Many businesses count on their employees to pass on institutional knowledge from one generation of employee to the next, and the changing lifestyle and work habits of millennials could threaten this generational-knowledge model. The problem is particularly acute in …
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Engineering Custom Solutions for Your Unique Problems
Jessica Woodside | Know-howWIKA Instrument, LP is your one-stop shop for innovative, custom-engineered instrumentation in the manufacturing, mining, and refining industries. Ask the maintenance chiefs or technical directors of manufacturing facilities, oil and gas operations, or refineries whom …
Creating a Culture of Workplace Safety
Jessica Woodside | WIKA insightWorkplace safety cannot be governed by rules. No matter how comprehensive or well thought out your safety rules and regulations are, rules can't create safe working conditions. Only people can maintain a safe workplace. All the safety rules in the world won't stop …
The Engineering Brain Drain: How Does This Affect You?
Jessica Woodside | WIKA insightIn the chemical and petroleum industries, instrumentation engineers are becoming hard to find—as is engineering talent across the board. Accordingly, it might be useful to reflect on the following lead from a back issue of Time magazine: “The U.S., the world's …




