Information Technology

Many plants are always looking for ways to expand and find greater financing. Some are private companies. Many are run by cities or municipalities. So they depend on public money. In hurricanes and other crisis situations, many people lose their homes and other property. It takes time to rebuild communities. When wastewater plants go down, it could take weeks to get clean drinking water. This is why many cities are looking for ways to move their plants away from floodplains. Many are also being rewired to put key controls higher. In the 1970’s, wastewater plants made many of these improvements with a State Revolving Loan Fund. City sanitation districts were allowed to draw from one central pot and repay it. The idea was for this to become a revolving fund that would expand for greater use over time. The original SRF was solely for wastewater plants though a similar fund was set up for drinking water. In 2014, Congress expanded SRF to include pipelines as well as private sector enti...

Even a small machine could have hundreds of moving parts. We often think of large panels or motors that are compiled with many parts. We don’t often think about the way it all breaks down to many fasteners and more. Sometimes, even one small part can cause serious problems. Fasteners and other metal parts can rust if they’re exposed to excessive amounts of moisture. One of the most destructive forces machinery can face is vibration. Vibration is constant. So any loose ends could quickly become a disaster. Some companies focus on quality fasteners and other parts. Predictive maintenance can cover many things including regular checks on the many moving parts. Something as simple as cleaning machinery of excess dust can also keep it operating more effectively. Dust can clog many parts causing machines to overheat. Vibration matters for other reasons. How much certain parts vibrate can tell you how secure your machine is. There’s a fine line between normal vibration and signs of troubl...

If you like working with computers and love to figure out what is wrong when they are not working, perhaps you could pursue a career in this field. Computers are complicated machines that require someone that can problem-solve in order to figure out what needs to be done. If this interests you then you may want to consider attending an information technology school. Now if you are thinking that you were not going to attend college because you did not like sitting in classes in high school, you may want to rethink that decision. If you think that you do not want to sit in boring classes for many years to come and so you have not looked into careers that require college, you may want to think again. Why? You may not realize that colleges can be much different than the types of classes you experienced in high school. For one, you will not be attending classes non-stop throughout the entire week. Instead, in college, you will take just a few classes at a time. You will also find that in ...

It’s easier than some might think to make mistakes in technology and operations. Even a small mistake can make a big difference requiring hours of extra work to fix it. This leads to inefficiencies of all sizes that can be avoided. The manufacturing market can be competitive. Ultimately, many projects go to the cheapest company that also maintains a certain standard of quality. To keep up with the market, manufacturing plants need experienced and licensed professionals at the helm. Many professionals are aging out of the system all at once leaving plenty of spots to be filled. The market is also growing opening up even more opportunities to those who are willing to put in the work. These professionals sign up with an instrumentation technology school and learn key concepts. Many professionals are already handy going in. They just need to learn about the specific equipment and industry they’ll be working in. Just conducting routine checks and maintenance can prevent unnecessary repai...