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Five things to do when no one can be in the plant

With many companies ordered to shut down and people ordered to stay in their homes to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, organizations and teams have had to adapt—and suddenly. If your maintenance team cannot work in your plant, what should you do? How can you leverage this unplanned downtime? We went to some Fluke Reliability…

MRO
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5 Cross-location success stories

A key benefit of eMaint Computerized Maintenance Management System software is how it organizes assets by building, campus, and global locations. Cross-location asset management refers to assets set up in multiple places—near or far. One of the benefits of using eMaint computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) software is cross-location asset management. Within eMaint, users can…

Cyber security
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5 ways to protect aging systems from cyberattacks

Hackers continue to inflict more and more damage on enterprise companies’ networks, and manufacturing is seen as one of the world’s most exploitable industries. According to a 2019 IBM X-Force report, manufacturing ranked fifth among the top 10 most frequently targeted industry sectors. Today’s condition monitoring sensors and other Wi-Fi-enabled devices possess connecting capabilities and…

What are the benefits of the Internet of Things?

What are the benefits of the Internet of Things?

The Internet of Things (IoT) and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) are increasingly becoming more commonplace terms in the world of maintenance, reliability and asset management. This technology interconnects billions of devices and equipment, allowing for greater system collaboration. IIoT has the opportunity to reduce the need for intrusive maintenance and provide insights to the actual condition…

Importance of Job Safety Analysis

Importance of Job Safety Analysis

As a proven method for keeping workplaces safe and costs down, Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is designed to enable organizations to make more informed decisions for creating a safer and more hazard-free workplace. During this session, guest speakers John Schulz & Sam Creamer from JSABuilder discuss: – The broad concepts of job hazards and controls–…

The IoT of maintenance – what’s important and what’s not

The IoT of maintenance – what’s important and what’s not

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a common term heard and seen in the majority of the maintenance, reliability and asset management conversations today. The IoT promises to deliver many benefits to organizations that take full advantage of it, and many benefits are to be had. Organizations that don’t take advantage of IoT will be…

The Evolution of Proactive Maintenance

The Evolution of Proactive Maintenance

What if you could do a whole lot more with your Preventive Maintenance data? By evolving maintenance management practices, organizations can reduce unscheduled downtime, lower maintenance costs, increase asset utilization and more. During this month’s Best Practices Webinar, Frederic Baudart, Product Application Specialist at Fluke, will highlight the most effective strategies to shift from a…