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The power of networking people together,
that is. When two individuals get together to discuss a problem, issue,
or topic, they create a third intangible force. This results in
solutions and ideas that could never have been obtained by either person
individually.
Now imagine, how
powerful it would be to brainstorm with 10 individuals.
A
100 individuals?- A 1,000? - A 100,000 individuals!
With Facilities Managers being faced with issues that can cost them
thousands of dollars, they have to network, just to remain competitive.
This page is designed to be your online guide to discussion groups
related to Facilities Engineering and Management.
Granted, you can spend hours- even days searching through or waiting
for answers from discussion groups. To help you get to the topic of
choice, we have indexed all the quality groups. Try our "Jump
to Topic" tool, to skip all the nested pages you would normally
go through to find your topic.
The featured discussion sites below, have been surveyed for recent
postings and number of postings. Click on their graphic or title to view
the main area related to your industry.
Electricalknowledge.com's
Forum - A very popular online electrical community dedicated
to the idea of electricians helping electricians.
 Facilities
Management Forum, the largest discussion group on
the Net sponsored by many FM associations (AFE being one of them) and
other industry professional organizations. FM Forum is oriented toward
all facilities professionals and those that conduct business with them.
The more that FMs participate in the discussions in FM Forum, the
more successful it will be, so please feel free to join in!
 Downtime:
All topics related to manufacturing machine downtime. Some
have problems, others solutions. What are the cost associated with
downtime? etc.
TOP
 Reliability
Center, Inc. works with clients in four main areas: Process,
Equipment, Human, and Maintenance Reliability. It does this through a
wide range of services, seminars, and information transfers.
 Ask
Me:
Yet another example of a great service to the community
going all pay, leaving us stranded by the wayside. Sorry, no longer
available.
Control.com
Inc:
... is a
global community of people working in the control field. This is a place
to discuss your interests, find solutions, keep up to date, and help
others facing problems similar to ones you've already solved.
TOP
 Engineering
Tips:
A technical
support forum and mutual help system for engineering professionals.
Messages posted can appear in many categories, as they are interlinked.
(this makes it impossible to determine actual number of post and
members. :>) TOP
Mr. PLC
- An Automation Help Site. Download Sample PLC Code. Submit your own
code to share with everyone else. Last we checked, Mr. PLC automation
forums had a total of 217 replies to 82 Topics!
Big on
Alignment/Balancing/Vibration (Over 5,000 post. Also has Infrared
Thermography, used Equipment, etc. forums.
American
Society of Mechanical Engineers:
A collection
of mechanical engineering-related forums, otherwise known as discussion
groups.
 News
Groups:
A powerful
new Usenet search feature enables Google users to access the wealth of
information contained in more than six months of Usenet newsgroup
postings and message threads. Once the full Deja Usenet archive is
added, users will be able to search and browse more than 500 million
archived messages with the speed and efficiency of a Google search.
TOP
Other
Mentionable Communities
INDUSTRY
FORUMS ...
Facility
City Forum
Ask
the Experts Metallography Forum
PlasticNet.com
Forum
Forums
at Engineers International
iSixSigma
Discussion Forum
Plastic
processing Forums
Chemical
Engineering Forum
ORGANIZATION
FORUMS ...
ISA-The
Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society
Vibration
Institute - Discussion Zone
TAPPI
Forum
ASM
Forum
EQUIPMENT
FORUMS ...
The
Fluid Power Educational Foundation Forum
American
Welding Society Forum
Stepper
Motor Discussions
Heating
& Air Conditioning Forum
CNC
Zone Forum
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