Carmeuse Enhances Customer Service with eMaint

During a recent deployment of a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) on Canada’s east coast, I spent weeks working side‑by‑side with seasoned maintenance professionals. Their expertise lies in operating heavy equipment, not in software configuration. The challenge was clear: how to teac

Hydraulic cylinder bent rods caused by side loads can be a big problem when equipment starts to fail. Side loads occur when unequal pressure isn’t centered on the piston rod. They are the most common cause of failure of hydraulic cylinders that would typically last for years. T

Work Orders: Eliminating the Are We There Yet? Question For a maintenance manager, a robust work‑order tracking system functions like a highly skilled project manager who can simultaneously supervise technicians on site, manage inventory at the warehouse, reorder parts from the office, and report co

A newsprint mill recently reached out after discovering a persistent noise in a single‑stage gearbox that had just returned from a local refurbishment. From day one, the unit was flagged for weekly vibration monitoring in an effort to pinpoint the source of the issue. Vibration data pointed to a po