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Wisconsin winters can be harsh. That was one of the biggest concerns for Craig Hayes, district administrator for the School District of Wild Rose. “You hear about electric vehicles in cold weather, and we’re in a cold weather climate,” he says. “How does that affect the battery? Are we going to have a bus stranded…

Use these four steps to implement predictive analytics in your preventive-maintenance program. Industry 4.0 is in full swing and the manufacturing leaders in this era will be companies that are leveraging predictive analytics to create a comprehensive, digital preventive-maintenance program to ensure operations are delivering peak performance. Unplanned downtime, caused by machine failure, has been,…

Data collection and analytics projects work best when you follow proven, traditional automation concepts. One of the best ways for manufacturers to move beyond a simplistic and superficial view of production is to obtain high-integrity data from the factory floor and then analyze and visualize it to obtain data-driven operational insights. Effectively gathering and assimilating…

The power of one person, dedicated to a quality program, can result in long-term gains in asset reliability. When on site at a plant, a quarry, a municipality, or any company/entity that uses lubricants, it’s easy to spot inefficiency and poor management and, alternately, good management practices. The most obvious is organization and care. In…

The heat that’s generated by your air-compression system can be used in a variety of ways. Generating compressed air typically consumes as much as 10% of a plant’s total energy cost. This energy usage can be kept in check by patching leaks, regular maintenance, or by using capacity-control technology to help match air output with…

Recreation and community centres are important hubs that serve many roles for an area’s residents, whether it’s playing host to weekly fitness classes, providing key social services, or acting as a shelter during an extreme weather event. Given the range of uses these large public facilities exist to fulfill, a lot goes into their planning…