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What is a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)?

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Whiteboards, cards and spreadsheets may have had their place, but manufacturers who are serious about improving their competitive position should look to one tool, a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). This blog takes a close look at CMMS software. This is only part of what the modern CMMS does.

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Using Fishbone Diagrams in Manufacturing

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This blog provides a guide to using the fishbone diagram in manufacturing. These bones are labeled as: Man, Method, Machine, Material, Measurement and Medium (or Mother Nature the environment). Share The fishbone diagram is a simple yet powerful tool for determining the root cause of problems like breakdowns and scrap parts.

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Maintenance Troubleshooting: A Comprehensive Guide for Optimized Industrial Operations

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Often, machine troubleshooting is regarded as an art rather than an essential maintenance technician skill. This blog outlines a structured approach to maintenance troubleshooting. The technician attends to the machine, investigates the problem and, if possible, carries out repairs.

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What is Idle Time in Manufacturing?

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Share In the realm of manufacturing, idle time refers to any period when resources — whether machines, employees, or production lines — are available but not actively engaged in value-adding tasks. Unplanned idle time (or abnormal idle time ): Includes machine malfunctions, material shortages, and planning errors.

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What is Wrench Time in Industrial Maintenance?

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Machine uptime More wrench time means improved machine uptime. Capacity planning Accurate reporting of wrench time data helps companies estimate the workforce capacity needed to complete preventive and predictive maintenance tasks. As a rule, higher wrench time means greater productivity. Of that, 2.5 Of that, 2.5

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MaintainX Announces Asset Connect to Better Connect OEMs with Customers

Gary Mintchell

My last post detailed vulnerability problems resulting from connected assets (the basis of my renaming the blog Manufacturing Connection in 2013). Too often expert machine builders sell or install a machine, only to lose insight into its performance until a customer calls with a problem.

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Using Failure Intervals to Improve Preventive Maintenance 

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Consider that downtime costs manufacturers between 5% and 20% of their productive capacity, meaning they lose at least that much potential revenue until machines are back up and running. A P-F curve shows the relationship between machine health and time. Ideally, machine inspections should happen within this interval.