Maintenance (www.industrial-production.de)
Predictive or preventive maintenance?
Emergency repairs to industrial equipment often result in extended downtime. Both predictive and preventive maintenance are helpful approaches to keep industrial equipment in good condition and avoid problems.
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Additive manufacturing and obsolescence
Current developments in additive manufacturing are fueling hopes that 3D printing can be used to produce any part in any shape from any material, thus solving the problem of sourcing obsolete components. But is it really that simple? Why AM cannot replace a good obsolescence management plan.
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Cobots - come to stay
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A world without standstill?
Proactive maintenance. For manufacturers, a world without planned downtimes would be the perfect utopia. Is the elimination of unplanned downtime a far-fetched dream, or is it closer than we think?
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