We are excited to announce that Polytron, Inc. has relocated. We moved to the Satellite Place complex near our previous home of 15 years. As we celebrate 40 years of successfully serving you, we look forward to many, many more. Our new address is: 3097 Satellite Blvd, Bldg. 700, Ste. 200,  Duluth, GA 30096 The post Polytron, Inc. has Moved appeared first on Polytron ..read more

Polytron, Inc., celebrates 40 years of delivering engineering excellence to Fortune 500 manufacturers across North America. Over the years, a solid foundation of values has sustained consistent high-quality engineering solution delivery and thought leadership to our customers in this ever-evolving market. Polytron has a proven track record with strong, long-term relationships, evidence that Polytron has a reliable, trusted reputation as our clients’ strategic partner. Read More The post Polytron Celebrates 40 Years appeared first on Polytron ..read more

From mobile devices to AR/VR, technology is brining new features to HMI, Control Design, Nov. 2022 What have been the biggest improvements to operator-interface technology in the past five years? Portable devices like smart phones and tablets as well as wearables bring information to the manufacturing users who many times are not sitting at their desks or in front of an operator-interface terminal (OIT) but are in other areas of the plant. We are seeing many applications that leverage these technologies. Serving up digital-workflow instructions to smart phones, tablets and wearables has b ..read more

As we turn the page on 2022, we would like to thank you for your trust and continued confidence. We look forward to a successful 2023 and wish you and yours a very Happy Holiday Season. From all of us at Polytron   The post Happy Holidays appeared first on Polytron ..read more

October 21, 2022, An Interview with Robin Cobb, PE, PMP, Sr. Project Manager, Polytron Polytron helps a global beverage producer leverage data to find opportunities to increase efficiency without replacing aging equipment. “The first thing we did was an audit,” Robin says. Polytron performed a detailed inventory to better understand what type of data the various pieces of equipment were collecting, and how the data was being stored. From there, “it was all about connectivity,” Robin says. Polytron had to find a way to bring all the data together centrally so they could run algorithms and perf ..read more

Are you headed to Chicago for Pack Expo or Automation Fair? Let’s Talk About Increasing Production and Network Efficiency. Our Project Management and Leadership Team will be at McCormick Place and we invite you to meet with us at Pack Expo, October 23-26 or Rockwell Automation Fair November, 16-17. Connect with us over a cup of coffee, quick lunch or standup meeting on the tradeshow floor. CONTACT US to request a meeting. The post LET’S MEET IN CHICAGO appeared first on Polytron ..read more

Food Engineering Magazine, October 2022 -System integrators (SIs) often work with AEs and have expertise not only with industrial automation systems but also BMS (Building Management System) and most other systems in a food plant. Polytron, a CSIA Certified Member, helps manufacturers develop and implement their digital transformation strategy and road map, which includes integrating data from all of the different manufacturing systems into one contextualized source of information, according to Richard Phillips, PE, PMP, director of smart manufacturing. Modern MOMs more easily integrate with ..read more

Rockwell Journal, July 2022 – Polytron was recently featured in The Rockwell Journal July edition. Check out Polytron’s article, “How a Food Maker Used Batch Processing to Boost Quality by 30%”. Learn how a new batch management and control system helped a large global-brand snack baker cut downtime by 25% and other excessive losses. Read Now The post Food Maker Used Batch Processing to Boost Quality by 30% appeared first on Polytron ..read more

Are you feeling pressure to improve performance and production, but struggle knowing where to start?  How can you ensure increased productivity with so many risks and disruptions in the way? Well, good news! There are many tools and resources that can provide manufacturers with an increased ROI and mitigate the risk of any supply chain disruptions that are expected to continue throughout the future.  Due to the innovation that came out of necessity, the following solutions are trending in the industry to increase revenue without capital expenditures or relying on the unstable suppl ..read more

Duluth, GA – 10 May 2022 – Polytron, Inc., a leading consulting and engineering firm serving manufacturers in North America, is pleased to announce the promotion of Travis Holley, CMSE® to Machine Safety Services Manager, effective immediately. Since earning the elite status of Rockwell Automation’s first North American Machine Safety Solution partner in 2014, Polytron has consistently invested in the TÜV certification of select engineers, like Travis, to meet the growing machine safety needs of its clients and ensure the highest level of safety solutions. Read More The post Travis Holley Pr ..read more