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Time-sensitive networking advances footwear manufacturing. When Orisol, Taiwan (Orisol USA, Skowhegan, ME, orisol.com), a leading provider of automated systems for footwear production, wanted to futureproof its offerings to improve competitiveness, CC-Link IE TSN offered the technology. The company delivers solutions that maximize interoperability, compatibility, and scalability. In line with this aim, Orisol focuses on the…

Young Engineers Evaluate Reliability My recently completed Europe class for Univ. of Tennessee, College of Engineering students provides global perspectives in reliability. Reliability in Europe is called “Zuverlassigkeit” and maintenance is “instalthaltung.” However, the importance and benefits are universal. During the three-week course (with teaching contact hours to qualify for a three-credit semester course, two…

Back to Basics is an article series that highlights important, but possibly overlooked, information facilities management professionals should know. No matter where their facilities are located, facilities managers should have a long-range and short-range plan to mitigate flood damage to their buildings, as well as a plan to clean up damage caused in the aftermath….

More jobs than ever require a four-year college degree, including many that never did in the past. Beth Berwick is among those calling for a retreat. “You have to take that requirement off of job descriptions,” she said. “It’s excluding 64% of the population — including 76% of Black Americans and 80% of Latinos.” Instead,…

Concerns over indoor air quality remain at an all-time high, according to new survey which found 64 per cent of British workers are mostly concerned about the impact of air-quality on their health. The survey of 2,000 professionals conducted by Opinium for ductwork brand Spiralite revealed one fifth (20 per cent) are very concerned, rising…

Heat pumps outsold gas furnaces for the first time in the U.S. last year. This growth was spurred, in part, by federal tax credits — up to $2,000 off installation of these systems, which serve as alternatives to furnaces and air conditioners in all climates. While early adoption is largely in the residential market, the…