousins to the curb. You may love your touch screen, or you may hate it, but there it is…staring you in the face and begging for a little understanding. Touch screen repair and maintenance are not as intimidating as […]
Considering wireless? There are lots of reasons to consider wireless remote I/O systems and we’re hearing more about it every day – you probably are too. You might be considering adding a remote I/O to an older PLC, PLC repair or upgrade, or installing an entirely new system. Our customers say they want control solutions […]
Ah, our little green friends…the printed circuit board. Taken for granted until they fail, circuit boards are key to the operation of virtually everything these days. So if you are suspicious, or even absolutely certain, that your circuit board is the problem, you may need some advice as well as circuit board […]
Do subjects like high peak load capability and high voltage safety testing keep you awake at night? Worried about the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) requirements for efficiency and no-load power consumption? Confounded about why two seemingly-same power supplies can possibly perform differently?
Attention all Manufacturers: ABB is now promoting FUN! Fun? At work you say? Under the interesting news category we hear that ABB has teamed with tracermedia interactive to create an electronic game that entertains AND educates manufacturing plant professionals. Players have fun while experiencing how their reliability decisions will impact performance […]
