5 Point Motor Check: Preventive Maintenance for Machine Motors
Posted: October 19th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
The motor is one of the single most important components that is found within nearly all factory manufacturing equipment. When a motor fails, it’s safe to bet that your equipment won’t be functioning either. Repairing and replacing motors can oftentimes be a costly exercise in time and money. Fortunately, with the correct [...]
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5 Green Ideas for Reducing Factory Packaging Waste
Posted: October 14th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
In an effort to save money and reduce their carbon footprint, many manufacturers are exploring ways to cut waste in the most deserving sector – product packaging. While all of the packaging can’t be cut out, a reduction is almost always easily found in factory packaging. In fact, recent years have seen consumers crying out [...]
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5 Sources for Preventive Maintenance Training
Posted: October 12th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
Finding a preventive maintenance training program may turn out to be a bit difficult if you’ve never used one. They are offered by equipment manufacturers, software companies and people who specialize in equipment training. Many programs cater to entire factories, like those using software that can run on company computers. Others involve actual live attendance [...]
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The Importance of Preventive Maintenance Training
Posted: October 7th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
Preventive maintenance is a part of the industrial process, but it is also something that one must learn. Fortunately, companies can easily train their staff without having to hire a specialty team. The problem, though, is that managers in manufacturing industry often argue the importance of this specialized training. In truth, such training should be [...]
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3 Signs of a Poor Spare Parts System
Posted: October 5th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
Spare parts inventories only function properly when they are properly managed. Proper management entails planning scheduling, monitoring, and procurement. When any of these components are out of line, you have a recipe for problems, the kind that involve a broken piece of machinery and not enough spare parts to fix it.
Fortunately, a spare parts system [...]
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A Look Into the Conveyor Industry
Posted: September 29th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
A recent report showed that the conveyor industry is one of the manufacturing sectors experiencing growth despite the economic climate outside. The Conveyor Manufacturers Association reported that July 2010 orders were up 49 percent over this time last year. Such a dramatic leap in sales has undoubtedly led many people to wonder about the importance [...]
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Two Ways to Reduce Your Spare Parts Inventory
Posted: August 24th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
Continuing with last week’s topic of spare parts, today’s post will review maintaining your spare parts inventory in a way that will actually save you money.
Although a spare parts inventory is usually necessary, carrying enough parts to build a whole new machine is not. In fact, the excess non-vital parts within the inventory can actually [...]
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Conveyor Systems: A Brief History
Posted: June 15th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
The history of conveyor systems is an interesting journey that follows the history of industrial technology. The following will lead you through some of the developments in conveyor systems that mirror developments in American industry.
Early Use of Conveyor Systems
Conveyor systems have been in use for over a century. Farmers used conveyor belts to load grain [...]
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