RDI Technologies

Just as a business relies on its manufacturing and processing assets to succeed and thrive, sophisticated machinery relies on regular maintenance and upkeep to function properly. Machines require maintenance, but upkeep and maintenance take time, and so many businesses struggle with the fact that performing adequate preventative maintenance cuts into productivity. There are, however, strategies and technologies that make maintaining critical assets much less costly. Focusing on training, communication, and innovative vibration analysis equipment can make asset management much more efficient, and even improve a business’s bottom line. A reliable, well-functioning production floor is necessary for a reliable, well-functioning business. Consistently Train, Retrain, and Cross-Train Complex machinery takes training and experience to operate and maintain. Maintenance and asset management are advanced skill sets. That obviously makes training crucial, but training is a dynamic process...

When a business depends on a production floor to keep operations humming along, any improvement in safety and efficiency can make a big difference on the bottom line. Interruptions in production are time and money lost, and safety is a vital component of a successful workplace . Whether it’s upgrading their current vibration analysis equipment to monitor critical assets or improving lines of communication, the following suggestions can help to optimize a production facility to keep employees safe and the assets as productive as possible. Implement Consistent, Reactive Safety Training Every production floor relies on a foundation of safety to operate. Establishing a safe workspace isn’t about reinventing the wheel. It’s about enforcing safety standards that have been demonstrated to work. That means not only enforcing that staff on the production floor strictly follow personal protective equipment (PPE) protocols but also ensuring that they understand physical precautions that c...