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Don Fitchett

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President, Business Industrial Network (Veteran Owned)

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Industrial Automation Trainer who specializes in Allen Bradley PLCs. CEO who specializes in internet marketing. Experienced in all aspects of manufacturing, internet marketing and social media marketing. I run our Veteran Owned company on a Lean and Green principle while ...

Industrial Automation Trainer who specializes in Allen Bradley PLCs. CEO who specializes in internet marketing. Experienced in all aspects of manufacturing, internet marketing and social media marketing. I run our Veteran Owned company on a Lean and Green principle while providing the best industrial training, for less. We provide world class instructor based industrial training and industrial training software at the lowest possible cost.

My goal is to stop manufacturers from letting their automation bring production to its knees.
Second to educate manufacturers on the true cost of downtime.

* Don Fitchett's most recent reference of notability is the paper titled "TLC for PLC" published April 2012 in the Industrial Engineering Magazine.

* Don's article titled "PLC Maintenance Management" published in Chemical Engineering Nov 2007

* Don Fitchett has also been published in Facilities Engineering Journal [March/April 2002] with article "What is the True Downtime Cost".

* Book author - True Down Time Cost Analysis - 2nd Edition

Company Recognition:
* A+ Rating with the BBB
* Listed in Goverment Database CCR
* 100% Veteran Owned Business - VOSB
* The Institute for Scientific Information sums our web site up...
"You are publishing important, high-quality material on the Web. For this reason, ISI has selected your site http://www.bin95.com for inclusion in Current Web Contents"
* Strategic Training Partner for the Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE)
* Vote a Top 50 Reliabilityweb.com site
* Member of Microsoft's BizSparkDB

Specialties PLC Training for Maintenance and Engineering.
Well versed in cost analysis of the true cost of manufacturing downtime.
Managing editor of the newsletter, 'The Maintenance War'.
Internet marketing and social media marketing.

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WEB: Ind. Skills Blog

April 23, 2012

Don Fitchett and 2 other people answered this question

Who are the top ERP thought leaders and influencers to track in 2012?

SAP, Oracle and Sage. If and who ever is the one to follow the new "Truly Mobile CMMS" guide at http://bin95.blogspot.com/2012/04/wheres-my-cmms-smart-phone-app.html Because the true thought leaders will not just use the smart phone for data access, but actually use the existing free smart phone technologies ... more

Information Technology

April 23, 2012

Don Fitchett answered this question

What evolving technologies will become important in industrial automation?

The smart phone technology integrated into industrial automation. Like smart phone for CMMS interface, SCADA on smart phones, people movement tracking and studies, etc. more

Business Development

April 23, 2012

Don Fitchett and 3 other people answered this question at this roundtable

What’s Behind the Interest in Pinterest for Recruiting [4/17 @ 4 pm]

What kinds of content work best on Pinterest? What are some of the biggest mistakes?

Use the boards as categories, not 1 picture per board. Don't make the user have to scroll down through hundreds of boards each with one picture. more

Human Resources

April 23, 2012

Don Fitchett recommends this answer by C. Fuller

What can we do as business people to help reduce the poverty in the United States?

$10 minimum wage, 35 hr minimum work week. Public transportation improvements, national effort at retrofitting all buildings for energy efficiency, bring in clean manufacturing, training aligned w/national needs, affordable college... more

Human Resources

April 11, 2012

Don Fitchett and 6 other people answered this question

How can a social media tool like Pinterest help marketers?

1st and most important advice for marketing on Pinterest, "Don't get Pinned In". (Pun intended). By that I mean, think out of the box. :) Second important point, keep in mind Pinterest demographics. (Mostly women.) Our Industrial Training Pinterest provides some great examples. See http://pinterest.com/plctech/ ... more

April 11, 2012

Don Fitchett recommends this answer by Robert Keahey

Why can't you post a Pin from Facebook?

I would say that it's not in FB's business interest to allow people to "wander" too far from the nest so to speak. The more content that ends up on Pinterest is less content that ends up on FB (even if it's actually replicated on ... more

April 11, 2012

Don Fitchett is now following Craig Aylsworth and 10 other people

April 11, 2012

Don Fitchett and 7 other people answered this question

With the global economy, are Western countries capable of bouncing back to their former glory?

That depends on each country's leadership. Like in the USA, with current president, yes. But if leadership changes, it will be questionable. In that respect, a country is a lot like a company, in that it's leadership is a large factor in determining success. That ... more

March 15, 2012

Don Fitchett recommends this answer by Bill McChesney

Is there really a shortage of talent in this country?

First, I don’t think the ‘media’ would be my source of factual information. However, it does influence the greater population so we can’t ignore it. Business would love to have that ‘exact fit’ as an employee who is, for example, a certified security specialist who ... more

Human Resources

Feb. 26, 2012

Don Fitchett and 10 other people answered this question

Why aren't more corporate websites social?

If I may add to this question/discussion which Alyson eluded to, the question may be too vague to answer directly. (as posted questions on focus often are.:) If the Question was more defined as ...
"Why aren't more corporate websites using one or more of ... more

Corporate Website

Feb. 26, 2012

Don Fitchett and 2 other people answered this question

What are your thoughts about use of telemarketing services for a service based, startup?

It depends on your targeted market. If reaching out to management or ex, definitely not. I am and they are very busy and don't want to be forced or tricked into interrupting their schedule to accommodation yours or anyone else trying to sell something. On ... more

Feb. 23, 2012

Don Fitchett and 4 other people answered this question

Are you using an internet marketing firm for search engine optimization, paid search, or analytics?

Amanda: Another way to weed out even more of the bogus 'SEO firm' offers is to ignore all that do not use actual company email address (instead of free email accounts) and do not provide full contact info. (Same goes for web designers and other ... more

Marketing Analytics

Online Marketing

Feb. 23, 2012

Don Fitchett and 2 other people answered this question at this roundtable

Are You Already Behind On Your 2012 Sales Goals? [2/22 @ 11 am]

How would you market and sell a new software product if you're an entrepreneur (small company)?

Your targeted market would be the deciding factor for where to place most your efforts. But you should go global, so you should go internet marketing (IM). IM requires the least initial investment and if your people (or your self) knows what they are doing, ... more

Lead Management

Feb. 19, 2012

Don Fitchett and 22 other people answered this question

If you had to choose one device, which smartphone would you have today at work and why?

Like Robert and TJ, I not a big fan of iPhone, would use my Droid for better operating system usability and especially for the fact Google does not limit Apps to what they think is good like Apple does, instead of letting me decide.(I am ... more

Information Technology

Feb. 9, 2012

Don Fitchett and 8 other people answered this question

For businesses, what are the downsides to increasing automation in the U.S. workplace?

The downside is that adequate training does not typically follow the increased automation. Lack of proper training for users and those who maintain the new automation greatly lowers the ROI for the new automation. more

Human Resources

Information Technology

Feb. 9, 2012

Don Fitchett answered this question

What is the current market size for overhead travelling crane and gantry crane manufacture industry?

ranges from 5 ton/set up to 500 tons/set
If you are referring to what is the market demand for cranes, you can purchase a market analysis at http://www.mhia.org/vango/core/orders/category.aspx?catid=21
Basically the market demand should mirror construction and manufacturing markets. more

Feb. 9, 2012

Don Fitchett answered this question

Where can I find manufacturers' reps?

LinkedIn.com is the best place to find Reps. Also see http://www.maintenance.org as you are dealing with a maintenance product. more

Manufacturing Reps

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