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• Integrate your IT-OT security efforts to protect against cybersecurity threats

  By Dawn Cappelli, VP of global security and chief information security officer, Rockwell Automation

  Too many manufacturers are leaving their operations exposed to cybersecurity threats because their information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) teams are not working together to address security in a unified way. A lack of cohesion and collaboration between these groups can create…

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• Making the case for facility modernization

  By John Tertin and John Luther, Ph.D., ESE Inc.

  In this article: Maintainability Operator self-service Increased maintenance efficiency What is legacy hardware, and how do we look at it? Is it just old stuff that’s hard to find and hard to replace? Is it unsupported equipment? Is it older tech for which it is difficult to find engineers who…

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• Converting motors from horizontal mount to vertical mount

  By Tom Bishop, P.E., EASA

  In this article: Axial thrust load capacity Bearing lubrication paths and retention; shaft orientation Ingress protection Locking axial thrust bearing Occasionally an end user wants to take a motor designed for horizontal mounting and use it in a vertical position. (Figure 1 illustrates a…

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• Matchmaking for manufacturers: Connecting manufacturers, researchers, and entrepreneurs

  By Christine LaFave Grace, managing editor

  Manas Mehandru is COO of mHUB, a Chicago-based innovation center focused on physical product development and manufacturing. Launched in 2016, mHUB strives to foster connections between local manufacturers, researchers and Chicago’s entrepreneurial community. Among mHUB’s many initiatives is a…

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• How to better manage performance with your CMMS

  By David Berger

  Try to envision what it would be like to provide a single version of the truth to all of your stakeholders. Sophisticated performance management is a major benefit to be derived from some of the more advanced CMMS packages available today. The three key components of a system effective in…

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• What’s improving asset maintenance and reliability for 8 companies

  By Sheila Kennedy, CMRP, contributing editor

  Vendor representatives and industry consultants are never short on suggestions for improving asset maintenance and reliability (M&R), but it’s the end users who decide which ones actually make the grade. Plant Services invited several women leading M&R in their organization to describe…

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