The News Review:
- In 1912 Practical Engineer helped plant managers improve.
- Plant Engineering to mark 60 years look at the future at NMW gala.
- Fledgling biodiesel firm touts expertise in bid to build massive…
- Co to invest $100m eyes JVs & buyouts
- L&T consortium bags Rs 762 crore order from SAIL.
- The Machinist Profiles ET MES for Project-Based Manufacturers
- Why air cylinders fail (and what’s to be done about it?).
In 1912 Practical Engineer helped plant managers improve.
Free with registration – Plant Engineering – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 15, 2007
In 1912 Practical Engineer helped plant managers improve. (15-SEP-07) Plant Engineering… –>CPYRIGHT 2007 Reed Business Information Inc. (US) By Bob Vavra Editor While 2007 is the 60th anniversary of Plant Engineering magazine it’s not as if the idea of publishing a practical periodical guide for the plant engineer was invented in 1947. Plant Engineering was founded by Kingsley L. Rice president of the Technical Publishing Company of Chicago. Technical Publishing’s history in manufacturing publishing dates back to 1896 when the first issue of Practical Engineer made its debut. A 1912 volume of Practical Engineer still resides in our offices. It demonstrates how the need to keep plant engineers up to date on the latest trends and strategies has.
Plant Engineering to mark 60 years look at the future at NMW gala.
Free with registration – Plant Engineering – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 15, 2007
After all the event and the magazine grew up together throughout the 1950s. n the occasion of the magazi… n the occasion of the magazine’s 60th anniversary PLANT ENGINEERING has several major events planned for this year’s NMW to be held Sept. 25-27 in Rosemont IL. PLANT ENGINEERING editor Bob Vavra will present the results of the magazine’s exclusive study ‘The Changing Role of the Plant Engineer’ at a. CPYRIGHT 2007 Reed Business Information Inc.
Fledgling biodiesel firm touts expertise in bid to build massive…
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Another key player listed John E. Still the fledgling. CPYRIGHT 2007 The Virginian-Pilot.
Co to invest $100m eyes JVs & buyouts
Economic Times – Sep 15, 2007
?We have done the market survey and expect our turnover to grow to$600 million by 2010 from the current $200 million? DSM India presidentNK Ramanan told ET. Globally the company has a turnover of $12 billion. To start with the company is setting up a $20-million engineeringplastics unit in Pune. ?ur plant in Pune would be one of the largest inthe country. The plant will be operational by the second quarter next year. Weare also in talks with various companies for partnerships and acquisitions forour other business divisions? Mr Ramanan added. For its greenfieldprojects for other business divisions the company is planning to set up plantsat the same location in Pune.
L&T consortium bags Rs 762 crore order from SAIL.
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08 million for utotec. 80-million tonne per year capacity plant. CPYRIGHT 2007 The Economic Times.
The Machinist Profiles ET MES for Project-Based Manufacturers
pen Press – The pen Press (press release) – Sep 15, 2007
According to Randy Richel President of ET MES leader Trakware Systems “The part number paradigm must be replaced with parametrics. Improved decision-making for all departments including operations manufacturing management sales engineering shipping and purchasing are vital when ET manufacturers operate on margins and billing based on manufacturing progress. “Properly designed MES infrastructures provide a centralized and synchronized backbone for all plant information systems. It is critical to promote the exchange of best-practices strategies and innovation in managing manufacturing operations manufacturing quality and in achieving plant-floor execution excellence” asserts Richel. “Providing flexible manufacturing execution systems that give organizations visibility and control of production must also be optimized for the rapidly changing ET production environments. In the current issue of Business Excellence leading manufacturing journalist TR Cutler profiles MES for Project-based manufacturers. According to Cutler “Project-based or ET (engineer-to-order) is commonly used to describe a custom manufacturing process yet is rarely described with real world differentiation… “Providing flexible manufacturing execution systems that give organizations visibility and control of production must also be optimized for the rapidly changing ET production environments. In the current issue of Business Excellence leading manufacturing journalist TR Cutler profiles MES for Project-based manufacturers. According to Cutler “Project-based or ET (engineer-to-order) is commonly used to describe a custom manufacturing process yet is rarely described with real world differentiation. Few MES (manufacturing execution systems solutions are specifically focused on meeting the needs of this challenging manufacturing market. Estimating costs to maintain a decent margin is often one of the great complexities in the ET environment. Project-based cabinet makers for example may have never built a one-of-a-kind item before or have to add items once they are on the production floor and have to accurately guess all the possible costs variations. Trakware Systems (www.
Why air cylinders fail (and what’s to be done about it?).
Free with registration – Plant Engineering – AccessMyLibrary.com – Sep 15, 2007
Also consider that pneumatic cylinders have evolved into an almost endless array of configurations sizes and special designs. This versatility makes more innovative configurations possible but sometimes it increases sources of failure. Looking for trouble in all the right places Whatever pneumatic cylinder system is specified for a particular application the plant engineer can ensure optimal performance by knowing where to look for problems and observing appropriate troubleshooting protocols. And while it might seem to be a relatively simple mechanical construct a pneumatic cylinder can be a complicated proposition when it comes to troubleshooting through a myriad of specifications. New technical developments and increasingly sophisticated equipment refinements mandate a more focused troubleshooting effort for plant engineers to head off problems that can lead to downtime and equipment damage or failure. But through a rigorous preventive maintenance.