2025年1月28日 · Plant Services covers industrial technology and reliable asset management that promotes safe, sustainable plant operations.

2024年12月5日 · What are the signs of a bad actor? A bad actor is any asset or component within an industrial system that exhibits chronic failures, leading to higher costs in repairs and maintenance compared to similar equipment. These failures may arise due to multiple factors, including poor equipment selection, design flaws, operational inefficiencies, or inadequate repairs. The key characteristic of a ...

2025年1月20日 · Doc Palmer crunches the numbers to identify the economic impact of proper planning and scheduling in maintenance work.

2024年12月10日 · This is the last of our 2024 look back / look ahead articles on changes in industry over the past 10 years. For this article, Plant Services spoke with three CSIA -member system integrators about how their work has changed in an era of “big maintenance data,” and what they see happening five years from now. Dave Bader is vice president of business development (NA) for Eurotech, and his ...

2023年4月11日 · The right work: The 15 foundational maintenance processes Now that we have covered these topics, a key question still remains: what is the right work? To complete the maintenance system, a series of 15 foundational processes must exist. This is not to say that there are not more, only that these 15 are foundational. They are as follows: Process 1 – 5S for the shop. This is exactly what it ...

2024年10月25日 · In the realm of equipment maintenance, the shift from reactive to proactive approaches has been transformative. Among these proactive strategies, predictive maintenance (PdM) has emerged as a game-changer, allowing organizations to anticipate equipment failures before they occur, minimize downtime, and optimize maintenance schedules. This article summarizes the benefits of predictive ...

2024年12月19日 · In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Anna Townshend explores better measurement technology for greenhouse gas emissions.

In recent site assessments and other plant visits, a common thread emerged, one of a poorly implemented asset or functional location hierarchy in the computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS). To many groups, a general listing of systems or high-level equipment in the hierarchy seems sufficient. With others, a much deeper dive is taken of listing parts, instead of stopping the number ...

The Raymond Corporation and Toyota Material Handling, two companies within Toyota Material Handling North America, have announced plans to expand their operations in Kirkwood, New York. Specifically, The Raymond Corporation will invest $15.6 million to open the Energy Solutions Manufacturing Center of Excellence. According to the company, this facility will allow Raymond and its parent company ...

2024年12月17日 · A well-maintained conveyor belt system is an investment in operational efficiency and enhanced productivity.