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Reading Time: 7 minutes Photo by Scott Blake on Unsplash Each maintenance strategy has its merits, and while some are technically more cost-efficient…
Reading Time: 6 minutes “Lean” is a term being used quite a bit these days—it covers lean manufacturing, lean enterprises, and more.
Reading Time: 3 minutes A floating schedule helps add a great deal of flexibility to your equipment management program. Maintenance and repair…
Reading Time: 6 minutes Every business and industry has its own set of acronyms and the maintenance industry is no different. One…
Reading Time: 5 minutes Design failure mode and effects analysis (DFMEA) is a process tool that helps companies locate and repair design…
Reading Time: 4 minutesA planned maintenance system, or PMS, helps maintenance teams track recurring maintenance tasks. These systems are designed to make…
Reading Time: 2 minutes The true cost of downtime can be time-consuming and costly for businesses. Unplanned…
Reading Time: 5 minutes Risk-Based Maintenance Definition and Uses Risk-based maintenance or RBM is maintenance that focuses on the most risk-sensitive systems…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Common preventive maintenance for building controls work to provide the maximum amount of comfort with minimal energy…
Reading Time: 4 minutes What is usage-based maintenance? Usage-based maintenance, or UBM, is a type of meter-based preventative, or preventative, maintenance.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCommon preventive maintenance for air compressors revolve around detecting and fixing leaks and maintaining proper pressure to minimize energy…
Reading Time: 2 minutesCommon preventive maintenance for fans includes cleaning blades, lubricating parts, checking vibration, and inspecting bearings. Although daily maintenance is…
Reading Time: 2 minutesCommon preventive maintenance for pumps includes regular inspection for stability and balance, scheduled lubrication, and thorough evaluation of potential…
Reading Time: 2 minutesCommon preventive maintenance for fire alarms and smoke detectors is minimal and revolves around regular testing to ensure proper…
Reading Time: 2 minutesCommon preventive maintenance for cooling towers ensures circulating water is clean and regular maintenance keeps fans and motors functional.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCommon preventive maintenance for chillers typically involves cleaning, monitoring temperature and pressure, and general system testing. Depending on the…
Reading Time: 3 minutesBoilers are heavy-duty equipment that generate hot water or steam by burning fuel. Boilers generally operate under high temperatures…
Reading Time: 3 minutesElectric motors convert electricity to useful make machinery work. It is estimated that 70% of all electric energy used…
Reading Time: 2 minutesCommon preventive maintenance for air handlers includes making sure filters and coils are clean and…
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the recent rise in catastrophic wildfires, we began to think about how maintenance might be able to help.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA common checklist used for lighting preventive maintenance is the one the…
Reading Time: 2 minutesPreventive maintenance for steam traps revolves around the pressure ratings. Maintenance checklists include items about temperature, pressure, condensation and…
Reading Time: 2 minutesEquipment failures are a major setback for plant operations and overall productivity. During breakdowns, the restoration of plant operations…
Reading Time: 2 minutes What is the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)? The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a…
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile each facility handles the exact process of criticality analysis a little differently, it’s an important part of maintenance…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Since Operations often focuses on production uptime while maintenance focuses on improving reliability and minimizing costs, the two…
Reading Time: 3 minutesStaying on top of maintenance issues for CNC machines requires careful scheduling, observant technicians, available spare…
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat is maintainability? Maintainability refers to the ease with which maintenance activities can be…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe key to improving schedule compliance for your preventive maintenance is to analyze…
Reading Time: 3 minutesSchedule compliance is a maintenance metric that measures the percentage of work orders completed on or…