Routine Maintenance and Why It’s Important
Routine maintenance is a great way to keep your assets up and running for longer, all without overtaxing your resources. If you’re trying to shift [...]
Improving Processes Using Lean Manufacturing Principles
What is Lean Manufacturing? Lean manufacturing is a systematic approach to minimizing waste and maximizing productivity by finding and eliminating waste within manufacturing systems. [...]
Lean Maintenance: Definition, Examples, and Benefits
Uptime is a critical component in all types of manufacturing. Preventive maintenance can help maximize uptime, but even necessary maintenance can be wasteful when [...]
What is Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)?
What is Total Productive Maintenance? Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a holistic asset maintenance strategy that actively involves everyone in the facility – not [...]
What is Run to Failure Maintenance?
What is Run to Failure? Run-to-failure maintenance, also known as reactive maintenance, is a strategy in which equipment and machinery are operated until they [...]
7 Tips for Success with Work Order Management
A work order is a formal document with information about the skills and tools needed to complete approved maintenance tasks. It tells you which [...]
What Is Deferred Maintenance?
Deferred maintenance refers to postponing maintenance tasks — whether planned or unplanned — usually due to lack of budget. Over time, deferred maintenance tasks [...]