Take a Free Ride

April 30, 2008
A Harley-Davidson motorcycle epitomizes untethered freedom. So, it made perfect sense when its machining center for motorcycle power trains decided to make the plant’s vibration measurements wireless. Does wireless sensing make sense for your operations? What’s holding you back? Or if you’ve already begun an implementation of a wireless monitoring system, where are you in evolutionary iterations? Read our artcile Come on, and Take a Free Ride.
A Harley-Davidson motorcycle epitomizes untethered freedom. So, it made perfect sense when its machining center for motorcycle power trains decided to make the plant’s vibration measurements wireless. Does wireless sensing make sense for your operations? What’s holding you back? Or if you’ve already begun an implementation of a wireless monitoring system, where are you in evolutionary iterations? Read our artcile Come on, and Take a Free Ride.

About the Author

Mike Bacidore | Editor in Chief

Mike Bacidore is chief editor of Control Design and has been an integral part of the Endeavor Business Media editorial team since 2007. Previously, he was editorial director at Hughes Communications and a portfolio manager of the human resources and labor law areas at Wolters Kluwer. Bacidore holds a BA from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. He is an award-winning columnist, earning multiple regional and national awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. He may be reached at [email protected] 

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