Maintenance costs account for almost as large a percentage of a facility’s operating budget as energy expenses. But usually this money is spent inefficiently with a reactive “wait till it breaks” ...

Today, gas turbine owner/operators are under great pressure to advance operational productivity by optimizing equipment performance and longevity while minimizing downtime. One major challenge to ...

Predictive maintenance is emerging as a necessity for aerospace and defense (A&D) systems. By leveraging advanced analytics to monitor equipment health and anticipate failures, operators can ...

Trying to achieve a 100% robust implementation of total productive maintenance (TPM) is more than just unrealistic – it can actually be counterproductive. Often companies could achieve better results ...

Plastic injection molding efficiency is dependent on the ability of a molder to control and reduce unplanned downtime. A chaotic maintenance strategy leads to scheduling failures, erosion of customer ...

We are all well aware that we are in for another year of allocation of new trucks from the OEMs. We know that means fleets will continue to operate older vehicles beyond their normal trade cycles, and ...

Definition of Predictive Maintenance: Predictive maintenance (PDM) compares the trend of measured physical parameters against known engineering limits for the purpose of detecting, analyzing, and ...

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That “bargain” truck service you thought was saving money just cost you three days of downtime and a $15,000 emergency repair bill. Sound familiar? You’re not alone – fleet managers across Australia ...