- Successful DCS Migrations – Without Production Interruption - What a great message to deliver for Rockwell's Process System Users Group in Chicago! Our client had an obsolete DCS running S88 Batch recipes and was looking to migrate to a modern solution. No problem right? Since they were running at capacity the only shut down available was during regularly scheduled maintenance. It is an… Continue Reading
- The cyclic nature of system integration - As I read the AutomationWorld post “Will System Integrators Become Services Integrators?” by my CSIA colleague, Luigi De Bernardini, CEO at Autoware, I couldn’t help but reflect on the cyclic nature of technology evolution. Having been involved in software development and systems integration since 1980, here was the diagram that popped into my head: We… Continue Reading
- Holiday Throwback - Looking back on the year and over the years, we’ve sent many greeting cards. For this holiday throwback Thursday, we thought we’d share some of our favorites. Continue Reading
- Year-end Wonderings and Miracles: 3 Questions - This time of year may conjure up a sense of miracles and wonder. It also is a time of year for budget planning and project wrap-ups. Putting these together then, it's no wonder that many people pray for budget miracles and miraculous project conclusions. Often times clients come to us seeking information and guidance with… Continue Reading
- Use a blended team for engineering and trades services - Creating a blended team to provide engineering services is a best practice of bringing on and integrating new people into an organization. Our company has many seasoned engineers who have built longstanding successful relationships with our clients. While having depth in experience is important, we know they will not be working forever. We see the… Continue Reading
- A Gift of Manufacturing Funding for Christmas - Last week, Governor Cuomo announced the award of half a billion dollars in state economic assistance to Rochester and the Finger Lakes region. That is a nice Christmas gift. Just how great it is will depend on how much value we and the region can gain from it. The question we should ask ourselves is,… Continue Reading
- Need Equipment? Consider Retrofitting - When your solution provider presents you with a proposed equipment project to solve a current manufacturing need, is he or she really offering you the most cost effective approach? How can you be sure that your partner has left no metaphorical solution stone unturned, and that you are in fact being offered a well thought… Continue Reading
- Diversity of a different kind also yields success - Business Truth: a successful company provides products or services with a unique value proposition. One way to do this is by specializing in one particular area, or ‘vertical.’ Another way to do this is to provide a flexible solution that can work well for a variety of clients. This is true for my industry -… Continue Reading
- Safety Co-Ops at Optimation - In the past 7 years we have been using college co-ops in a Corporate Safety Engineering role at Optimation. Three of the six we have had have moved on to careers in the health and safety field, one will be returning to college shortly and one will continue to work for Optimation on a part-time… Continue Reading
- Manufacturing Trends in 2016 - At Optimation Technology we care deeply about manufacturing in the USA. It is our passion to grow the U.S. manufacturing base and increase manufacturing employment. We served a broad cross section of industries and provide automation, process optimization and customized manufacturing equipment for our clients. 2015 was a difficult year for many U.S. manufacturers. Manufacturing… Continue Reading