Can your business survive if you aren't running it?
To stay abreast of industry trends, we, the editors, read countless articles and editorials written by experts from across verticals. We're always learning more about the people, technologies, and events that are making waves in the manufacturing space, and we want to share this information with you. In this brief, we’ll cite our sources and highlight columns and features that can help improve uptime at your plant.
Equipment
Multiple factors drive 2023 machinery investment plans [Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing]
Covid has taken its toll on the processing industry, including plastics manufacturing. Optimism within the sector seems to be waning, but this trepidation is not stopping companies from investing in machinery. This article showcases the results of Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing’s fourth annual survey of machinery buying plans.
Management
Furthering the ESG Conversation [EHS Today]
Congratulations, you have implemented an environmental, social and governance (ESG) program. Now what? This article explains the concepts of materiality and double materiality, and how EHS professionals can develop ESG strategies necessary to aid in the success of their company’s ESG program.
Predictive Maintenance
Sensors monitor machine health for reliability [Control Design]
You’ve got questions, and the team of industry experts at Control Design have answers. In this article, a reader asks what types of sensors they should be utilizing to gauge machine health and optimize performance. The respondents offer advice on implementing PdM on a budget, selecting the right PdM tech, and choosing sensors that are useful for monitoring machine health.
Technology
What Types Of CNCs Will Smart Factories Need? [New Equipment Digest]
Selecting the right tool for your production line is paramount if you want to stay competitive, and this rule applies to CNCs too. Before selecting a new machine or deciding to upgrade your existing equipment, you need to assess your current and future needs and spend accordingly.
Workforce
Passing the Leadership Torch Was Always Part of the Plan [Industry Week]
Change is scary but inevitable, especially in business. Companies, and management specifically, often don’t consider succession planning until it’s too late. This article offers advice to business owners on how to plan for a future that may not include them.
About the Author
Alexis GajewskiAlexis Gajewski
Senior Content Strategist
Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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