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Creature Comforts: What Your Employees Want Originally Published at Evansonline.com Written by Jan Lopez, Evans Consoles There is a lot to consider when you are planning a control room. There are many components that come together to make a successful operation. Not only are there elements that go into designing the room, but the technological aspect is also a huge piece of the puzzle as well. With all the focus on design and technology, it is no wonder that sometimes the people who work in the center can be overlooked. The operator is the most important asset to any control room. [...]

Bringing Control Operations Centers to Their Fullest Potential Originally Published at Evansonline.com Written by Jurgen Preiss, Evans Consoles Control room “operation center” supervisors, managers, and directors are always looking for different ways to run their operation centers at its fullest potential. Top 3 of the targets generally tend to be cost reduction, increase in quality, and time reduction to meet goals. Leadership teams consistently have these objectives top of mind when running their day-to-day operations and when designing or retrofitting their control rooms with new consoles and equipment. There are 3 umbrella directions in which leadership can take to meet [...]

Console vs. Office Furniture, part 2 Originally published at evansonline.com Written by Jeff Fairholm, Regional Sales Manager, Evans Consoles continues his discussion on the difference between the two and why it is important to invest properly in your mission-critical environments furniture. Did you miss Part one? Read it here. Complete Room Design Process Over the years, office furniture environments have improved, but they still fall short of what is required when it comes to a control room. The high demanding 24/7 environments and critical nature of an operator’s job require various components which are often overlooked when designing a control [...]

5 Tips to Keep your Control Room Work Surface Clean and Organized for Productivity Originally published at evansonline.com Written by Janine Crowe, Evans Consoles Do you have a cluttered work surface? We are all guilty of letting our work surface accumulate ‘things’ that aren’t necessarily an ‘essential’ to our everyday productivity. Control Rooms are a bustling environment. We get it, amidst your busy day keeping your work surface clean and organized is hard and far from a priority. Especially if you have left it for so long, it’s easier to make excuses to avoid cleaning it – but there is [...]

Consoles vs. Office Furniture Originally published at evansonline.com Written by Jeff Fairholm, Regional Sales Manager, Evans Consoles When it comes to consoles and office furniture, the number one question asked: Is there really a difference between office furniture and consoles? Yes, there is a significant difference between the two. The difference is in the durability, functionality, and longevity. In part one of a two-part series, industry expert Jeff Fairholm, Regional Sales Manager, EVANS discusses the difference between the two and why it is important to invest properly in your mission-critical environments furniture. Purpose Built Consoles are a purpose-built product. They [...]

If you want to create a beautiful, ergonomic control room console that eliminates clutter and operator inefficiency, then this will be the most important article you will read today. Let's face it, your old, worn out console furniture in your plant's control room is ugly, inefficient and costing you money in lost productivity. The outdated design, built years ago for a very different purpose has become an awkward work environment. Cluttered desktops storing monitors, computers and other hardware that simply do not fit well result in too much wasted space and inefficient use of the work surface. What's more, visible [...]