In a previous column (“Take a Formal Approach to Make Service Work for You”), I commented about the options you have to maintain equipment — you can perform in-house maintenance, outsource the ...

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

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 ...

In the fast-paced world of construction, every hour counts. A single equipment breakdown can bring an entire project to a standstill—delaying timelines, inflating costs, and damaging client trust. To ...

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 ...

Less instrumentation. More insight. Physics-informed virtual sensors are shifting condition monitoring from isolated pilots ...

Before you can determine what manpower you need for maintenance of your manufacturing equipment, you have to specify what maintenance results you want to achieve. In addition to scheduling routine ...

Inflation continues to strain equipment fleet budgets, with 41% of respondents to a new survey of equipment managers saying that they are increasing maintenance spending next year in order to extend ...