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Notes from the plant floor.
Water and energy reduction, sensor spotlights, industry events and company news — written by the two people who do the work.
Water
1 post.
7 practical ways to reduce water use in a manufacturing plant
Seven measures that pay back quickly in a Canadian plant, ranked by how fast the meter proves them — starting with the overnight baseline that should read zero.
Energy
Nothing published in this category yet.
We write about this subject in the case studies rather than here, for now. Energy & electricity case studies
Food & Agriculture
Nothing published in this category yet.
We write about this subject in the case studies rather than here, for now. Food & beverage processing
Technology & IIoT
2 posts.
Sensor spotlight: the pulse counter
The cheapest way to get a utility-grade meter you already own onto a live dashboard, without touching the meter.
Sensor spotlight: the industrial edge computer
The gateway is the least glamorous device in the plant and the one that decides whether you still have data when the internet drops.
Company News
1 post.
What we heard at MeatEx in Toronto
Notes from the floor: what processors asked about, what surprised them, and the one question that came up at almost every conversation.
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