Previous blog posts, as well as LinkedIn posts, have addressed different aspects of the current labor shortage being experienced in many industries, manufacturing included. We’ve addressed hiring millennials and workforce retention as two working strategies. Another approach is to develop your own work force through apprenticeships and similar programs. Apprenticeships Apprenticeships have been with us since the latter half…
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We have been strong supporters of CSIA’s (Control System Integrators Association) certification program since even before we received our first certification in 2002. In a January 2018 post, we wrote about the process and the benefits we believe result from CSIA certification. But certification is only one way that CSIA is working to make control system…
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by Molly Smith, Recruiter Nothing is more satisfying than hiring and retaining the best-of-the-best employees. The simple fact is, it has become more critical than ever to maintain your dream team, and companies are falling behind due to the loss of superstar talent. Worker willingness to change jobs is at a 17-year high (see “Help…
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by Andrew Green When it comes to running and operating utilities, it is no secret that the respective industries are moving forward, digitally. We constantly see the drivers of success being tied back to digital outcomes and solutions in order to achieve them. The National Association of Clean Water Agencies published eight key drivers in a white…
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A large contingent of our OEM group will be at this month’s WEFTEC show in New Orleans, visiting our many OEM customers and talking to many of the other treatment equipment manufacturers at the show. The Revere employees who will be in attendance are Leelon Scott, Julie Keller, Noah Bishop, Conway Todhunter, Gary Hine, and…
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In 2015, we did a blog post entitled “SCADA and Telemetry Basics–SCADA System Basics”. Three years later, this is still one of our most read posts. With that kind of persevering interest in the subject, we thought it appropriate to do some updating on SCADA basics. Security Without a doubt, control system network security has…
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Our current web site design is going on 4 years old at the end of the year. That’s old age in web years. Five years is often considered the end of useful life for a web site design, which means a new design before too long. And though change is always challenging, every iteration of…
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Labor Shortages: Causes and Solutions If your business is growing, you’re familiar with the very tight labor market we have right now. And it’s very easy to point to the low unemployment rate as the cause and to think of it as a relatively recent phenomena. But that’s not the complete picture. During the recovery…
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by Bob Adams, President Our senior management group recently approved modifications to our Mission Statement and our statement of Core Values. These in no way indicate a substantive change in either. Rather, it is the next stage in our evolution, our journey, as we maintain a process of self-examination in our quest to better understand who we…
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This spring, we initiated a memorial fund raiser in honor of four deceased employees who made significant contributions to our company’s growth and direction: The Trailblaze Challenge, a 26.3-mile one-day hike to benefit Make-a-Wish Alabama. It culminated in May with our 6-person team successfully completing the hike on two separate weekends, three people each day. But…
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This spring, we asked a number of our more seasoned technical staff to share their thoughts on a variety of questions, providing insight that could be of benefit to you, our customers. In modern parlance, their responses constitute what might be called hacks (of a positive nature) of system integration projects. This first in a…
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by Andrew Green, Business Development Manager There will always be purchases where low prices will make the decision for the consumer. Socks, fast food, and almost anything bought at a Wal-Mart typically fall into this category. But there are other purchases where more long-term consequences need to be considered. We call this the “total cost…
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