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The 5 biggest risks to effective asset management
According to the PAS-551 standard on asset management from the British Standards Institute, asset management is defined as: “systematic and coordinated activities and practices through which an...
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Brady to offer online training on lockout/tagout compliance, visual workplace
This week, Brady Corporation announced the debut of its new eLearning training program, a series of Web-based training courses on workplace safety and productivity. Brady launched the eLearning...
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Are you overlooking your plant's maintenance issues?
Are you overlooking your plant's maintenance issues? Are you covering them up or Band-Aiding them? This video slide show features photos from one plant that shows the myriad of maintenance issues that...
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When Are OEM Recommendations Not Enough?
This is a commonly posed question in industry and is sometimes inversely worded as, “Are OEM recommendations enough?” It quite simply boils down to an evaluation of two underlying issues. First, what...
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The Dirty Secrets of Total Productive Maintenance
Several years ago, a group called the Maintenance Excellence Roundtable met on the West Coast to present what it had accomplished during the previous year and where it was headed for the coming year....
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Productivity Inc. Sponsors TPM Manager Certification Program
Middle- and top-level executives can now obtain certification in total productive maintenance (TPM) through a program sponsored by Productivity Inc. and the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State...
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Achieving Total Productive Maintenance without Supervisors
Several years ago I visited a state-of-the-art power plant that had a net generation of 260 megawatts, which is enough electricity to serve 75,000 homes. I was there for an executive meeting of the...
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The Benefits of Implementing Total Productive Maintenance
You are only as strong as your weakest link. While trite, this phrase embodies what manufacturing plants and processing facilities have worked to overcome for years. How do you plan for and prevent...
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