Total productive maintenance (TPM) is one of the most widely adopted frameworks in modern manufacturing. When implemented correctly, it turns ...
Thirty thousand work orders is a lot of paper.
Chemical plants are hazardous facilities full of toxic and highly inflammable raw materials.
In the industrial world, ensuring your equipment operates reliably is key to maintaining productivity and avoiding costly downtime. Time-based maintenance—a common preventive maintenance strategy—ensu...
Chemical plants are, by their very nature, dangerous places. Hazards abound around every corner. It’s no surprise that chemical plant managers and operators place a high priority on safety. Their jobs...
A massive explosion rocked the Phillips Petroleum Company’s Pasadena chemical plant on October 23, 1989. It shook the area, registering 3.5 on the Richter scale while killing 23 workers and injuring a...
Autonomous maintenance, whereby machine operators take on some responsibilities for equipment maintenance, is one of the eight pillars of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) developed in Japan in the 1...
Lubrication is the lifeblood of industrial equipment.
Companies in asset-intensive industries are quickly realizing the tangible benefits of mobile maintenance and enterprise asset management (EAM) on their operations, production and profit margins. A co...
Operator rounds are critical activities that a chemical plant needs to get right. A recent enforcement action from the Environmental Protection Agency shows why.