June - 2018

Automate America blog

Dysfunctional leadership and its adverse impact on manufacturing

I was looking back through a paper I wrote for one of my master’s classes in communication and leadership specifically on dysfunctional...

Automation can actually make our jobs better, not get rid of them

In the industrial automation workplace, one of the biggest fears is that the automation being adapted will be used to drive out jobs and...

Finding better ways to communicate on the manufacturing floor

When we discuss communication in the workplace, all sorts of things can be conjured up. Anything from email communication to face-to-face...

Reducing HMI screen design time to increase productivity

As technology has evolved, so has the ability to create faster graphical interface with equipment. However, one component of that...