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The customer’s chemical packaging line was experiencing intermittent delays. The customer wanted to identify issues, maximize line uptime, and integrate a better OEE tracking system for their chemical packaging line. Industry: Chemicals Client: Fortune 100 Chemical Company KEY ENGINEERING FEATURES: Rockwell FactoryTalk Metrics integration for fault code tracking PC-Based reporting system for OEE tracking and […]
Line operators and other plant staff are the front-line for your automation system. Preparing them for any changes to advanced automation design or rollouts is critical to project success. Like that time your computer upgraded windows without warning, sudden changes to operating systems, HMI’s, and controls are frustrating to plant personnel and bound to cause […]
When you have the responsibility of ensuring a manufacturing plant is operating at its full potential at all times, talk of “Industry 4.0” and “industrial automation like never before” might be exciting but far-fetched. Industry 4.0 is just an empty phrase used by marketers who want to take your money, right? Maybe in some cases, […]
EPIC’s team of expert automation engineers takes great pride in executing all jobs on time and on budget. Our proven method of project execution plus decades of in-plant experience – both as plant engineers and now as integrators – have helped us fine-tune the craft of executing successful industrial automation projects. What have you learned over […]
As a top integrator of Rockwell Automation components, we worked together with their team to develop this guide for platform modernization. Please visit their website and view this whitepaper for more information regarding platform modernization. Industrial Automation and Controls modernization can be a daunting task. Is it time to upgrade? What will this cost me? […]
As long as the automation engineering company is approved to program name-brand software, I can trust them to integrate my automation system. Right? Not necessarily. Carefully vetting an automation integrator is as important as vetting candidates for an in-house position at your company. Successful candidates should be innovation savvy, knowledgeable about security risks, and willing […]
A packaging line example. When or where should you apply or upgrade automation? Here’s help with that. The allure of automation is growing as it becomes more attainable and affordable. In the past, owning a sleek robot to assemble widgets at high speeds was as likely as having a Lamborghini. Today, automated solutions are as […]
How to get turnkey plant automation solutions implemented at your facility. Many manufacturers can capitalize on automation in their plants, but actually implementing it can be a tricky process. Since 1995, we at EPIC have helped producers worldwide implement long-lasting automation solutions. That experience – combined with the first-hand in-plant knowledge our employees gained on […]
Seventy percent of manufacturing equipment ‘loss of usefulness’ is caused by either mechanical wear or corrosion, as observed by Dr. E Rabinowicz at M.I.T. In other words, most equipment fails because of small, invisible-to-the-naked-eye factors like abrasion, fatigue, corrosion, and erosion that wear out parts, degrade lubricants, and eventually cause performance issues. But in the […]
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