BioNetwork’s Doug Drabble says there are jobs throughout the state, though workers won’t always relocate to take them. from: PharmaManufacturing.com By Paul Thomas, Senior Editor Like in many areas of the U.S., the Life Sciences job market in North Carolina is looking up. There has been a notable increase in new people joining the […]
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Society Has Devoted the Last 40 Years to Passing the Message That Manufacturing Is Dirty, Dangerous and Unrewarding From: ControlGlobal.com With regard to the ControlGlobal.com article on revitalizing manufacturing [“We Get What We Deserve,” Feb. ’12, p.8], it’s easy to see where a society is going by observing what it values most. Several weeks […]
From PlantServices.com According to a new report from Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (www.itif.org), in the 2000s, U.S. manufacturing suffered its worst performance in American history in terms of jobs. The report, titled Worse Than the Great Depression: What the Experts Are Missing About American Manufacturing Decline, explains that not only did America lose nearly […]
Refinery Status: Units Shut At Motiva, Tx., Refinery Due To Power Failure DOW JONES NEWSWIRES The following table lists unplanned and planned production outages at U.S. refineries as reported by Dow Jones Newswires. The information is compiled from both official and unofficial refining sources and doesn’t purport to be a comprehensive list. A fluid catalytic […]
from PlantServices.com The United States lost 28% of its high-technology manufacturing jobs over the last decade, as the nation’s rapidly shrinking lead in science and technology in the global marketplace was accompanied by a toll on U.S. high-tech jobs, according to a new study released today by the National Science Board (NSB), the policy […]
PURPOSE: I am seeking a Lead Engineering position in the control system field that shall enable and challenge my DCS, PLC, and SIS experience and knowledge The position could include project management and direct supervision of system design or system configuration engineers. EDUCATION: Bachelors of Chemical Engineering Degree, Villanova University, Villanova, PA PROFESSIONAL […]
Inside the Chinese Boom in Corporate Espionage from Bloomberg Businessweek By Michael Riley and Ashlee Vance on March 15, 2012 Last June, three men squeezed inside a wind turbine in China’s Gobi Desert. They were employees of American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC), a Devens (Mass.)-based maker of computer systems that serve as the electronic brains of […]
The Chemical Industry Is Divided in 2 Parts, Low-Cost Commodity Providers and Providers of “Capability” From ControlGlobal.com By Aaron Hand If there were an award for most compelling session title at this week’s Emerson Exchange, it would probably go to Jos Berkien and Chris Hamlin, who put forth, “The Death of Quality and the […]
Overview: Mean time between failure is a reliable term used loosely throughout many industries and has become widely abused in some. Over the years the original meaning of this term has been altered which has led to confusion and cynicism. MTBF is largely based on assumptions and definition of failure and attention to these details […]
ISA Automation Week will be held this year on 17-20th October 2011 at the Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center, Mobile, AL. Many of the ISA committees that work on the creation of standards for the process industry will be meeting in conjunction with ISA Automation Week. To avoid any schedule conflict the technical sessions, many […]