How to Build a Convincing Business Case for Reliability Improvements
One of the major areas of focus in industry today is improving equipment reliability. Why? To ensure that production is always available to meet the demand of t... Read more.
How to Use Maintenance Scheduling Discipline to Maximize Asset Uptime
Ask any maintenance professional working in an industrial setting if they want to see a weekly work schedule developed; they will reply in the affirmative. Now,... Read more.
Is Predictive Maintenance Worth It? Only If You Do This First
Although the concept of predictive maintenance (PdM) is now widely known and its potential benefits are generally accepted, many plants have failed to exploit t... Read more.
Top 5 Excuses for Not Tracking Mean Time Between Failures
Most companies don’t measure mean time between failures (MTBF), even though it’s the most basic measurement that quantifies reliability. MTBF is the average... Read more.
Effective Maintenance Procedures: The Hidden Engine of Plant Reliability Gains
“My maintenance staff is highly trained and do not like using procedures.”
If the statement above is valid, and the cost of asset failure is not important t... Read more.
Chain Drive Best Practices for Plant Maintenance Teams
Chain drives are a crucial component of a conveyor system. They transmit needed power from the drive unit to a portion of the conveyor system. This article cove... Read more.
CMRP Exam Advice Backed by Experts and the SMRP Framework
The CMRP is the only certification program of its kind accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), which follows the globally recognized ISO... Read more.
What It Takes to Be a Great Maintenance Supervisor Today
An effective mechanical maintenance supervisor oversees daily team activities to ensure safe and efficient equipment operation. Responsibilities include prevent... Read more.
Measuring Progress in Maintenance by Managing with KPIs
Understanding Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in Maintenance
We often refer to metrics, a term meaning "to measure" (either a process or a result). Combinati... Read more.
How Lean Reliability Improves Maintenance and Reduces Failures
The basic principles of lean reliability are eliminating waste, continuous improvement, and team maintenance and operations.
Cutting the Fat: Eliminating Waste ... Read more.
Maintenance Challenges? These Four Steps Will Help You Win
Maintenance teams in many plants face tough challenges every day. They come to work not knowing what they will face because of equipment reliability issues. By ... Read more.
How to Calculate ROI in Maintenance and Reliability Initiatives Effectively
Before any reliability project or initiative can begin, a business case must be established, and the financial benefit or risk must be determined. In this chapt... Read more.
How to Avoid Equipment Failures: 5 Lessons Every Company Should Know
Equipment failures aren't random. They stem from specific, avoidable issues that often go unnoticed until it's too late. This article lists the top five reasons... Read more.
How to Structure Your Day Like a Top-Tier Maintenance Manager
For maintenance and reliability, the definition of proactive is:
To act before the cost of doing so increases
To act before the necessity of the situation dema... Read more.
How to Streamline Maintenance with Effective Planning and Scheduling
Any planning and scheduling system should eliminate delays in the maintenance process and coordinate the maintenance resources and production schedule. However,... Read more.
9 Helpful CMMS Implementation Steps to Achieve Long-Term Success
Many companies have purchased a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) or Computerized Asset Management System (CAMS) with the intent that the system... Read more.
Effective KPI Management: The Key to Plant Survival and Success
Over decades of observation, countless plants have closed their doors, often citing various causes, but the underlying issue was a failure to manage effectively... Read more.
Mechanical Maintenance 101: A Guide to Belt, Chain, and Coupling Care
Numerous surveys conducted with industry in the United States have found that 70% of equipment failures are self-induced, and more than 30-50% of these self-ind... Read more.
How to Build a Business Case for Maintenance and Reliability ROI
Calculating Maintenance ROI
A business case must be established before any reliability project or initiative can begin with the financial benefit or risk determ... Read more.
A Proactive Approach to Reliable Hydraulic System Maintenance
Most companies spend a lot of money training maintenance personnel to troubleshoot a hydraulic system. If we focused on preventing system failure, we could spen... Read more.
