One philosophy holds that maintenance of new equipment can be deferred for a year or two rather than performed per the manufacturer’s schedule. The idea is to save money. People with this philosophy ...

Maintenance programs should ensure that equipment functions within specifications and optimized uptime. Reliability centered ...

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 ...

ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH: HVACR equipment needs regular maintenance to combat electrolysis, or “white fuzz” as it’s sometimes called, as well as damage from weather, leaves, and the visible white fuzz that ...

Lockout/tagout ranked fifth on OSHA's list of the Top Ten most-violated standards during fiscal year 2017 and again in FY2018. There were 2,877 violations of 1910.147 during FY2017 and 2,944 during ...

Most everything these days is so after-the-fact and, in some circumstances, a fire drill. Proper communicating, planning and budgeting are necessary when it comes to equipment maintenance, replacement ...

Telematics capabilities from equipment manufacturers and third-party specialists are delivering more data with less effort. They are also presenting contractors with a new challenge: How do ...

Multiple departments, including engineering and quality assurance, are responsible for evaluating GMP equipment and facilities. Regulatory inspectors require well-organized, preferably digital, ...

Whenever you bring up the subject of equipment maintenance to a group of equipment owners there will always be at least one person in the group who will ask, "How many machines should I have before I ...

The most important equipment maintenance tools aren't compressors, wrenches, screwdrivers, flow meters, torque and impact wrenches, and all the other gadgets and devices that overflow a shop's tool ...