Robert Bosch, the distinguished manufacturer of automotive engine components, has decided to grant Ionbond the Preferred Supplier Status for its reliable supply of automotive coating services.
PolyOne Corporation (POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, has won the 2014 Best Emerging Maintenance Reliability Program Award from Uptime® Magazine.
An engineering discipline concerned with the planning development, improvement, coordination, and evaluation of the safety component of integrated systems of individuals, materials, equipment,
The new VibraLink® enclosures feature an industry-exclusive LED that indicates when data can be collected. Enclosures are custom manufactured to user specifications of size, material and output to meet every monitoring need.
Asset Management is NOT about Managing Assets - 1:39 by Terrence O’Hanlon, CEO and Publisher, Uptime Magazine and Reliabilityweb.com Original Release Date: June 29, 2014
Join Terrence O’Hanlon in a guest lecture that was part of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Engineering, Advanced Safety Engineering and Management for a discussion about ISO 55000 Managing System for Asset Management.
A graphical project management technique that shows the time taken by each component of a project, and the total time required for its completion. The program evaluation and review technique
After 48 years, Volvo Cars Gent received an award from the Belgian Maintenance Association (BEMAS) for the continuous efforts in its maintenance department. As the maintenance manager, I received the title of “Maintenance Manager of the Year 2013.” Here is why our maintenance achievements attracted the attention of the non-profit organization for maintenance professionals.
I interviewed a mine operations manager in Newcastle, Australia, who said, "I have no idea what work orders or reliability improvements have been finished in the past week or which ones will be ...
In the mind of an average layperson, reliability is most likely a concept comprised of the predictable, continuous function of a system or repeatable action. When I joined my company’s reliability team, I learned that the reliability of an asset can impact our company’s overall operations. Our Greenfield, Indiana, site is made up of multiple business units, occupying approximately one million square feet. Each business unit has a group of functions and a unique list of support requirements that are critical to its continuous operation. Our reliability team supports the function of these critical systems by working with our shops and craftspeople to facilitate those needs. As a layperson myself, it is because I am part of that group that I have really begun to understand what reliability truly is. I have also learned that the reliability of critical systems can be very different in scope, yet have the same expectation of reliable performance. It is with this concept in mind that we developed a process for managing the reliability of contracted services.
Michigan Manufacturing International (MMI) is pleased to announce the recent unveiling of their new capabilities video. As part of the company’s continuing efforts to grow and expand, the video was shot in the brand new headquarters facility in Stevensville, Maryland and highlights MMI’s high-tech manufacturing equipment and spacious warehouse.
Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. (LCE) today announced that it will offer an Operator Care course through its education entity, the Life Cycle Institute. The course will empower participants to improve operational stability through Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and autonomous maintenance best practices. The course was developed in response to a rising demand for autonomous maintenance practices that improve organizational performance.
Strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis used to determine where to apply special efforts to achieve desired outcomes. Entails listing:
Registration for the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) Atlanta 2013 Lean Summit, themed “It’s All About Leadership,” is now open. Hosted Aug. 26-29 at the Atlanta Airport Marriott, the event will bring together leaders in lean manufacturing to share cutting-edge techniques and personal insights on achieving and sustaining excellence. Keynote speakers, plant tours and workshops will reinforce the focus on the value of leadership.
“Operational Excellence is when the efforts throughout the organization are in a state of alignment for achieving its strategies and where the corporate culture is committed to the continuous and deliberate improvement of company performance AND the circumstances of those who work there – to pursue ‘Operational Excellence by Design’ and not by coincidence.”
– Joseph F Paris Jr., Chairman, XONITEK Group of Companies
Football and the game of plant performance improvement are similar in many ways. In football, there are four quarters in which the game is played, just like the four fiscal quarters of business. The only score that matters is the one that stands at the last second of the fourth quarter.
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