The developer for MaxUp Advantage says the software has performed hundreds of plant assessments for a wide range of industries including wind, pulp and paper, metals, consumer goods, and automotive. Each assessment indicated that the most common problem is the lack of maintenance best-practices. This deficiency results in too much capital being tied up in
Part-management software cuts maintenance costs, downtime for manufacturer
Editor’s note: Although the application of this software is not in the wind industry, the supply chain challenges of the subject are much the same. A large pulp and paper plant located in the Midwest was experiencing long, frequent machine downtime delays related to parts. They had about $2 million worth of spare parts inventory,