AssetWatch, Inc., the fast-growing leader of end-to-end predictive maintenance and condition monitoring solutions, today ...

Whether you’re a technician, manager, or corporate leader, digital transformation is redefining your role and opening new ...

Goldilocks is all about finding the balance that’s “just right.” Whether it’s porridge that’s too hot or too cold, a chair ...

Today, plant assets play a key role in overall enterprise efficiency. That is why manufacturers are turning to reliability-based maintenance (RBM) more and more, using RBM as a strategy to help ...

Maintenance Backlog is a measure of maintenance work that is ready to be done, but has not yet been completed. Backlog may be measured in hours or weeks based on the total capacity of the maintenance ...

In the week ending January 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims was 467,000, a decrease of 24,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 491,000, the U.S.

Unplanned downtime has been the nemesis of manufacturing since the very beginning. Now, with the push toward a smarter, more ...

34th President of the United States and U.S. Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower is famous for making the paradoxical statement, "In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless, but ...

Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is the premier standard for measuring manufacturing productivity. Read about how to calculate OEE, the six big losses, OEE benefits and more. What is Overall ...

There are several consistencies in the types of people who go into industrial maintenance. They tend to be type “A” personalities — confident, somewhat cocky and a little rebellious. Their value is in ...

Motor testing assesses the integrity of a motor through the use of computer-supported equipment or tools that monitor trends within the motor. Motor testing assesses the integrity of a motor through ...

What is a Fishbone Diagram? 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. In other words, it helps ...