I have masters degree in process engineering and currently working as a product specialist for analyzers and measuring devices in paper industry. Even though it´s highly technical, IT stuff is included in my work only on a very basic level: MS Office, all the basic tools and portals, remote access, etc. All the summer jobs during my uni studies where in paper mills, IT was basically non-existent in my work because it was unnecessary.

khyypio wrote on 2024-04-27, 08:49:

I have masters degree in process engineering and currently working as a product specialist for analyzers and measuring devices in paper industry. Even though it´s highly technical, IT stuff is included in my work only on a very basic level: MS Office, all the basic tools and portals, remote access, etc. All the summer jobs during my uni studies where in paper mills, IT was basically non-existent in my work because it was unnecessary.

Stora Enso bruh? 😉

revolstar wrote on 2024-04-27, 14:07:

khyypio wrote on 2024-04-27, 08:49:

I have masters degree in process engineering and currently working as a product specialist for analyzers and measuring devices in paper industry. Even though it´s highly technical, IT stuff is included in my work only on a very basic level: MS Office, all the basic tools and portals, remote access, etc. All the summer jobs during my uni studies where in paper mills, IT was basically non-existent in my work because it was unnecessary.

Stora Enso bruh? 😉

Mainly, but also Metsä bruh 😁

Ensign Nemo wrote on 2024-04-26, 22:02:

MadMac_5 wrote on 2024-04-26, 20:49:

Ensign Nemo wrote on 2024-04-24, 20:40:

This stresses me out and I'm not even involved! I hope you have an image on hand that could be used after a failure.

Drive image? Hell, we don't even have the original floppy disk set or CD-ROM with the software anymore, at least I didn't find it when cleaning out crap two years ago. If that hard drive dies, then that means I finally get some incentive to commission the digital gamma spectrometer that we bought years ago. 😉

Out of curiosity, why aren't you using that in the first place? Are there any advantages to the older technology or is it just a hassle to switch over?

It's a bit of work to characterize/commission the new detector, since it will have a different sensitivity to incoming photons than the previous one. I've been busy with a mix of teaching, shielding assessments for new radiation therapy equipment upgrades, and parental leave last year so I haven't taken the time needed to do it properly. At the very least I should clone the old drive image to a CompactFlash card so we've got one less source of failure, but again I haven't taken the time to do so yet since it's not a high priority... until something breaks and it is, right? 😉

MadMac_5 wrote on 2024-04-27, 18:24:

Ensign Nemo wrote on 2024-04-26, 22:02:

MadMac_5 wrote on 2024-04-26, 20:49:

Drive image? Hell, we don't even have the original floppy disk set or CD-ROM with the software anymore, at least I didn't find it when cleaning out crap two years ago. If that hard drive dies, then that means I finally get some incentive to commission the digital gamma spectrometer that we bought years ago. 😉

Out of curiosity, why aren't you using that in the first place? Are there any advantages to the older technology or is it just a hassle to switch over?

It's a bit of work to characterize/commission the new detector, since it will have a different sensitivity to incoming photons than the previous one. I've been busy with a mix of teaching, shielding assessments for new radiation therapy equipment upgrades, and parental leave last year so I haven't taken the time needed to do it properly. At the very least I should clone the old drive image to a CompactFlash card so we've got one less source of failure, but again I haven't taken the time to do so yet since it's not a high priority... until something breaks and it is, right? 😉

The detectors are up to 350,000$ each and it can take several man-years of work just to see if radiation detector does what you need it to . Add to the cost of retraining everyone to use the radiation detector and it is not something anyone does if they can avoid it. Even after that, we even had one incident where all that was done but part of the detector was unreliable and didn't meet MTTF in the real world and we wasted all that work and money because it was in the shop more than the field.

That is why our stand-in contamination detectors still use floppy disks.

It figures this place would have a bunch of industrial guys who wrangle old hardware for pay not fun.

Errius wrote on 2024-04-28, 01:33:

It figures this place would have a bunch of industrial guys who wrangle old hardware for pay not fun.

Getting paid for it doesn't mean it's not enjoyable. Job satisfaction is a thing for the luckier ones among us. I wish it to everyone.

darry wrote on 2024-04-29, 01:19:

Errius wrote on 2024-04-28, 01:33:

It figures this place would have a bunch of industrial guys who wrangle old hardware for pay not fun.

Getting paid for it doesn't mean it's not enjoyable. Job satisfaction is a thing for the luckier ones among us. I wish it to everyone.

I recently got a new job and the best thing that I can say about it is that I don't hate Mondays.