Planning for equipment reliability—rather than accepting equipment failure—affects profitability on both sides of the asset equation. Optimum equipment performance increases revenues, while fewer ...

Preventative maintenance refers to tasks that maintain assets on a regular basis to optimize performance and prevent unexpected breakdowns that could push up asset tracking costs. Depending on the ...

While still in the early stages, Cisco thinks there is significant opportunity for factories to get connected and boost productivity. For Cisco Systems, the factory of the future might not be fully ...

A healthy fleet is the key to a thriving logistics business. And you can’t keep a healthy fleet without regular vehicle maintenance. But with a few different types of maintenance at your disposal, ...

Chipmakers have begun to shift to predictive maintenance for process tools, but the hefty investment in analytics and engineering efforts means it will take some time for smart maintenance to become a ...

Is your facility struggling to design an effective preventive maintenance (PM) program? An endless parade of books and articles tell us how to “do” PM. But it’s one thing to read and another entirely ...

Keithly Project Manager Zach Bryson uses a Fluke CNX compatible infrared camera to inspect fuses and power capacitors while the iFLY system is under load. iFLY Seattle, the world's first all-glass ...

Predictive maintenance, based on more and better sensor data from semiconductor manufacturing equipment, can reduce downtime in the fab and ultimately cut costs compared with regularly scheduled ...

As the manufacturing industry faces the second-highest workforce retirement rate among industries, AI implementation has ...

All motor vehicles need upkeep from time to time — whether that’s preventive maintenance or fixing things that break — and Cadillacs are no exception. If you’re wondering how much it’ll cost you to ...