At MillerCoors’ Golden, Colorado facility—the third-largest brewery in America—maintenance planners used to joke about “white horse wins.” When a critical machine went down, someone would ride in with a last-minute motor, flown in first class, and save the day. Planners were even awarded trophies for the most emergency part deliveries. But behind the scenes, it wasn’t funny....
How to Identify Issues and Implement a Smarter Maintenance Strategy According to Deloitte research1, poor maintenance strategies can reduce a plant's productive capacity by 5 to 20 percent. This is a massive blow to efficiency, profitability, and customer commitments. Yet, many companies struggle with outdated maintenance processes. This leads to unexpected downtime, rising costs, and...
The industrial sector has come a long way since the early days of machine maintenance, where readings were jotted down in a notebook and mechanical parts were replaced when they broke down. Today, industrial organizations use data analysis, graphing, trending, and other visualization methods to ensure the optimal performance of their machines, reduce downtime, and improve...
Imagine this all too common maintenance scenario: A technician receives a work order but cannot head straight to the equipment. Instead, they must walk back to the office, log into a desktop computer, and print out the details. If they need more information, it's another trip back. Delays pile up, communication gaps widen, and productivity suffers. In a...
The Evolution of Maintenance Strategies On a cool November evening in 1965, nearly 30 million people across the northeastern United States and Canada were plunged into darkness. The cause? A single overworked protective relay and the wrong maintenance strategies. The resulting cascade of failures was pivotal. The Great New York Blackout exposed power grid vulnerabilities and...
If you're like many facility and plant managers, deciding whether or not to implement a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) can seem daunting - and oftentimes it is. But it shouldn't be! This frequently asked questions guide answers all the common questions businesses have about implementing a CMMS to help you make an informed decision....
In the manufacturing sector, reactive maintenance used to be the norm, especially before the 21st century. Now, we are in the fourth industrial era. Planned or proactive maintenance is now preferred by many organizations due to its incredible advantages, and thus it’s considered an integral component of their operations. Emerging technologies like AI, IoT, cloud computing, robotics,...
Downtime is a frequent issue in manufacturing operations, referring to any period when a machine is not in use. The primary causes of downtime include unexpected equipment failures, product changes, and labor shortages. A 2018 report titled After The Fall: Cost, Causes and Consequences of Unplanned Downtime surveyed 450 professionals from 350 companies in the...
CMMS: What it is and how it can be a game changer in your maintenance strategy The earliest CMMS systems were launched around the mid-60s, but they were only available to the biggest industrial companies with the most powerful computers. The instruction systems created to aid in the documentation, standardization, and verification of manufacturing processes were the...
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