How to calculate OEE step by step, with a numeric example
OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) is the most-quoted maintenance indicator and, at the same time, the one most often calculated wrong. […]
Management & Organization
Management & Organization
Preventive maintenance checklist: what to include and how often
A preventive maintenance checklist downloaded from the internet, generic and identical for every type of plant, is almost always worse
Gestione e organizzazione
How to reduce unplanned machine downtime: a practical guide for industrial maintenance
Unplanned machine downtime is never just a technical problem. It means lost production, deliveries at risk, improvised overtime, a purchasing
Gestione e organizzazione
When maintenance depends on one person: the risk of unwritten knowledge
Every maintenance department with a few years of history has that person. The one who knows by heart why a
Gestione e organizzazione
The mistake (almost) every maintenance manager makes when sharing the data
Anyone who’s spent years in maintenance learns to read data with an attention that, to someone outside the field, seems
Gestione e organizzazione
Managing maintenance team shifts: balancing customer service and respect for people
No department feels the pressure of shift work like maintenance. A breakdown doesn’t wait for office hours, and the customer
Engineering
Revamping: when it makes sense to modernize instead of replacing a machine
One of the most common mistakes in industrial maintenance management is treating the choice between revamping and replacement as a
Management & Organization
Maintenance KPIs: MTBF, MTTR and OEE explained in practice
Anyone who works in maintenance hears these three acronyms every day, but in practice they often end up being calculated
Management & Organization
How to structure a maintenance plan for a production plant
A well-built maintenance plan isn’t a document to file away once it’s written: it’s the tool that guides the department’s