Maintenance Strategies

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JB Titus will talk about using functional safety as part of a machine safety program.

Food production consists of a vast array of equipment—pumps, mixers, oven chain drives, tanks, pipes, conveyor systems, compressors, automatic doors and many other units and systems.

Keeping equipment running around the clock and a shortage of skilled maintenance people put the squeeze on processors.

With an eye toward maintenance and quick repairs, pump suppliers provide equipment to bolster uptimes.

Software manages 1,500 pieces of equipment in four plants and cuts budgetary spending by 33 percent.

The B&R ACOPOSinverter P84 frequency inverter with an integrated POWERLINK interface has a performance range of 0.37 to 500 kW.

Food-grade lubricants have come of age in performance, but the more compelling reason to make the switch from conventional lubricants is to meet regulatory demands. 

A coordinated approach to asset management has value for facilities, equipment and the people responsible for both.