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Maintenance Management

What is Plant Maintenance?

What you are doing vs. what you should be doing can often be different things. If you think that your efforts are only to increase uptime (or decrease downtime) then you are not seeing the entire picture. Yes, uptime and maintenance budgets are important, as are the needs of the Operations teams, but in the end, it’s the association your efforts have with the corporate goals that should be the driver.

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News

Charging Up: The Resurgence of Battery Manufacturing in the US

The surge in battery manufacturing in the US, fueled by a significant investment of up to $3.5 billion from the Infrastructure Law, marks a pivotal step towards achieving a net-zero emissions economy by 2050 and a notable shift towards electric vehicles. The funds are set for upgrading facilities, creating well-paid union jobs, and establishing a robust domestic supply chain. What new technology is being applied? How do we keep manufacturing personnel safe in these facilities?

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Facility Maintenance

A Better Convention Navigation Experience

Have you heard of an automated kiosk? You won’t be late to any session, there will be no frustrations with seeking directions, and no getting lost in large facilities. You are in control. Your customer just had a great convention navigation experience.

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CMMS / Tech Database

Find the Hidden Value of the Technical Database

The first way an improved technical database adds value is by increasing the productivity of the maintenance crews. Another value of an improved technical database is that planners can be more efficient. Downtime can also be reduced with an improved technical database. Apply best practices of the technical database to improve your organization.

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News

The Benefits of Participating in Manufacturing Apprenticeships

Manufacturing apprenticeships offer substantial benefits for individuals and employers and are experiencing a resurgence in popularity after being underutilized for many years. The reluctance towards apprenticeships is now being addressed through educational and nonprofit initiatives worldwide. The current landscape of manufacturing apprenticeship programs reflects a hopeful shift towards recognizing and leveraging the value of these initiatives for building a resilient and skilled workforce

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CMMS / Tech Database

6 Tips for Getting Executive Approval for CMMS Software

The burgeoning Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) market is a testament to its widespread appeal and demonstrated value to businesses across industry sectors. The software’s ability to streamline and automate maintenance processes, leading to increased operational efficiency, is a drawing card. Specifically, the CMMS’s appeal lies in its ability to optimize maintenance operations, enhance asset reliability, and ultimately contribute to an organization’s overall productivity and profitability. 

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News

Safety First: Preventing Lead Contamination in Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Recent incidents such as lead found in Hershey’s chocolate products and WanaBana applesauce pouches are shining the light on lead contamination in the food and beverage industry. What are the risks that lead exposure (and other heavy metals) pose to people who consume the products – and to those in the manufacturing facilities who make the products? What can be done at a facility level to promote safety for maintenance crews?

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Condition Monitoring

Diagnosing a Bent Shaft

Diagnosing a bent shaft with vibration analysis is easy to do, especially when you can visualize its movement using 3D animations. Vibration patterns for different faults can look similar to each other. This is why it is always best to start with the machine, consider what faults are most likely and then take data in the proper test points and axes to find the most likely faults. It can get complicated, but 3D animations make it easier to visualize what is going on.

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Facility Maintenance

Breaking Tech Barriers to Excel in a Competitive FM Arena

Traditionally, the cost factor was the north star metric for facilities management companies (FMs). However, organizations began to recognize the significant business value and insight the efficient management of their facilities could represent for their operations, with technology as an enabler for this paradigm shift. 

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