Maintenance

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How Manufacturers Can Control Their Facility MRO Costs

Your company is either managing its MRO or being pulled into a miscellaneous random and out-of-control chaos – another type of MRO.

Connected Machinery

5 Factors in the Transition to Predictive Maintenance

Predictive maintenance remains a mythical concept for many, but pressure to optimize efficiency means manufacturers can't afford to delay the transformation.

Maintenance Software

Pivoting Away from Reactive Maintenance

Advances in technology are making the transition from reactive to predictive maintenance strategies easier to attain.

Ice can be a wind turbine’s worst enemy.

The Science Behind Frozen Wind Turbines

Ohio Food Plant Fined $137K After Partial Arm Amputation

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U.S. Infrastructure Gets C- Grade

In this Feb. 20 photo, Handyman Roberto Valerio, left, hands homeowner Nora Espinoza the broken pipe after removing it from beneath her kitchen sink in Dallas. The pipe broke during freezing temperatures brought by last week's winter weather.

Southern Winter Cold Wreaks Havoc on Aging Waterworks

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3M launches New Program for Reopening Facilities

The four-part Clean & Protect Certified Badge Program promotes "cleanliness, confidence and compliance allowing facilities to reopen and stay open."

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Regal Beloit to Acquire Rexnord's Process & Motion Control Unit in $3.7B Deal

Done through a Rexnord divestment and then Reverse Morris Trust transaction, it will result in forming a new major power transmission supply entity.

Astronauts Mike Hopkins, left, and Victor Glover work outside the International Space Station, Feb. 1, 2021.

Spacewalkers Complete 4 Years of Power Upgrades

A robot arm replaced the last pair of old batteries with a single, better-quality one.

FLIR Systems Acquired in $8B Deal

The companies’ products are considered "uniquely complementary with minimal overlap."

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GM Recalls 840K Vehicles for Seat Belt, Suspension Problems

The company says it doesn’t know of any crashes or injuries.

Timken Acquires Illinois' Aurora Bearing Co.

Based in a Chicago suburb, Aurora has projected 2020 total sales of about $30 million.

In this Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, file photo, a Boeing 737 Max jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration Chief Steve Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle. The FAA is poised to clear the Boeing 737 Max to fly again after grounding the jets for nearly two years due to a pair of disastrous crashes that killed 346 people.

Boeing Max Jet Cleared to Fly

Regulators around the world grounded the Max in March 2019.

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Reuniting: Home Depot Buying HD Supply in $8B Deal

The retailer originally divested HD Supply in 2007.

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Welcome to the Evolution: Maintenance 4.0 and the Advent of APM

Implementing Maintenance 4.0 can seem complex and daunting, but it doesn't have to be.

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NTSB: Tow Vessel Sank Due to Deteriorated Fittings, Pin Loss

No injuries were reported, but it was a $437,227 loss.

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Grainger Helps Cubs Through Safe, Successful MLB Season

As the Chicago Cubs' official MRO distributor and services partner, Grainger helped to quickly reconfigure and maintain Wrigley Field for the shortened season.

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Maintenance as a Post-Crisis Advantage

Proactive facilities used the time where manufacturing needs weren’t quite as high to ready themselves for the return to normal.