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    Maintenance Mindset: Which clean energy components qualify for the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit?
    Alternative Energy

    Maintenance Mindset: Which clean energy components qualify for the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit?

    Anna Townshend
    This week, the PS team lists some of the components for clean energy manufacturing that will be eligible for tax credits under the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit.
    Eaton’s energy-as-a-service microgrid: A model for sustainable energy and disaster resilience
    Power Generation

    Eaton’s energy-as-a-service microgrid: A model for sustainable energy and disaster resilience

    Anna Townshend
    The hurricane-proof microgrid-plus-storage infrastructure produces and stores its own energy, as well as feeds back to the grid.
    Podcast: How electrification is helping manufacturers meet their net zero goals
    ESG

    Podcast: How electrification is helping manufacturers meet their net zero goals

    Anna Townshend
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Trevor Joelson from Trane shares how companies are using electrification to save energy and money.
    6 sustainability facts to consider when starting your ESG journey
    ESG

    6 sustainability facts to consider when starting your ESG journey

    Anna Townshend
    Environmental, social, and governance roundtable discusses where industry stands with sustainability and where it’s going.
    Podcast: How AI, cybersecurity, and sustainability are affecting industrial asset management
    Asset Management

    Podcast: How AI, cybersecurity, and sustainability are affecting industrial asset management

    Anna Townshend
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Inderpreet Shoker from ARC Advisory Group examines how new technologies and priorities are changing asset management...
    Podcast: How are logistics companies helping plants calculate the carbon cost of their operations?
    Supply Chain Management

    Podcast: How are logistics companies helping plants calculate the carbon cost of their operations?

    Thomas Wilk
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Jason Manganaro from SPARX Logistics, explains how he helps customers comply with ESG regulations.
    ARC Industry Forum 2024 highlights
    Industrial Automation

    ARC Industry Forum 2024 highlights: Part two

    Anna Townshend
    Commercializing the energy transition will take government and industry working together
    10 Reasons Why Industrial Data And Sustainability Are Intertwined
    ESG

    10 reasons why industrial data and sustainability are intertwined

    Anna Townshend
    Establishing a baseline and tracking progress toward better sustainability won’t be possible without data analytics.
    Why Facilities Need More And Better Stormwater Data To Improve Disaster Preparedness
    Remote Monitoring

    How data can protect your facility from natural disasters

    Thomas Wilk
    "A lot of plants located near bodies of water and with sea level rise, things like that, changes are needing to be made."
    Podcast Why Facilities Need More And Better Stormwater Data To Improve Disaster Preparedness
    Remote Monitoring

    Podcast: Why facilities need more and better stormwater data to improve disaster preparedness

    Thomas Wilk
    In this episode of The Tool Belt, Zorana Kojic from StormSensor explores how new technologies are making stromwater data easier to obtain and utilize.
    How Sustainability Technology Will Guide Industry To A New Normal
    ESG

    How sustainability technology will guide industry to a new normal

    Anna Townshend
    As ESG policies gain traction worldwide, they are changing the way industry approaches the sustainable impacts of operations.
    Esg Software Analysis Sustainability For Industry Needs Data And Automation
    ESG

    ESG software analysis: Sustainability for industry needs data and automation

    Anna Townshend
    ARC Advisory’s report on emerging ESG software makes a case for its importance in advancing industrial sustainability.
    Balancing Profitability And Sustainability In The Industrial Sector
    ESG

    Balancing profitability and sustainability in the industrial sector

    Anna Townshend
    A holistic view of asset optimization strategically uses technology to design and operate for the future.
    Sustainability Across The Supply Chain Good For Business And The Environment
    ESG

    Sustainability across the supply chain: Good for business and the environment

    Anna Townshend
    How General Mills optimized grain delivery to focus on specialty products.
    Methanol Producer Wins Gold Medal Sustainability Rating
    ESG

    Methanol producer wins gold medal sustainability rating

    Anna Townshend
    The award is focused on more than the environment, including labor, ethics, and safety issues.
    What Should Manufacturers Know About Sustainability Standards
    ESG

    What should manufacturers know about sustainability standards?

    Anna Townshend
    What has long been a future goal for emissions reduction could soon be a present reality for all industrial facilities.
    Monitor And Analyze Energy Use To Reach Your Plant's Sustainability Goals
    ESG

    Monitor and analyze energy use to reach your plant's sustainability goals

    Anna Townshend
    Calculating the carbon footprint per unit of production is made easier by data collection and analysis technology.
    Maintenance Mindset: What separates successful digital transformation projects from the rest?
    Mitsubishi invests $86M to build advanced switchgear factory in Pennsylvania
    Hemlock Semiconductor receives $325 million from CHIPS Act to increase production of hyper-pure polysilicon in Michigan 
    Metal shredding facility ordered to address Clean Air Act violations
    MetOx receives $80M to build HTS wire manufacturing plant in the southeastern U.S. 
    Overcoming common maintenance obstacles through better planning and scheduling
    5 ways effective planning and scheduling can boost your competitive advantage
    Infinera receives $93 million from the CHIPS Act to expand production and packaging of semiconductors