Five Minute Facts
Business Cases for Asset Management
Your finance people speak in terms of revenue, costs, return on investments. They see things as figures and financial statements. Somehow they need to translate your operational or functional benefits into dollars in order to truly support your ideas...
- James Reyes-Picknell
- Conscious Asset
3 Misconceptions in the Condition Based Maintenance World
Today I want to talk to you about 3 misconceptions in the condition monitoring world. I picked three topics: vibration analysis, oil analysis, and the Internet of Things...
- William Tudoroff
- IoT Diagnostics
How Deferred Maintenance Can Spiral Out of Control
Postponing maintenance tasks is common, especially in industries facing budget cuts. Maintenance can easily get pushed toward the bottom of an evolving priority list. Deferred maintenance can lead to serious consequences, however, if not addressed properly...
- Alex Williams
- DPSI
MRO Technology
Many companies have too much of what they don’t need and not enough of what they do. Inventory levels tend to be higher than necessary, resulting in financial loss with working capital tied up to inventory...
- James Reyes-Picknell
- Conscious Asset
CMMS Software Paves Way for Sustainable Water Systems
There are many different facets involved in the process of providing clean and safe water for citizens. Computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) and enterprise asset management (EAM) software can streamline many of these activities and more...
- Alex Williams
- DPSI
What is the Impact of Automation on Skilled Trades
In a few buildings in Manhattan I’ve boarded and have had elevator operators who ask for your floor and perform some manual operations. However, when you step into an average modern passenger elevator you push a button and off you go. In an effort to reduce waiting times and delays, there are systems where you declare your floor and are assigned an elevator.
- Howard Penrose
- MotorDoc LLC
Developing Your Maintenance Management Strategy
Any business that develops or distributes products or services depends on having a strategic plan in place to manage the maintenance of facilities and equipment.
- Jeff Roscher
- eWorkOrders
Tackling Downtime and Cataloging Pareto with Limited Initial Data
Tackling downtime cataloging Pareto's ongoing initially dealt with chronic issues while data was limited but have concentrated on Pareto's. Live production monitoring on key processes, which has uncovered a lot of other unrecorded losses.
- Andrew Keene
- Inghams Group
Magnetic Stick Inspection-From Oil Line to Every Gearbox Daily
Magnetic Stick Inspection - for the oil line to every gearbox daily to make sure that they are not damaging anything.
- Brian Borg
- InfraBuild Steel (formerly Liberty Steel)