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Employee Health and Safety Beyond COVID-19
A year ago, everything changed with the declaration of a global pandemic. Every industry has been impacted by a different magnitude from periodic shutdowns and closures to reduced capacities.
Tradespeople and The New Digital World of Maintenance
Working with CertainTeed Gypsum and implementing new digital technologies…
Keeping Your Employees Engaged in Safety
Taking the time to keep employees engaged in program development, interested in ongoing training and involved with continuous improvement will help everyone keep safety top of mind.
CMMS: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
CMMS is a great tool for maintenance including planning and scheduling, but be careful and don’t abuse it. There is good and bad we need to recognize in using CMMS functionality over a paper system. Get the good, avoid the bad, and be better at maintenance.
Continental unifies its portfolio
Continental sharpens its profile as a provider of service…
Go Live or Go Home
How a CMMS/EAM system keeps maintenance facilities on track.
Successful CMMS Implementations
In 2021, many maintenance departments will either be
implementing their first maintenance software or upgrading
to one of the hundreds of new CMMS systems on the market.
Creform Cart
Creform Corporation angled shelf cart has a 42″ W…
Tora Inc Joins Thorold Multimodal Hub
St. Catharines-based Tora Inc. will now occupy 60,000 sq.ft of…
Maintenance: What Does the Future Hold?
Technology moves at a fast pace, and companies need to adapt quickly if they want to stay competitive in the new marketplace. Maintenance is no exception. What was once an industry that saw maintenance professionals using metal tools and wearing a hardhat, are now more likely to use a tablet to check on their assets.
Bearing Quality, Service Life and Fatigue Life
What does the user want? What does the machine
designer want?
Second Annual German Technology Day Goes Online
The inaugural German Technology Day was held in Kitchener…
MRO November 2020 Issue Available On-Demand
The December 2020 Digital Edition of Machinery and Equipment…
MainTrain Conference Goes Digital
PEMAC Asset Management Association of Canada held its annual…
Desk shortage forces people to get creative about workspaces
(AP) NEW YORK – First it was toilet paper.…
2020 PEMAC Award Winners
PEMAC Asset Management Association of Canada presented its annual…
Weekly Schedule Compliance is an Easy Tool but a Bit Tricky
Weekly schedule compliance is an easy key performance indicator (KPI), but a lot of people mess it up. We can use it to lock-in mediocre performance. However, when used properly, KPI can help boost our maintenance productivity.
German Technology Day Coming Soon
Six automation and advanced manufacturing companies based in Canada,…
MRO September 2020 Issue Available On-Demand
The September 2020 Digital Edition of Machinery and Equipment…
OPINION: Changing Times Showcase Industry’s Adaptability
EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK (September 2020 issue of MRO Magazine) In…
A Unique Twist for the Old Taste Buds
Germans love big salty, soft-breaded pretzels. In the south of Germany, a freshly baked pretzel with butter and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee is a must on any breakfast table. Achieving the perfect shape, a symmetrically twisted pretzel, usually involves a lot of painstaking manual labour.
From Theft Prevention to Quality Control: How IOT-Based Surveillance Can Help
It was a food and beverage manufacturer’s worst nightmare; $187,000 worth of product stolen in plain sight. It happened at a Tavistock dairy plant in 2019, when a man presented what appeared to be legitimate paperwork for a large quantity of cheese to be loaded onto a truck, and delivered to New Brunswick. It wasn’t until the delivery failed to arrive at the location that they realized the cheese was stolen.
Mercedes gets big electric van order from Amazon
(AP) BERLIN – Amazon says it’s buying 1,800 electric…
Calgary chicken processing plant will remain open after COVID 19 outbreak
(CP) CALGARY – The Sofina Foods/Lilydale poultry processing plant…
Entrepreneurs prepare to scale up their food businesses in the COVID era
TORONTO – When Isabelle Lam and Jaimie Lee met…
Focus on Scheduling and Planning of Maintenance
GUEST: Doc Palmer TOPIC: Focus on Scheduling and Planning of…
Maintenance and Reliability in a Changed World Virtual Summit
MRO Magazine recently held its first-ever Maintenance and Reliability in a Changed World Virtual Summit, which allowed maintenance, reliability, and operations professionals to learn techniques to optimize their day-to-day maintenance activities.
MainTrain 2020 Schedule Announced
PEMAC Asset Management Association of Canada has announced the…
TE Connectivity Hydraulic LVDT Sensors
Optimized for hydraulic valves and actuators, TE Connectivity LVDT…
MRO Virtual Summit A Success
MRO Magazine recently held its first-ever half-day virtual summit.…
