Materials Management Articles

Industrial Maintenance

Industrial Maintenance

Industrial maintenance is a comprehensive process crucial to the reliable operation of various industrial plants, mines, and mills. It extends beyond simple repairs, involving a systematic approach to condition monitoring, fixed time maintenance, and corrective maintenance approaches for industrial equipment.

Using P&ID Diagrams to Establish Location and Asset Hierarchies

Using P&ID Diagrams to Establish Location and Asset Hierarchies

Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID) are foundational documents that give engineering, operations, and maintenance staff insight into the elements, interconnections, and relationships a system may have. As with any architectural type of diagram, they have a language of their own that a person needs to have at least a basic understanding of to get the most out of them.

What is Maximo EAM and How Does It Work?

What is Maximo EAM and How Does It Work?

The intention of this article is to introduce you to what Maximo (and Manage) are all about. We are assuming that you know nothing about all the pieces that make Maximo do its thing. Maximo is the legacy name for what has become the Manage component of the new IBM...