Choosing the right Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EALs) has become increasingly vital for industries striving to meet ...

Things break. No matter what you do, there is always a chance that products will fail. The same holds true for bearings, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t prevent many of the issues that result in ...

Perceptiv empowers teams to proactively manage their assets, reducing costly downtime and enhancing overall equipment health.

Asset management is critical to operational excellence in the maintenance and reliability industry. By implementing a strategic approach to asset management, organizations can reduce downtime, ...

According to Gallup, 51% of Americans are not engaged in the workplace, mostly due to management, which has severe ...

Poka-yoke (pronounced PO-ka yo-KAY) is the use of a mechanism or device that helps an equipment operator (or anyone) avoid mistakes. In Japanese, poka-yoke translates ...

What is a Fishbone Diagram? 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. In other words, it helps ...

The 5 Whys tool is the straightforward process of asking "why?" in an interrogative fashion to get to the root cause of a specific problem. Read about when and how to use 5 Whys, see 5 Whys examples ...

This article is an overview of the findings by John Day's assessment of Alumax of South Carolina. In this aluminum plant, different approaches to maintenance and the philosophical side of maintenance ...

Are you responsible for facility management of commercial or residential premises? If so, you've probably noticed that your responsibilities are evolving rapidly as buildings become more advanced and ...

Lean manufacturing is being utilized by businesses of all sizes today. Although it took a few years to become mainstream, the success stories from mid-size to large corporations have pushed lean ...

Technologies for monitoring machine-vibration levels have been around for decades. The further development of such technologies has been relatively slow, but the rapid advancement of digital component ...