Category: Small manufacturer maintenance

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25 Feb 22

What the Future of Maintenance Holds for All of Us.

The Future of Maintenance, when we live to 100 years old. Because life expectance is going up a lot, we as Maintenance professionals need to prepare by learning these new things. We are not going to retire at 65 anymore. A maintenance person 20 -30 years old today will live to be 110 years old. […]
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A Great CMMS
09 Aug 21

The terms you need, and the data you collect, to work less and make more money.

MTBF, MTTR, MTTF: What is the Difference. A Guide to Failure Codes and Metrics   This is a terrific article I found written by Ryan Chan. Published on March 05, 2020 Equipment failure metrics make up an entire category of performance indicators. These failure data provide undeniable value in the maintenance setting, if properly used because equipment […]
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02 Apr 21

FLR’s are costing you a fortune…$$$

These can be costing you tens of thousands of dollars… They are easy to maintain… Greetings, The most neglected piece of equipment in anybody’s shop. The FLR (Filter, Lubricator, Regulator). This is a unit that needs to be set up with all the arrows going the same way. They will not operate properly running backwards…This […]
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26 Jan 21

How to Bullet Proof your Spare Parts Crib Inventory

Bullet Proof your Spare Parts Control and Grow Your Business Smaller Manufacturers suffer every day from downtime because they lack the parts they need to repair and get the equipment running full steam ahead. Get rid of parts you no longer have equipment for. 20 – 30% of your crafts people time is spent hunting […]
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15 Jan 21

8 Ways to Optimize your Compressed Air System

Shut it Off.Drop your energy bill by 20% by shutting down your compress air system when you are not running production. put in a small compressor for the equipment that must have air all the time. Fix Your Leaks.A  1/4″ air leak at 100 psi will cost you more than $2,500 a year. Older systems […]
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23 Nov 20

How to use predictive sensors in your maintenance strategy.

Utilizing Maintenance Sensors is an Extension of Preventive Maintenance, by John Kravontka… Predictive Sensor Overview/Strategy Utilizing maintenance sensors is an extension of preventive maintenance. It is based on the theory that equipment operates efficiently when measurements of temperature, vibration, sound, amperage, accuracy/alignment, pressure, etc., fall within acceptable limits. As the equipment wears, these measurements drift […]
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29 Mar 17

The Maintenance Geek is speaking at EASTEC on May 16th at 3:50 – 4:25pm

  Please mark you calendars:   Tuesday May 16th at 3:50 pm. Register today and get ready for the EASTEC experience, including: Hundreds of exhibitors showcasing the latest technologies, equipment and products Keynotes and technical presentations with industry leaders and experts Networking opportunities to meet new contacts and develop relationships Resources that can solve your […]
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13 Jan 17

The Maintenance Geek has been asked to speak at EASTEC in May…

May 16-18, 2017 | Eastern States  Exposition, West Springfield, Massachusetts I was pleased to find out that I have been accepted to speak at EASTEC. Here is the letter I received: Dear Robert: On behalf of SME, thank you for submitting an abstract for EASTEC 2017.  We are pleased to inform you that your abstract, […]
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