Spring 2010
MartinCSI Renews CSIA Certification
MartinCSI is pleased to announce we have successfully renewed our CSIA “Certified Member” status for our third consecutive three year period. By passing an extensive audit, we have confirmed we have the necessary business practices and benchmarks in place to perform and complete the best job for our customers.
As a certified member, MartinCSI has proven performance against CSIA benchmarks in the following areas; General Management, Human Resources, Marketing and Sales Management, Financial Management, Project Management, System Development Lifecycle, Supporting Activities, and Quality Assurance Management.
A Key Ingredient for a Sustainable Plant
By Robert Lowe, CSIA Executive Director
http://www.controlsys.org
Control System Integrators (CSI) provide many of the technology solutions for automation that make a plant sustainable. The solutions range from realizing cost savings and getting the most production from operating assets, to extending the life of those assets. End users and owners understand the requirements of production and plant operations, but may not know the most efficient way to make it happen.CSIs do, and therefore are a key ingredient to a sustainable plant.
The Importance of Risk Assessments
Many times companies over-look the importance of performing risk assessment in the workplace. And more often than not, safety precautions don’t occur until something has gone wrong and it’s too late. Therefore, it is essential companies understand the importance of performing a risk assessment, a procedure that will protect your workers and business, and most importantly comply with the law.
Implementing OEE Data Collection in Your Production Facility
Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) provides a single metric that measures the effectiveness of your company’s equipment. Without focusing on the reliability and performance, or rather utilizing your equipments OEE metric, the consequences can ranges from production losses to safety and environmental hazards.
To begin, OEE is defined as the product of three percentages, availability, performance, and quality. While exploiting a consistent OEE approach, the defined parameter can indentify downtime, setup, breakdown, quality and other indicators of poor performance, directing the attention of managers towards greater opportunities for improvement.
Safety Corner
Joe Martin presented at the McNaughton McKay Safety Symposium on March 3rd in Columbus. Here are the highlights of his presentation:
Why use a control system integrator for safety?:
- Not part of an internal political hierarchy
- Adds credibility to hazard and risk identification
- Not impeded by other business responsibilities
- Experienced in reducing risks to a tolerable level
- Provides documentation of effort
