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The future of maintenance
It’s been a year where various regulations and restrictions are in place since a global pandemic took hold in early 2020. Many processes around the world have changed to adapt, including maintenance practices. In turn, now is a good time to look at how maintenance has evolved and where it’s heading.
You can plan some reactive work
We’ve always been told that we cannot plan reactive work.
Can maintenance strategies have a positive impact on the environment?
How to commit to being environmentally responsible in maintenance activities, and understanding the environmental impact of keeping assets reliable.
Best attended German Technology Day
The third annual German Technology Day, held recently, had its best-ever attendance. Two events were held this year, in Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec.
Food and beverage industry trends: transparency, sustainability, and new consumer demands
Adapting to a new normal can be challenging.
Want to cut greenhouse gas emissions? Start with cutting energy waste
Cutting greenhouse gas emissions is a growing goal among manufacturers, and independent of the motives, the results can be highly profitable.
OPINION: Sustainability: The Core of Your Maintenance Practices
Editor’s Notebook from November 2021 issue of MRO.
Environment and bearings
Industrial equipment design changes as technology changes. As a result, maintenance is not a function, but rather an ongoing dynamic process.
Best practices to making MRO purchases more sustainable
Sustainability is becoming a more a common practice in many organizations in terms of how an organization presents itself to its customers as an alley to the environment.
Identification of waste in the maintenance process
Industrial equipment design changes as technology changes. As a result, maintenance is not a function, but rather an ongoing dynamic process.
The role of a maintenance planner
How to analyze work order activities to ensure there is a strong planning process implemented within the maintenance department.
Who owns asset management?
Previously, we discussed why and how asset management came…
VIDEO: November Issue Now Available
Read the November 2021 issue here: https://www.mromagazine.com/digital-archives/november-2021/ Be sure…
How Bowman International innovated a world-first split roller bearing for high-load applications
For the first time in split roller bearing history,…
CMTS connects attendees
The Canadian Manufacturing Technology event took place October 4 – 7 at The International Centre in Toronto, Ont.
OPINION: Are we experiencing virtual fatigue?
For just over a year and a half now,…
Troubleshooting Industrial Chain Drives
Chain drives operate through tension engagement, where teeth on both the drive and driven sprockets engage with and pull the chain links.
3D Printed Replacement Parts
How additive manufacturing trends affect the aftermarket.
VIDEO: Asset Management and The MRO World
At the recent Maintenance and Reliability in a Changed…
The New Era of Company Travel and Technology
COVID-19 has brought many changes to the industry, and it looks like many of these changes are going to remain to become the new norms.
Asset Management – How is it Achieved
Asset Management has become a term that is appearing in ever increasing circles.
WMTS live and in-person
For over 30 years, manufacturers in Western Canada have…
How digital pneumatics add fast conversion flexibility to food packaging systems
Coffee, sugar, salt, pepper, artificial sweeteners, non-dairy creamer, even spice mixes, nowadays, and more food items are packaged in small, low-cost sachets for take-out, delivery, or for airline and hospital meal trays.
How Surveillance Solutions Can Keep Food and Beverage Manufacturing at the Forefront of Their Operation
There’s no time for downtime in a food and beverage production facility. No matter the cause, interruptions may have deep financial implications.
Manufacturing Best Practices for Preventive Maintenance
How much preventive maintenance should you be doing?
Slippage of Rolling Elements in Ball and Roller Bearings
There is often a discussion about minimum load in bearings to prevent skidding.
However, the issue is more complex than a simple relationship with the applied load to the bearing.
VIDEO: The Skilled Labour Shortage is a Myth
At the recent Maintenance and Reliability in a Changed…
Canadian Dairy Market Aims for Compliance and Meeting Market Demands, Aided by Hygienic Design Solutions
The Canadian dairy sector was influenced by two major trends in 2020: The COVID-19 crisis and the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement (CUSMA).
OPINION: New 2021 Trends in Food and Beverage Industry Brought by COVID-19
EDITOR’S LETTER from June 2021 issue of Food and Beverage Engineering and Maintenance.
Standardize Maintenance and Ensure Safety and Compliance with a CMMS
One of the most common reasons an organization
with multiple plants and locations implements a computerized maintenance management system
(CMMS) is to standardize maintenance operations
and workflow processes.
