Effectively Use SAP’s PM Functions
By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti In SAP, maintenance-task lists describe a series of individual...
Remove Run to Failure
By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti A fully integrated ERP, such as SAP, should contain data that help you...
This Approach Helps Implement IIoT
By Lorraine Howell, Illumiti From predictive algorithms that drive efficiencies throughout the...
Close The Reliability Gap
Seeing was believing at the Dana Driveline Toledo plant when it came to choosing a maintenance and...
ON THE FLOOR
Each month we talk with maintenance and technology professionals about their views and pressing problems on the factory floor.
FMEA or RCM: Is There a Difference?Q: Should I do a FMEA or RCM to resolve a machine issue? A:The short answer is that it depends on several things, primarily frequency of occurrence and severity of the failure mode. I frequently am asked, what’s the difference between doing an FMEA (failure mode and effects analysis) and an RCM (reliability-centered maintenance) evaluation?
Wean Your Site From Spreadsheets
A CMMS can jump-start your plant’s digital-transformation efforts and, in the most basic of terms...
IIoT Produces Plant Efficiency
By Lorraine Howell, Illumiti The Internet of Things (IoT) attracts plenty of media coverage these...
Use These Steps to Refurbish Assets
By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti
Maintenance Mobility Adoption Should Grow in 2019
Monitor Assets With Counter-Based Plans
By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti In past issues, we have discussed the flow of single-cycle maintenance...
Metrics That Gauge Plant Reliability
By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti In previous articles, we’ve focused on some SAP reports that help with...
Monitor, Manage Fleet Maintenance
By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti In the SAP system, in addition to cars and trucks, the “fleet object”...
