Mangled, cryptic English creates maintenance headaches
While some companies would like to throw smart sensors at maintenance problems, making maintenance more efficient relies on humans to communicate effectively
While not all processors have machine shops with CNCs in their plants, most food and beverage plants do have process and packaging equipment that would benefit from smarter maintenance.
A recent blog posted by Michael Brundage from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) demonstrates different failure modes of CNC (computer numerical control) machines where faulty programming yields either a part, fixture or tool break. More interesting is the interpretation of how experts describe the failures, which is anything but consistent.