“Asset utilization, also called Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) or equipment capacity, is not just the responsibility of one department. It is the responsibility of the entire company. It has ...

In Multi-Domain Battle (MDB), maintenance will remain the cornerstone of readiness and logistics will remain the muscle that enables the fist to strike. MDB will require the logistics professionals ...

Less instrumentation. More insight. Physics-informed virtual sensors are shifting condition monitoring from isolated pilots ...

Can a manufacturing operation truly be "lean" without applying lean strategies to equipment maintenance? Experts answer that question with a resounding "no." In their book "Lean Maintenance: Reduce ...

Proactive equipment maintenance is crucial in the medical equipment manufacturing industry because it ensures the safety of the patients relying on medical products. Regularly inspecting and servicing ...

Car dealers make a little money selling you the car and a great deal of money servicing it. As a matter of fact Henry Ford stated when he was criticized for offering his new cars at such a low price, ...

Before you can determine what manpower you need for maintenance of your manufacturing equipment, you have to specify what maintenance results you want to achieve. In addition to scheduling routine ...

Success in Formula One isn’t just about the driver—it’s also about the performance of the technical team. Not long ago, teams could only learn what was happening under the hood during a pit stop.

Predictive maintenance, based on more and better sensor data from semiconductor manufacturing equipment, can reduce downtime in the fab and ultimately cut costs compared with regularly scheduled ...

Chipmakers have begun to shift to predictive maintenance for process tools, but the hefty investment in analytics and engineering efforts means it will take some time for smart maintenance to become a ...