For industrial and manufacturing businesses, the cost of assembly and installation errors may be as much as 30% of reported failure and associated repair costs. For many this could mean millions of lost profit dollars each year! The problem as we all know is that it is not just the cost of repair but also; unscheduled production down time, poor product quality, a reduced reliability (OEE), diminished life cycle performance with an increase in parasitical/frictional forces tha

A closer look into the lack of applied Essential Craft Skills and how re-building can power real, sustainable improvements Reliable Manufacturing®…The Goal Reliable Manufacturing® is a strategic goal for all industry; whether you have rotating, reciprocating or static assets within the manufacturing process. Reliable Manufacturing® is achieved when systems and assets start upon demand, operate as intended for the desired period of time,in an efficient and effective manner to

20% of your rotating spares potentially are already in a failed state causing increased risks of infant mortality and negative effects to your bottom line. Maintaining your spares for both short and long term storage is a key component to improving your reliability results. The journey to reliable manufacturing is something we all, in the manufacturing world, strive to achieve to ensure our future in a very competitive world market. Fact is, if we can’t produce our product at