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Miller Industries, LLC
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The company builds chiller plants, boiler systems, conveyor systems and modular building systems.
Nov. 5, 2025
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The new facilities at the company’s Duffield campus will add 200 new jobs to the site.
Nov. 5, 2025
Cache Energy Inc.
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The $2.5 million investment will create 20 new jobs at the energy-storage startup.
Nov. 4, 2025
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New orders, production, and employment all contracted, while prices continued to rise.
Nov. 4, 2025

Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast

Podcast: How to address the metals casting and forging skills gap
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Mike Kubacki explains what will take to draw fresh minds into critical disciplines for metal casting and metal forging...
Nov. 5, 2025
Podcast: Why predictive maintenance fails without problem solving on the plant floor
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Joe Kuhn explains how an over-reliance on data and dashboards can derail reliability programs
Oct. 30, 2025
Podcast: How exploitable gaps in popular networking devices show how far OT cybersecurity still has to go
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Scott Achelpol and Trae Mazza review real-world examples of OT devices exploited remotely.
Oct. 28, 2025
Podcast: Hershey and Nestle execs weigh in on AI, data for frontline workers, and candy
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Mike Brauckman of Nestlé and Logan McNear of Hershey explain how pairing Lean with digital tools strengthens workforce...
Oct. 23, 2025

Predictive Maintenance

Case Study: Advanced IoT and AI solidify KONE’s elevator and escalator predictive maintenance services
Learn how KONE achieved 70% more proactive fault detection and 40% fewer service disruptions across connected people-flow assets.
Oct. 15, 2025
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Reliability technologies come in many forms, but the strategies share common goals
Oct. 7, 2025
The true cost of manufacturing downtime: Why uptime must be a strategic KPI
Understand how financial leaders benefit when uptime data is integrated into strategic planning.
Sept. 30, 2025
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Against the limitations of traditional vibration analysis in monitoring PC pumps, new approaches such as material enhancements, rotor design modifications, and pressure setpoint...
Sept. 22, 2025

Planned Maintenance

The 4-yard philosophy of manufacturing success
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Disciplined execution and zero turnovers meets production targets more than flashy one-off fixes.
Oct. 29, 2025
Just Do It: Why action beats perfection in reliability transformation
Successful maintenance leaders win by taking action, not waiting for the perfect plan.
Oct. 27, 2025
Conferences are bellwethers for the best reliability
High performers seek conference insights to stay ahead of emerging maintenance and reliability best practices
Oct. 23, 2025
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Practical, zero-capital strategies to cut maintenance costs by 15% are possible through waste elimination, smarter PMs, and floor-level observation
Oct. 21, 2025

Motors & Drives

Why all inverter-rated motor windings are not the same
Discover why impulse voltage insulation class (IVIC) is critical when selecting IEC motors for converter duty.
Oct. 17, 2025
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Test your knowledge of storage practices that prevent shaft sag, bearing damage, and moisture-driven insulation failure.
Sept. 19, 2025
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EASA electric motor experts explain why electric motors can trip during startup, and how to troubleshoot issues tied to wiring, load, or starting methods.
Aug. 28, 2025
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Case study: AI-powered maintenance cuts downtime and costs for Fiberon’s manufacturing operations
Learn how one company avoided $274,000 in costs and 178 downtime hours over the course of an AI pilot while achieving a 2.5x return on investment
Aug. 1, 2025

Compressed Air

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Test your knowledge of this critical component and see if you know how it affects energy efficiency, pressure stability, and compressor performance.
Oct. 3, 2025
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From leak detection to pressure control, do you know the proven strategies to optimize compressed air performance?
Aug. 29, 2025
Ask the Experts: How to achieve compressed air system efficiency gains
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In a time of business uncertainty and shrinking budgets, here's the top five actions that compressed air professionals recommend that plants should take to reduce their operating...
Aug. 19, 2025
Compressor system upgrades tackle reliability and contamination risks head-on
Sheila Kennedy explores how smart technologies are boosting compressor uptime, cutting maintenance needs, and improving overall system reliability.
June 17, 2025

Lubrication

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How KOH units standardize oil condition monitoring across industries
Discover why KOH equivalence is used to report TBN values and how it ensures consistency across oil condition monitoring programs.
Oct. 10, 2025
Maintenance Mindset: What color is your grease? Discover your plant’s lubrication personality
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It may not be parachutes, but this color-coded model can help you visually evaluate your lubrication program performance and identify areas for reliability improvement.
July 30, 2025
How to Mitigating Thickening in Industrial Systems
Discover the physical mechanisms behind grease thickening, the impact on lubrication systems, and practical engineering recommendations for preventing and mitigating this issue...
July 16, 2025
Maintenance Mindset: Tackling Air and Water Contamination in Industrial Lubrication
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Discover the hidden ways air and water degrade lubricants and cause unexpected failures in manufacturing operations.
July 9, 2025

Learning Resources

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The session will close with the importance of benchmarking to uncover energy waste and how to plan ahead to keep systems running reliably while reducing maintenance costs.
Dec. 9, 2025
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Take an in-depth look at AI-powered asset management and learn actionable solutions to common challenges.
Oct. 29, 2025
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Learn what industry professionals revealed in our recent survey, and where improvements are needed.
Sept. 22, 2025
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Discover why online training is more than a checkbox: it is a strategy. Learn the real strengths of online learning – and how it can boost workforce skill and performance – in...
Sept. 5, 2025