One philosophy holds that maintenance of new equipment can be deferred for a year or two rather than performed per the manufacturer’s schedule. The idea is to save money. People with this philosophy ...

When we think about maintenance of electrical equipment, we don’t quickly make the connection to power quality. However, many issues that affect quality and performance can be traced back to poor, or ...

Facility design should integrate risk mitigation strategies, focusing on contamination prevention and reliable utility systems. Starting with risk mitigation, GMP facility and equipment maintenance is ...

This blog was updated on 6/6/2023. Here’s a question we get a lot: What percentage should I allocate for equipment maintenance? Unfortunately, there’s no magic number you can plug into your ...

Your crane is down on a critical job site with no time to lose. Twenty guys are standing around waiting for a beam to be lifted into place or a concrete wall erected, and the whole job comes to a ...

Before you can determine what manpower you need for maintenance of your manufacturing equipment, you have to specify what maintenance results you want to achieve. In addition to scheduling routine ...

The purpose of equipment maintenance in manufacturing is simple: to minimize costly breakdowns, and ensure that machinery operates at its top functionality. Yet there’s still a faction of the ...

Equipment malfunctions are costly and disruptive. When equipment goes down and work stops, the hourly cost to a business ranges from $36,000 in fast-moving consumer goods to $2.3 million in the ...

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Car dealers make a little money selling you the car and a great deal of money servicing it. As a matter of fact Henry Ford stated when he was criticized for offering his new cars at such a low price, ...