Cartoons

Failures don’t wait for an opening on the calendar. A pump seizes, a gearbox grinds, a line drops,...

An open vent is an uncontrolled entry point into a machine that depends on clean, dry lubricant to...

A gearbox shows up rated for torque and speed, and the spec sheet stops there. The real operating...

A new gearbox does not get a grace period. The day it goes online, the plant air goes to work on...

Every maintenance manager has lived this moment. A machine is running fine, the lubrication route...

Deferred maintenance feels free. You skip the repair, the asset keeps running, and the savings...

Maintenance has a translation problem. The crew sees evidence that the pump may be on borrowed...

Every plant has lived through the shutdown that ran long. The crew walks in Monday with a...

Your maintenance system holds thousands of records, and a lot of them go to waste. That’s...

A bearing can be damaged before it ever spins in service. It can sit in a crate, properly...

Most plants say they want to run proactively. Then a pump trips at 2 a.m., and the whole week...

In a reactive plant, a fully kitted job is a rare sight. Parts here, tools there, the tech walking...