Learning the Economics of Reliability
Reliability analytics company Pinnacle recently released its second Global Economics of Reliability Report, which analyzes the impact reliability has on the water and wastewater...
Going Green (and Earning Some Too)
Automation Service’s Steve Ploudre explains how recycling process control equipment improves the environment and the bottom line
Plants have long faced the dilemma of replace...
Finding Opportunity at Every Turn
U.S. Water Services is at the forefront of customer-focused solutions for the water industry. LaMarr Barnes, vice president of marketing and business development, sat...
USA in their DNA
Pentair's legacy pump brands, some of which have operated for over 200 years, are renowned worldwide for their rugged, reliable pumps in mission-critical applications....
Multinational Companies Could Be Steering into a “Leaseberg”
For many industrial concerns, the cost of lease commitments that currently don’t sit on the balance sheet can be upwards of 62 percent of...
Manufacturing in Growth and Transition
Michael J. Hicks, PhD, is the director of the Center for Business and Economic Research and the George and Frances Ball distinguished professor of...
Grow Up and Get a Social Media Strategy
As the director of new product development, Phil Paranicas is responsible for creating new products and services that support the ThomasNet’s mission to help...
Who will spark America’s next manufacturing boom?
Greg Kozera is a professional engineer and an environmentalist with more than forty years of experience in the natural gas and oil industry. He...
End-to-end fluid management solutions
One of the challenges faced by peristaltic pump users in life sciences applications is maintaining the rigorous hygienic standards these tasks require. Below, Rolf...
Who’s Leading in Sustainable Manufacturing?
As sustainability topics rise on the agenda for many manufacturing CEOs, more companies are sharing their approach to environmentally sustainable practices alongside standard fare...