Stewardship and Uptime: What’s the risk?
April 25, 2017
The ‘Don’t Fix It Until It Breaks’ Mindset Being good stewards of the resources entrusted to us is second nature to how we operate and…
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A Helpful Guide to Creating Custom Error Pages in ASP.NET
January 3, 2017
Depending on how you plan to use your website, creating custom errors may be a challenge. This is often due to limited documentation, confusion on forums, and windows authentication. Check out the tutorial below to get a better understanding of how custom errors work.
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Proactive Support: The Next Generation of Client Service
December 13, 2016
Our client support team has developed a number of new services that will offer our clients additional value, while helping us live out one of our most important why’s – pursuing a better way for our clients. To accomplish this, we must challenge ourselves to think differently about how we support our clients. Rather than thinking about how we can help get plants or processes functioning faster, we need to consider how to significantly reduce downtime events.
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Deploy, Don’t Destroy: Wonderware Troubleshooting
September 27, 2016
Many developers encounter a common issue during the deployment of their system when upgrading or creating a new Wonderware System Platform galaxy. Before calling support or throwing the computer in a fire, there are steps that should be taken on all servers including the Galaxy Repository Server, the Application Object servers, the Terminal servers, Historian server, and all fat clients.
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Keeping Your Electrical Plant Healthy
September 20, 2016
How can you determine the electrical health of your plant and keep it healthy through electrical preventative maintenance? Preventative maintenance comes in many forms, but the general consensus is to be proactive vs. reactive with electrical issues. Electrical issues are often discovered too late and result in costly and lengthy shutdowns. By utilizing an electrical preventative maintenance program, you can identify potential issues while also ensuring safety of plant personnel.
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5 Steps for Concept Electric Room Layouts
August 30, 2016
Determining the size and layout of an electric room is often the first step in planning a new electrical project. Knowing where to start when the details of the electrical system are still unknown can be frustrating and overwhelming. Yet, there are ways to make the process of developing concept electric room layouts easier.
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Alarm Management
August 16, 2016
As a parent, my experience with young drivers has taught me to be cautious when choosing a first vehicle. A fender-bender may happen at some point, likely in a congested school parking lot. While searching for a vehicle for the third new driver in my family, the search criteria included: affordable price, marginal cosmetic, and fairly reliable.
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Serial is Not Dead
August 11, 2016
Everyone likes new things, especially in our industry. The fascination with all things new is quite common with industrial protocols. For instance, Ethernet is becoming exceedingly popular and as the “internet of things” gets a lot of play. However, many plants are full of legacy devices that are not on Ethernet. Yet, data is out there; data is everywhere and data can be relatively easy to access.
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