Optimizing logistics in these warehouses represents a major challenge for reducing costs, improving quality, safety and traceability, and meeting both internal and customer requirements. What are the main challenges involved in optimizing logistics in steel product storage halls? Here are the main ones ..read more

Exposure to risk factors in a plant can have harmful consequences for the health and safety of workers. It is therefore important to measure this exposure in order to identify sources of danger, assess risk levels and implement appropriate preventive measures ..read more

Shared labor, or the use of temporary or external workers to meet production needs, is a common practice in the industrial sector. It enables us to cope with fluctuations in demand, reduce fixed costs and benefit from specific skills. But how can we optimize the management of these flexible human resources? What are the advantages of a shared workforce? And how can you make the most of it to improve your plant’s performance ..read more

After Industry 4.0, which focused on the digitization and automation of industrial processes, a new revolution is on the horizon: Industry 5.0. This is a more human model, which aims to put people back at the heart of production ..read more

The annualization of working hours, a time management model designed to offer a degree of flexibility, can have both advantages and disadvantages, particularly when it comes to the most skilled or multi-skilled employees ..read more

In an Industry 5.0 where the human factor is regaining importance and being placed back at the center of the production process, is the industrial personnel planning should be considered as a  strategic activity for my plants ..read more

I have used them for most of my career. They have their idiosyncrasies like any platform but are really quite easy to use and integrate well with devices from other vendors. I also teach PLC programming as one of my jobs and find the students pick it up pretty quickly using the M340 (the M580 uses the same programming software). Probably the best thing about Schneider is that you can choose to use tag or memory based addressing. Tags all have a name but you can choose to locate them in a particular memory address if you need to. You can also use literal memory addresses in the code without ref ..read more

Hye,   Please info about how and where to find support and files about 1> updating these PV Inverters with new firmware   BG R. de Vaan   Rudi H. de Vaan InstallatieArchitect, Project-Engineer, Ondernemer   Work: +31-(0)115-608404 Email: info@devaancomfort.nl    Professional Profile ETI VTI de Vaan InstallatieTech&Comfort(Gem.Terneuzen), Zeeuws-Vlaanderen (ZLD) Nederland     ..read more

The Management Controller participates in leading and coordinating the process for drawing up budgets. He collects and synthesises budget data from the operational departments. You still need to have the right tools at your disposal ..read more

Musculoskeletal Disorders can cost a company a lot of money, either directly or indirectly through a constantly rising insurance premium. However, one of the factors contributing to MSDs is the allocation of personnel. With good management of who does what when on which machine, the hard work can be fairly distributed to prevent MSDs from occurring. An MSD vaccine of sorts ..read more