The United States power grid is being pushed harder than at any point in decades, and the strain is no longer theoretical.

For a variety of reasons, plant managers these days are feeling more pressure to continually upgrade their systems. The trick is to handle the upgrade without disturbing production. A couple of years ...

GE Introduces Digital Hydro Plant, Digital Substation and Energy Management System Software to Portfolio of Digital Solutions for Power Producers, Utilities and Energy Managers. SAN FRANCISCO – ...

Plant optimization software may be outside of the conventional definition of project management, but when the project itself is optimizing a given power plant, optimization software becomes a critical ...

In the era of the Internet of Things, machine learning and technology that drives innovation and growth for industries, there’s no dispute that data is king. How that data can be harnessed and made ...

Plant biologists are facing pressure to breed plants that can respond to changing environments. One method of monitoring the response of plants to different environments is by studying their vein ...

CHICAGO, September 19, 2001 — A new software-based monitoring system has been developed to replace aging central radiation monitoring systems for nuclear generating facilities. To address the problem ...

Imagine keeping track of a manufacturing plant’s operations, logging maintenance requests, scheduling service and reordering parts for a substantial number of machines. Now imagine keeping track of ...

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and Statistical Process Control (SPC) programs are not new concepts in manufacturing. For decades, they’ve been helping companies gauge efficiency and address ...

Maintenance equipment and tools have always been important for plant operators. In the early days, the tools were likely made entirely of iron and steel, copper and brass, lead, leather, rubber, or ...