2024.04.04

Rethinking UPS Systems in Industrial Settings

While Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) are often hailed as the guardians against power disruptions, it's time to bust the myth: they aren't a magic fix that guarantees 100% uptime.


Surprises in the form of protection gear trips or mechanical hiccups downstream of the UPS can still spell trouble, just like any power glitch.


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2024.04.03

Rethinking Budgeting in OT: A Mission-Centric Approach

Budget talks often dominate organisational strategy, but when it comes to Operational Technology (OT), it's time for a shift in perspective.


This blog cuts straight to the chase, advocating for mission over budget in OT, using Maintenance and Production Engineering as benchmarks for comparison.


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2024.04.02

Introduction to Alarm Management

This blog describes the basic functionalities associated with how the alarms are managed on an Alarm System.


At the time of writing, most of the active and recent projects were in the marine and offshore environment. For that reason, the information presented in this note is influenced by the standards applied in such environments


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2024.03.30

Signs to Resign:

Jocko Willink's Take

Navigating the crossroads of career commitment vs. personal growth can be daunting. Ever found yourself pouring your heart into work but hitting a wall? It’s a sign.


Commitment to a company is commendable, but what if your efforts to bring positive change hit consistent roadblocks? When is enough, truly enough?


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2024.02.14

Why I Can’t Stand “Time Management”

Time doesn’t care about us. It moves forward relentlessly, indifferent to our wishes or needs.


The term “time management” is misleading. We can’t manage time; it manages itself.


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2020.05.30

Operating In The Shadows

There is an elite group of professionals that usually operates in industrial environments, dealing with machinery that ranges from simple machines that handle pills to heavy-duty equipment that handles tonnes.


They can be deployed to extreme environments, like research facilities 


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