The large manufacturing expansion underway is driving a surge of plant upgrades and capacity expansions that manufacturers are understaffed to implement. Most manufacturers have cut staff to the bone, so that maintenance people can only carry out minimum levels of plant maintenance and in-plant engineering. Because of this, many companies trying to engineer or manage large upgrades or plant expansions by themselves are unsuccessful and frequently over budget. At times, they do not get production ready until far beyond the planned startup date. Independent systems integrators are fundamental to making these projects successful.
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