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Do You Plan to Improve Your Efficiency Plans?

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Submitted by kbonfante on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 22:49.

In December I talked about my New Year resolutions for 2012 (see "A New Resolution") The new year just started, but I can say that I'm off to a great start. I said I wanted to improve my cybersecurity, sustainability and efficiency knowledge, and during the past 30 days I've been able to stick to my plan. You can read my Feb. 2012 column "Resolutions So Far" to learn more about my accomplished resolutions, but now I wonder if you set up similar resolutions for this year, and if you are succeeding as well. Chime in and let me know if you plan to improve your efficiency plans this year. Do you have green goals to accomplish?

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Questions about Green/Sustainable Machines

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Submitted by jmontague on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 13:56.

Although I'm probably jinxing it just by mentioning it, winter in the Midwestern U.S. should be ending in April, and few green shoots and buds should be just about to emerge. For the past couple of years, one of these has been our "green/sustainable machine" cover article, which is set to appear in the April 2012 issue of Control Design. So, if you or anyone you know might have some expert commentary or end user examples, I would love to hear about them. The main questions I'm trying to cover are below.  read more »

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Well Now. Nation, This Just Might Be Fun

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Submitted by joe feeley on Thu, 03/24/2011 - 20:39.

PLANTVILLE--An Innovative Online Game Simulates a Plant Manager's Experience Challenging Players to Increase Productivity, Sustainability and the Overall Health of an Industrial Plant  read more »

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Embracing Efficiency

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Submitted by kbonfante on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 20:35.

I love it when everything works just right. The heating system keeps my house warm during winter and doesn't put a hole in my pocket, the car still runs perfectly even when left outside under a few feet of snow, the lights turn on when needed, and my computer sends me reminders of any other things that need my immediate attention.

Being efficient saves money, and with technology today, there is no other option than to embrace efficiency. If you don't embrace efficiency, your antiquated systems will just wipe out your bank account in the long run.  read more »

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About That Innovation Post

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Submitted by joe feeley on Wed, 10/27/2010 - 17:52.

Got this response to my post about MAG's "no coolant" machining center. I'll repost the link to it below Dal's comments if you don't know what this about

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Is Sustainable Manufacturing Important to Your Customers?

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Submitted by kbonfante on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 17:06.

Sustainable manufacturing is a convenient word to collect all the energy and material saving initiatives that are applicable to manufacturing. Many initiatives already are routine as part of the mandate to build machines that are more efficient, more productive, and more flexible. But it's unclear what else is being practiced by machine builders. Can recyclable materials replace certain machine components, reclaimable at the end of machine life? Can you replace wire and cable with wireless alternatives? Is there a value proposition for you? If you can, even if you want to, is green manufacturing important to customers? Do you think you have a role to advocate for greener machines?

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