Proper maintenance and scheduling in manufacturing, when done right, can greatly increase productivity. Read about how to implement maintenance planning and scheduling and more.

A fishbone diagram is a cause-and-effect discovery tool that helps figure out the reason(s) for defects, variations or failures within a process. Check out how to create a fishbone diagram and more.

Top organizations are reaping the benefits from implementing well-designed and managed reliability programs. Are you ready to take your maintenance program to the next level?

Mean time between failures (MTBF) is a prediction of the time between the innate failures of a piece of machinery during normal operating hours. In other words, MTBF is a maintenance metric, represented in hours, showing how long a piece of equipment …

Tenneco Inc. on October 29 announced a major restructuring across its global operations designed to further reduce structural costs and capacity in response to the worsening industry downturn. The company intends to eliminate approximately 1,100 jobs worldwide, close five facilities and implement other cost-reduction actions, which it expects will generate about $64 million in annual savings ...

Infrared thermography is the process of using a thermal imager to detect radiation from an object. Read about how infrared thermography works and how to use it in preventive maintenance.

Autonomous maintenance increases efficiency by training operators to perform minor maintenance tasks. Read about implementing autonomous maintenance, sustaining it and more.

In industrial maintenance, where machinery uptime and reliability are paramount, understanding and applying root cause analysis (RCA) and effective troubleshooting methods is critical. When organizations consistently rely on these tools, they can improve equipment performance, reduce downtime, and increase operational efficiency.

For the first time in its 170-year history, FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial and industrial property insurers, announced its decision to release thousands of pages of its previously exclusive property loss prevention engineering guidelines at no cost through its Web site www.fmglobaldatasheets.com. FM Global’s Property Loss Prevention …

Every company should ensure that its workers are aware of all safety procedures and that the work environment is safe. Here are the top safety guidelines for employees working in hazardous e…