Governments have passed laws holding businesses responsible for providing employees with a safe working environment. Workplace conditions that pose a risk to personnel should be avoided or training completed to minimize hazards. Thankfully, advances in technology are making it easier for facilities to improve worker safety by decreasing contact personnel have with running machinery or…
Predictive maintenance is maintenance that directly monitors the condition and performance of equipment during normal operation to reduce the likelihood of failures. It attempts to keep costs low by reducing the frequency of maintenance tasks, reducing unplanned breakdowns and eliminating unnecessary preventive maintenance. With predictive maintenance, organizations consistently monitor and test conditions such as lubrication…
Preventive maintenance (sometimes called preventative maintenance) is regularly performed on a piece of equipment to reduce the likelihood of failure. Preventive maintenance ensures that anything of value to your organization receives consistent maintenance to avoid unexpected breakdowns and costly disruptions. In the same way you would not wait until your car’s engine fails to get…
Equipment downtime and poor performance can bee costly for your company, but did you know that it is possible to determine the health of the equipment? With the right technologies, the nature and severity of fault conditions can be determined months before the machine would fail. Additionally, with the right approach, you can go much further and…
The Internet of Things (IoT) and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) are increasingly becoming more commonplace terms in the world of maintenance, reliability and asset management. This technology interconnects billions of devices and equipment, allowing for greater system collaboration. IIoT has the opportunity to reduce the need for intrusive maintenance and provide insights to the actual condition…
Manufacturing continues to be a cornerstone in modern society. It plays a crucial role in today’s economy, contributing to nationwide financial gains, the job market, national security and innovations in technology. Smart manufacturing [the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), robotics, automation, etc.] has transformed the manufacturing landscape, making it more competitive by increasing productivity and…
Organizations that want to better understand the health of important assets, maximize asset life and increase overall efficiency should look into an asset management program. When considering options to optimize operations, technology is here to help. Leveraging the connectivity of an integrated system of tools — such as infrared tools , vibration sensors and a…
Reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) is a process used to determine what must be done to ensure that physical assets continue operating as designed or required. By performing RCM, organizations develop individualized maintenance schedules for each critical asset within a facility or organization. The four basic principles of an RCM program are stated in different ways by…
Proactive maintenance is a preventive maintenance strategy that works to correct the root causes of failure and avoid breakdowns caused by underlying equipment conditions. The purpose of proactive maintenance is to see machine failures as something that can be anticipated and eliminated before they develop. Creating a proactive maintenance program helps organizations find hidden inefficiencies….
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