In industrial operations, the cleanliness of lubricating oil is often an underestimated factor in equipment health and longevity. However, it plays a vital role in minimizing wear, preventing ...

There is no doubt that the physical work required to manage and maintain company equipment has always been (and will continue ...

Motor testing assesses the integrity of a motor through the use of computer-supported equipment or tools that monitor trends within the motor.

A fishbone diagram is a cause-and-effect discovery tool that helps figure out the reason(s) for defects, variations or failures within a process. Check out how to create a fishbone diagram and more.

The joke, "Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good," may not be totally off the mark in the workplace. In a recent study, no matter how they sliced the data and ...

Learn what makes the difference between an ordinary maintenance plan and a good, effective maintenance program.

MTTR is a metric used by maintenance departments to measure the average time needed to determine the cause of and fix failed equipment.

Proper maintenance and scheduling in manufacturing, when done right, can greatly increase productivity. Read about how to implement maintenance planning and scheduling and more.

Taking infrared temperature measurements is certainly a lot easier than it used to be. The tricky part is understanding when an infrared reading is accurate as is and when you need to account for ...

Lean manufacturing or “going lean,” refers to a series of methods, philosophies and tools to minimize waste in your business and maximize production. Read about different ways your company can go lean ...

There are a variety of failure analysis and problem-solving methods used to analyze equipment and process failures. The different methods are described and compared so maintenance and reliability ...

Predictive maintenance (PdM) is maintenance that monitors the performance and condition of equipment during normal operation to reduce the likelihood of failures. Also known as condition-based ...