[webinar] Embracing Digital Transformation in Maintenance & Plant Operations | March 13 at 10AM EST – Register Now
What is the TRM High Security Cloud and how does it support the numerous cybersecurity standards that are either available or required depending upon the industry you are in?
Are harmonics real or just an artifact or result of processing the waveform through the FFT? This is a question that comes up a lot among vibration analysts, or anyone working with signals and signal processing.
Ensuring proper fit, tolerance, and equipment clearance is essential to the reliable operation and longevity of mechanical equipment.
Belief-Driven Reliable Maintenance Management Culture: Beliefs 11-15 Christer Idhammar, Founder, IDCON INC Posted 5/15/2025 Read The Belief Driven Maintenance Management Strategy: Creating a Reliability Culture Part 1
Maintenance checklists have evolved from simple paper flyers to integrated computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) components. They are initially used as a fundamental tool to organize and standardize maintenance tasks. They ensure accuracy and promote safety, and their digital transformation within a CMMS offers many additional benefits.
Bearing isolators significantly reduce the life-cycle cost of rotating equipment by minimizing maintenance, downtime, and energy expenses while extending equipment life.
Understanding the infrastructure behind smart maintenance is crucial. It’s not just a technical upgrade — it’s a strategic foundation to build a value-adding business case for agility, resilience, and continuous improvement.
In industries where operational downtime can cost thousands of dollars or more every hour, efficient work order management isn’t just helpful. It’s essential. Whether your business is in manufacturing, oil and gas, hospitality, or utilities, knowing which tasks to tackle first can make a significant difference between smooth operations and critical failure. This article examines the importance of prioritizing work orders, the key factors influencing work order prioritization, effective risk assessment methods, and optimal strategies for implementing a successful system.
Many facility managers continue to rely on paper maps, blueprints, and spreadsheets to track assets, navigate spaces, and manage emergencies. While digitized floor plans are often seen as an improvement, it remains limited in functionality, offering little more than a digital version of its paper counterpart. This is where a dynamic mapping solution, takes the lead.
Industrial machinery requires continuous and precise lubrication to maintain operational efficiency and prevent unexpected failures. Automatic lubrication systems and monitoring solutions play a key role in preventive maintenance, ensuring that the right amount of lubricant is applied at the correct intervals. This minimizes wear, reduces downtime, and extends equipment lifespan.
Do you want to get weekly tips & tricks?
"*" indicates required fields
Do you want to get weekly tips & tricks?
"*" indicates required fields
Torbjorn Idhammar is the blog manager for MaintenanceWorld.com.
A maintenance and reliability management consultant, Torbjorn has spent 25+ years in the profession and provides advice to clients around the world.
Elizabeth Ruiz is the site administrator for MaintenanceWorld.com.
She is responsible for reviewing submitted content for the site and ensuring that it provides value to the readers of the site.
Natalie Johnson is the site administrator for MaintenanceWorld.com.
She is responsible for reviewing submitted content for the site and ensuring that it provides value to the readers of the site.
Copyright © 2010-2024 Maintenance World. All rights reserved.
Click here to join the Maintenance and Reliability Information Exchange, where readers and authors share articles, opinions, and more.
"*" indicates required fields
delivered straight to your inbox
"*" indicates required fields