CBS TV, Boston, Published: 5/17/2013
Are You Suffering From Job Burnout?
Job burnout costs companies big money these days, and with fewer people doing more work, reports of burnout are on the rise. But some companies-- including Invensys-- are working very hard to help employees stay fresh. Melanie Russell, director of product marketing, who has been at Invensys in Foxboro for 40 years, explains why community outreach programs and other stress relievers can help strike a strong work-life balance so employees come to work feeling “recharged.”
Campbell Soup’s Data Acquisition Journey, Published: 5/16/2013
Automation World
Campbell Soup uses Wonderware IntelaTrac, a mobile workforce and decision-support system from Invensys, to help production operators be more involved with what’s happening on the plant floor and to help maintenance engineers take on demanding tasks. Tom Braydich, director of controls and maintenance systems engineering at Campbell's, describes the benefits.
Automation World, Published: 5/10/2013
How Concurrent Software Licensing Can Benefit EMI Users
Software licensing agreements can be pretty complicated for any company or enterprise. Using a multi-plant cereal maker as an example, Maryanne Steidinger, director of advanced applications marketing for Invensys, explains how, when it comes to EMI software, concurrent licensing improves costs, administration and operating efficiency.
Automation World, Published: 5/7/2013
The Ever-Evolving Automation Industry
In this exclusive interview, Mike Caliel, president and chief executive officer of Invensys, and Gary Freburger, president of the the company's systems business, offer a glimpse into how a major industrial automation provider is positioning itself to serve the rapidly changing global manufacturing industries.
Automation World, Published: 4/30/2013
Barriers to Human Reliability
The idea of placing greater emphasis on operator interaction with automated systems has been gaining traction. As common sense as the idea sounds, effective implementation isn’t necessarily a no brainer. Mike Caliel, president and CEO of Invensys Operations Management, explains why.
Control Engineering, Published: 4/29/2013
Asset Management Using Diagnostics
Some manufacturing facilities have very successfully reduced unplanned shutdowns, lowered maintenance costs and extended plant availability by using some very basic asset management techniques, especially techniques supported by diagnostics from smart valves and field devices. So don’t more companies use these same techniques? In the six-minute video, Rob McGreevy, vice president of platform and applications for Invensys Operations Management, explains.
Arabian Oil & Gas , Published: 4/25/2013
Process Automation Systems Adopted Upstream
In the Middle East, there is an increasing emphasis on optimization-- a push to make industrial operations more efficienct and productive. Capital might be flowing back into the region, but that doesn’t mean the various industrial sectors, from oil & gas to manufacturing to infrastructure, aren’t exploring every avenue to maximize ROI. Maurizio Rovaglio, vice president of Invensys software business in the Middle East and North Africa, explains how Invensys solutions are helping.
Touch, Published: 4/12/2013
Smart and Sustainable
Valdespartera, an ecocity located just south of Zaragoza in Aragón, Spain, is a revolutionary social housing project. More than 10 years in the making, the city welcomed its first residents in 2007. To ensure it continuously operates according to its original sustainability plan, city planners and managers required a centralized IT system that would efficiently integrate and manage all its bioclimatic networks, everything from drinking water to sewage and rainwater treatment to electricity and gas supplies, waste collection and even housing and environmental control. But what was the best solution? Turns out, Valdespartera relies on Wonderware real-time operations management software from Invensys to put and keep the wellbeing of the environment and its citizens first.