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The Essential Features of a CMMS

Shopping for a CMMS can be intimidating. You have to navigate the many features and services a CMMS offers while considering your businesses’ needs. Luckily, Ashcom Technologies prides itself on…

MaintiMizer Training

We’ve finished up another successful week of MaintiMizer training, thank you to all those that attended! We love having you come into our ‘home’ and focus on learning the finer…

9 Ways to Achieve Best Practices in Factory Maintenance

We recently found a great article about best practices in Factory Maintenance, check it out at EET-Asia: It is possible to establish best practices in production factory maintenance but to…

How Does Culture Impact Your Maintenance Department?

“A culture is made — or destroyed — by its articulate voices.” —Ayn Rand. The above quote holds true in any environment, including maintenance departments. Creating a positive culture encourages…

Zero Equipment Failure —Fact or Fiction?

Is zero equipment failure fact or fiction?  Although it is the ultimate goal in many maintenance departments, many question if it is really an achievable goal. After discussing the topic…

Top 5 Secrets to a Successful Maintenance Department

Secrets: they’re mystical, magical, and are powerful marketing tools. Many successful companies and their products have secrets; whether it is a secret ingredient, a secret weapon, or is the answer…

What is Condition-Based Maintenance Strategy?

Condition-based (CBM) maintenance strategy is based on the simple principle of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” In other words, a CBM strategy is based on the idea of…

Maintenance: Best and Worst Practices

What to Start, and Stop, in Your Maintenance Department A maintenance department can experience unexpected battles, resulting in an upsetting loss or a well-earned victory.  The practices and values that…

Top 4 Maintenance Manager Obstacles

There is always room for improvement and I’ll wager if you ask most maintenance professionals they will, without hesitation, agree that their operation isn’t an exception. Every organization is different,…

What to Look for in a CMMS Software

CMMS Software A Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) can be a vital tool to manage your maintenance department. If you don’t have a CMMS software in place or are shopping…