Visual Management in Maintenance: Techniques to Control Your Assets

Efficient machine management is crucial for successful maintenance operations. Visual management has emerged as a method to optimize processes using techniques that emphasize visualization, taking asset efficiency and control to a new level. It’s applied in various industry segments today. What Is Visual Management in Maintenance? Visual management is a method used to improve maintenance management. It takes a macro view of the facility and uses techniques that prioritize cle

Billy Cassano

Frequently Asked Questions When Hiring a System

One of the secrets of large companies with successful maintenance sectors is the investment in a computerized management method that automates techniques and boosts results. We are talking, of course, about CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Software). Such systems keep data, teams and information connected, allowing a wider vision of maintenance, as well as the minimization of expenses and process interruptions, preventing productivity losses.  At the same time that it pro

Lucas Dombroysk

Work Orders in maintenance: Complete Guide

You must have heard about the term Work Order in the industrial environment at some point in your life, right? But do you know how they work and why they are so important? A Work Order (WO) is a document that formalizes any kind of maintenance service performed by a team.  It is fundamental in order to organize business processes, ensuring better results for both the company and its employees. Therefore, it is important to understand everything about Work Orders – what they a

Lucas Dombroysk

Key tools for industrial maintenance management

The many advantages of investing in asset management become more evident as technology advances and industrial maintenance engineering develops. Asset management is a strategic tool to optimize work while increasing competitiveness and profitability. Managers can waste time, money and resources when only allotting for emergency maintenance repair methods. To avoid losses and headaches, it’s important to view total productive maintenance as essential to good production flow and acquire th

Alex Vedan

Wrench Time: KPI chave para a indústria

Você já parou para pensar que em sua rotina de trabalho, você pode não estar realizando atividades que agregam valor e que desperdiçam seu tempo?  Em algumas áreas, como a manutenção, gerenciar bem o tempo é estratégico, já que cada minuto  é crucial tanto para a produção, quanto para a lucratividade.  Por esse motivo, os indicadores de manutenção se tornam aliados fundamentais que ajudam a garantir maior eficiência para a produção.  Um desses indicadores é conhecido como Wrenc

Alex Vedan

An Introduction to Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, maintaining peak productivity is crucial for companies that want to stay ahead. However, achieving and sustaining high levels of productivity requires more than just efficient processes and skilled employees.  It calls for an approach that encompasses every level of operation, including equipment maintenance. This is where total productive maintenance (TPM) steps in. Let’s learn how this approach can enhance maintenance practices,

Gabriel Lameirinhas

Your Guide to Reliability in the Maintenance Industry

No matter your years in the industry, it’s highly likely that you’ve come across discussions on machine reliability. However, it’s important to assess whether your team truly comprehends its definition, purpose, and the methods for calculating it. This guide has all the information you need about reliability, including suggestions on how to make reliability a priority. * What Is Reliability? * Calculating Machine Reliability * The Benefits of Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM

Alex Vedan

RAM Analysis: The Complete Guide

Veterans of the maintenance industry know just how important it is to make RAM analysis a part of their routine. Maintenance workers use the concepts that make it up – reliability, availability, and maintainability – on a daily basis. RAM analysis is a main pillar of maintenance engineering. Its indicators allow us to extend equipment lifetime, prevent failures, and reduce maintenance and spare parts costs. This lets us improve the company’s productivity, profitability, and competitiv

Alex Vedan

The Importance of the Criticality Matrix

The Criticality Matrix is one of the most invaluable industry tools. It helps maintenance professionals determine the importance level of assets, identify potential risks, and strategically plan preventive measures.  In the fast-paced realm of maintenance, every minute counts. That’s why organizing tasks and allocating resources efficiently is vital for success.  To maintain perfectly operating assets, maintenance and reliability teams must know which assets are the most critical. B

Alex Vedan