4 Ways Every Manufacturing can maintain its Efficiency
Posted on: May 1, 2017
Running an industrial unit isn’t a cake walk. Along with the responsibility of producing a certain number of units of a product every day, there is also the responsibility of taking care of the labourers, employees and every person associated with the unit. Not to mention, the environment needs to be kept safe and clean as well.
Heavy machinery used in the field of Mining, Industrial or Farming Equipment, requires constant maintenance to keep it in good working order. Alternately, poorly maintained large machinery equipment would not run as efficiently. This will lead to costly breakdowns, and obviously, the safety of such machinery cannot be trusted either.
Grooving tools, tube facing tools, bolting tools and all other small as well heavy machinery needs to be taken care of, irrespective of their size, usability, and frequency of its usage. Here are 4 ways which would help all and every industrial as well as manufacturing unit:
- Train the operators
Large machinery operation most times requires more than one operator. One needs to make sure they are all operating the machine in the right way through regular inspections. Also, these employees might not always remain the same. So, each new operator will have to be trained accordingly as well. This training needs to be kept up as poor operations lead to breakdown and loss; human as well as financial. Keep the manuals easy to read and access, so that each operator understands the operation of the machinery easily.
One of the ways would be to identify the best practices from around the globe. These can then be applied to other facilities or geographic locations. This knowledge one learns about how to maintain the equipment can become quite useful. So, one needs to best leverage and use it at every applicable location.
- Test the lubricants regularly. Even keep on adding these to the machinery frequently.
Lubricants help reduce the friction around any moving part. So, having a scheduled lubrication maintenance will help extend the life of large machinery equipment and parts.
Also, one should be sure about using the right lubricant as there are specific kinds of oil and grease for every component.
- Watch for signs of wear and tear
Shocks, Vibrations, high temperatures, friction, and age all lead to the breakdown of parts in heavy machinery. So, if one discovers any kind of wear and tear on any moving parts within the heavy equipment, be sure to perform the necessary replacement of any worn parts quickly.
The cost of the repair will be much lesser than the material, resource, monetary or human loss.
- Keep the machines as well as the surrounding environment clean
Heavy machinery comes with many seals and filters to enable users to keep working parts clean and free of contamination. The seals need to be inspected frequently to make sure they’re in good condition. Filters should also be examined and replaced regularly. This impacts the functioning of the clutch. Likewise, each type of cleaning, if not done regularly impacts one or many functions and parts of the machinery.
Follow these and your grooving tools, tube facing tool and all others will give out the best output till they wear out.
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