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What to do with MP2
For the second time in its history, MP2 is on the chopping block.
The future of maintenance
This change in future is outside of maintenance. It resides in the education systems that feed our industries with maintainers and business leaders.
Do you have fugitive materials on the loose?
Defend your conveyor profitability.
MRO Pro Tip – Preventing bottlenecks
EXPERT: Amanda Stefanovic, Vice-President of Sales and Marketing at…
MRO Pro Tip – Controlling Air Quality
EXPERT: Julien Rouette, President at Capt-Air. TOPIC: How to…
How intelligent and regular machine safety audits can protect a workforce in the manufacturing industry
Safety comes at a cost, but a cost which will never be greater than the danger presented to an unprotected workforce.
Three questions to ask before upgrading your radio remote control technology
Effective and operational radio remote control technology enhances safety, streamlines vision for machine operators and increases efficiency.
Recognizing the causes of rolling element bearing failures
Assuming proper design, application, and lubrication, rolling element bearings will fail sooner or later due to their natural material fatigue life limit, but all bearings will fail prematurely from abuse or neglect.
Bearings and the environment
Rolling element bearings and their maintenance can affect the environment.
How maintenance 4.0 technology will help bridge the skills gap
Can digital solutions and vibration sensors fill the maintenance skills gap?
OPINION: It’s not you, food is getting more expensive
In our June 2022 issue, we compared food prices…
MRO Roundtable – Are We Solving the Right Problems?
At the recent 2022 PEMAC Maintrain conference, MRO ran…
New class of automation solution: controlled pneumatics
Piezo technology is taking compressed air technology to a technological level that is resource-saving, energy-efficient and sustainable.
Making the most of food waste
Your business’s food waste may be one of your greatest resources.
Gas turbine operational troubleshooting
Gas turbine efficiency can be determined by concentrating on troubleshooting four important areas: gas path analysis, fuel control systems, vibration, and lubrication.
MRO Roundtable – Continuing education, certifications and contributions toward competency in AM M&R
At the recent 2022 PEMAC Maintrain conference, MRO ran…
Importance of routine checks for mechanical repairs
Mechanical components in a factory require the most attention from a maintenance perspective, as they have a high propensity to fail, making it a high priority for maintenance teams. In turn, it is always better to prevent failures than resort to reactive maintenance.
Maintrain 2022: Live and in-person
Maintenance, reliability, and asset management professionals recently descended on Toronto, Ontario for the PEMAC Asset Management Association of Canada Maintrain 2022 conference.
MRO Roundtable – The Most Important Decisions in Asset Management
At the recent 2022 PEMAC Maintrain conference, MRO ran…
The Role of the Maintenance Manager
Any plant has the potential to have a successful maintenance department, the payoff is an engaged maintenance team providing focused equipment care and customer service to the production department with a result of sustainable equipment reliability.
Greasing of Conveyor Pulley Bearings
Grease acts as both a lubricant and a key component of seals used in split pillow block housings.
Robotics and the food industry
Technology that provides food producers with real-time data analytics enables them to optimize the use of energy and raw materials, reduce food and energy waste, and achieve higher production capacities.
The Advantages of a Data-Driven Culture for Food Production
Maximizing capacity and capability with integrated data management adds value at every stage of manufacturing to improve profitability despite notoriously razor-thin margins.
IMTS 2022: Back with a bang
Companies like Hexagon, Nikon and Faro were eager to speak to Canadian Manufacturing about their industrial 3D laser scanners.
MRO is looking to the future
Back in 2018, a simpler time before the world…
Reigniting operational excellence at Pepsi
As world events and other challenges overshadow business operations,…
Responsibilities of workplace health and safety
Maintaining and promoting health and safety in the workplace is important throughout the employee journey. Whether they’re a new worker or a seasoned professional, training (and retraining) is a key factor that can help staff stay safe while on the job.
How equipment management systems can improve operations
Equipment management systems help track and manage the tools and small equipment used in daily operations. Managing equipment maintenance and expenses in a cloud-based software maximizes asset efficiency and improves your return on investment.
Happy days for Ontario’s automotive manufacturing
Editor’s Notebook for June 2022 issue of MRO.
Correctly and completely interpreting oil analysis reports
Lubricating oil analysis is an equipment condition monitoring technique that cannot be ignored in today’s competitive marketplace.