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Pain Points for Maintenance Managers: Northern Industrial Prescribe The Solutions
Published: 12/11/2021
Pain Points for Maintenance Managers: Northern Industrial Prescribe The Solutions
The Maintenance Manager plays a core role across all industries, taking many responsibilities under their proverbial wing. This dualistic role calls for the individual to not only manage maintenance within the workspace and ensure productivity, but also liaise with third parties to reach the level of legislated compliance. To be a Maintenance Manager capable of producing the desired results in a business utilising automation processes, you must be able to identify pain points and present a working solution.
After all, how can an issue be resolved if it remains undercover?
Facing a myriad of painful obstacles, here is what Northern Industrial would prescribe as a remedy for those pesky headaches.
The Power of Preventative Maintenance
Using computer integrated manufacturing processes can not only streamline said processes but also reduce the likelihood of human error rearing its head, potentially resolving countless maintenance challenges.
Corrective maintenance sits highly on the scale of painful problems as it usually results in operational downtime to perform the repairs needed. Spending a substantial amount of time pinpointing issues throughout the building, the Maintenance Manager benefits greatly from hiring a certified company to carry out planned preventative maintenance, solving a problem before it actually happens, ensuring a safe working environment and maximum productivity.
Here at Northern Industrial, we offer a No Fix No Fee industrial electronic repair service for virtually every type of electrical component covering 1,350 brands and over 200,000 parts.
Why are we telling you this? Well, with each electrical repair, we do not merely just collect the part and return it to you in full working condition, but also provide a full preventative maintenance service upon its completion. This paired with a two year warranty, our team has you and your worries covered.
Minimising Energy Expenditure
As the saying goes, “money makes the world go round” and for a Maintenance Manager, this holds substantial weight. With facilities consuming high levels of energy, minimising the financial impact and effectively managing utilities is imperative to fulfilling the demanding role. Harnessing the control over such a thing is not a simple task, however we can shed some light on a few tips and tricks to well and truly put the power in your hands. Incorporating an AC drive to control the speed of an electric motor is a great way to minimise spend if your output current rapidly changes. Avoiding burning up the motor coil, AC drives are able to precisely calculate motor speed and angle. When switching from high to low speed, some models are even capable of converting motor inertia back to the input lines. This not only reduces energy costs and wastage, but also ensures higher efficiency.
Soft starts provide an effective way for you to control and reduce the stress on your AC motor. They are often the more economical choice for applications that require speed and torque control only during motor startup. We are second to none when it comes to the supply and repair of AC drives and soft start motor starters, supporting all makes and models. We regularly repair drives up to 450kW and have drives up to 110kW ready to ship out immediately. We can also give you the impartial advice you need to select the right AC drive or soft starter for your electric motor.
In the world of industrial automation, implementing HMI systems will provide a visual representation of the status of a control system with real-time data acquisition. Capable of monitoring the machine inputs and outputs, this device is capable of boosting productivity, troubleshooting problems and managing assets. Connected via industry protocols, the HMI will communicate with the programmable logic controller and be able to control its functions. This software can massively improve energy efficiency by measuring and monitoring energy usage. The data is used to reduce energy consumption, optimising the process having analysed its current state.
Our team of experienced engineers are on hand to repair any cracked screens, brightness issues or unresponsive interfaces. From bulky CRTs to the slickest LCDs, we support a vast array of current and obsolete HMIs with our repairs. As an industrial automation repairs specialist, we repair industrial operator panels from the world’s leading brands.
Managing Your Product Lifecycle
Usually when we say PLC, we are referring to the revolutionary automation device, however in a different sense of the abbreviation, it is crucial to have a comprehensive knowledge of your product lifecycle. The life cycle consists of four stages—introduction, growth, maturity, and decline. With the release of new technologies, it is inevitable that certain parts will become obsolete. Having a strategy in place to either welcome the emerging technologies with open arms or begin a search for less widely available parts is hugely important.
“Buildings are getting ‘smarter’ by way of both retrofits and new builds. Increasingly, they will be developed with location-based technologies and sensor-enabled systems, such as smart lighting, from the outset, laying a solid foundation for an increase in smart buildings in our cities.
The incorporation of location sensors or beacons will become the new standard, mitigating a lot of pain points for facilities management while enabling predictive and preventative maintenance. More frequently, we are seeing facilities management software becoming more predictive. The large amounts of data made available via IoT applications allow for more effective prevention of maintenance issues and more efficient repairs and regular maintenance.”
Chris Wiegand, Exec VP:Revenue Operations at Inpixon
Our warehouse facility is stocked to the brim with obsolete parts and we are committed to being a driving force behind the fight against downtime and obsolescence. Many of the parts we have in stock are obsolete end-of-life and no longer available directly from the manufacturer. On the flip side, if you are making the decision to embrace change, then you can transform your unwanted parts into cold hard cash. Whatever your reason - whether you have upgraded a machine and no longer have use for your surplus spares or perhaps you are liquidating a plant and need to turn used parts into cash, we can buy them. Buying your spares enables us to continue supporting users of obsolete automation equipment. When we buy the parts you no longer require, we overhaul them with a full preventative maintenance service, where we replace all serviceable components, so that we can include our two year warranty.
These are just a selection of the products and services Northern Industrial can provide to keep your site safe and compliant whilst maximising profitability, providing an antidote to those troublesome headaches. The hunt to improve your operational efficiency while keeping costs to a minimum is no easy feat but have no fear, we are here to track down the cure for you. Some may say we are the Panadol of the automation industry!
No matter your automation requirements, Northern Industrial has you covered. From drive repairs and HMIs to PLCs, obsolete spare parts and everything in between, we are committed to optimising your operations.
Industrial automation is part of our DNA. If you are on the hunt for a complete automation solution, we are ready and waiting to provide the support you deserve.
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