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  1. New Roles, New Rules: Are Your Smart Phones Tough Enough For Work? 9/23/2010

    Once enterprises could base their mobility selections mainly on coverage maps, rate plans and the look and feel of the phones themselves, but now they must carefully consider durability, device lifecycles, available enterprise software, support for bar code scanning and much more. By Intermec, Inc.

  2. Case Study: Old Dominion Fine-Tunes Its Pricing Model, Increases Driver Productivity, And Enhances Its Competitive Position With The Help Of Motorola Mobile Computers 12/8/2009
    In the past, Old Dominion drivers used paper manifests and most of the company’s pricing decisions were based on averages. “We decided to create a system to capture real-time information about each freight pick up and delivery. The goal was to feed data into our pricing model for greater accuracy and to provide the track-and-trace functionality that customers were coming to expect from a leading carrier like ours,” said Craver. By Barry Craver, Director of Freight Processing Applications, Old Dominion
  3. ECM And Lean Six Sigma: Improving Results And Performance On A Continual Basis 6/2/2009
    Processes mark the way things are done in an organization and can drive almost every department, including sales, manufacturing, human resources and communications. The purpose is to create a consistent and efficient way of performing tasks, but over time processes can become ridden with errors and redundancies as employees fall into ritualized habits and communication breaks down. By Doug Burgess, senior vice president, Corporate Lean Six Sigma, Xerox
  4. Technical Information Bulletin: Recovery Of Enumerated Microorganism Challenges On Selective Media Versus Non-Selective Media 4/12/2009
    MicroBioLogics Inc. is a manufacturer of microorganism preparations that serve as quality control challenges in clinical and industrial microbiology laboratories. A frustration that MBL and our customers often share is the apparent discrepancy between established mean assay value of a challenge microorganism preparation and the colony forming unit (CFU) recovery on selective media.
  5. Heating Process Water With Oxidizer Exhaust: 9-Month Payback And Environmentally Green 1/30/2009
    Controlled Environment's latest Energy Recovery Project involves recovery of exhaust from a Regenerative Oxidizer with a temperature of 250° F using an air-to-water energy recovery system.
  6. Case Study: Improving Plant Production With Wireless Condition Monitoring 10/24/2007
    Mechanical failure of motors, drives and other vital electromechanical equipment are among the most common reasons for production stoppages. Fortunately, recent advancements in vibration monitoring and data analysis have lead to condition monitoring systems that can accurately detect a problem before failure, thus reducing costly machine shutdowns and maximizing production output
  7. Case Study: Using Operator Interfaces To Optimize Performance Of Industrial Wireless Networks 10/24/2007

    The performance of wireless networks can change over time due to increased performance demands, changes in the radio frequency (RF) environment and changes in the physical environment. This article will explore the use of a wireless diagnostic OLE for Process Control (OPC) server technology to embed diagnostic information in human machine interfaces (HMIs), thus optimizing industrial wireless network performance

  8. 'The Edge': Micro Size Cable-Free Noise Dosimeter 9/13/2007
    Now there’s a new, more innovative family of personal noise dosimeters. Available in three models, The Edge offers advanced technology packaged in a cable-free, compact frame for a lighter, more ergonomic way to monitor noise levels.
  9. Escort Memory Systems RFID Solution Delivers 100% Reliability To Seagate's Disk Cleaning Line 1/25/2007
    Seagate is recognized as the world's largest manufacturer of disc drives, magnetic discs, and read-write heads; an innovator in tape drives; and a leading developer of software enterprise information management. The company was given the task of implementing a product traceability system, so they turned to Escort Memory Systems for help. Submitted by Escort Memory Systems
  10. Escort Memory Systems LF Series 1/24/2007
    Low Frequency (LF) RFID (125 kHz) LF has a long history (20 years) of being used in industrial environments, as well as in animal tracking/tagging applications.