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For commercial property owners and managers, evaluating the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for purchases is critical to acquiring items at the lowest long-term cost. Assessing TCO requires not only understanding the initial purchase cost but also consideration of the operating costs, longevity, and remaining value beyond its expected life. When managing properties, using the…

Healthcare facilities should advocate for developing a standardized format for instructions for use and making them last the product’s lifespan. Regulatory agencies such as The Joint Commission and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration require healthcare professionals to follow the manufacturer’s instructions for use (IFU) for cleaning and disinfection. Yet issues surrounding these requirements remain….

  Transform From The Edge In Improving technologies, combined with user demands, continue the evolution of PLCs as a foundational edge platform. Operations personnel for every production and manufacturing company have probably seen several headlines about IIoT, the possibilities associated with data analytics, and new types of edge-computing devices. It’s likely that any recently obtained assets,…

Close the Loop, Eliminate Data Silos Technology that integrates data from all assets, while preserving context, unlocks visibility into plant health. Modern plants have a wide variety of assets and each one contributes to overall plant health, safety, and efficiency. Each data point generated by those assets is a critical piece of a greater puzzle…

This year marks the sixth-annual celebration of National Logistics Day on June 28—an occasion meant to highlight the essential role logistics teams play in the world’s economies and communities. Working together with facilities managers, logistics professionals serve as the backbone of international commerce, ensuring the safe storage and efficient movement of goods all across the…

Hear that sigh of relief coming from Boston, San Francisco and San Diego? Demand for lab space in the life sciences market has made a comeback, which is good news for fields such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical device technology and biomedical technology. According to JLL’s U.S. Life Sciences Property Report, released in May, the post-pandemic…