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How to reap the benefits of parts standardization
Nothing leverages your parts and training budgets like standardization. It is so important; it is one of the key areas of the 5-S process. The more you can standardize, the fewer parts you need to maintain and the further your training goes. Some plants have dozens of manufacturers represented on their
Maintenance is not a cost: How to justify an investment in M&R
As many of us strive to improve the reliability of our plants, several comments bemoan how challenging that is to do in an era of continuous deep cost cutting. They say that in their operation, maintenance is seen as a cost, and is one of the first things to arbitrarily cut. Some think their operations
Guidance and game plans for your maintenance shop’s special tools
We all accumulate special fixtures, lifting frames, carts, transport pallets and piping inserts that are infrequently used but save time and enhance safety when their time comes. What you do with these special tools in between determines whether you get that savings and safety boost again or if you have
How do you justify the investment made in PdM?
“How do I quantify my PdM finds? Where do I go to establish my credibility?” Grow a thick skin, fast. You have to develop some way of bringing some sense to the finds you have made in your predictive maintenance program. Now that trust has been established and your routes are being executed,
