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Category Archives: Facilities Management
Ask most facilities managers where to look for energy savings and reliability gains, and the cooling tower rarely makes the list. It sits on the roof or beside the plant room, rejecting heat quietly, until the day it does not. A fouled fill pack, a clogged nozzle, or a neglected water treatment program does not
CMMS, Facilities Management
Management of Change in Facilities: A Practical Workflow for Safe Maintenance Work
Learn what management of change is and how industrial facilities can review, approve, communicate and verify safer maintenance changes.
Most boilers run for years without drama, which is exactly why they get neglected. The checklist lives in a binder, the log book has a gap or two, and everyone assumes the safety devices are working because the boiler is. That assumption is where the risk sits. A boiler stores a large amount of energy
A chiller is usually the largest single energy user and one of the most expensive pieces of plant in a building. It is also one of the least forgiving. When a chiller goes down on a hot afternoon, there is no quick workaround: occupants get uncomfortable, process loads overheat, and the repair bill arrives with
Air handling units rarely get attention when they are working. They sit on rooftops and in plant rooms, quietly moving, filtering, heating, and cooling the air that every occupant breathes. It is only when a belt snaps, a drain pan overflows onto a ceiling, or a coil freezes that someone remembers they exist. Good air
CMMS, Facilities Management
Equipment Reliability Metrics for Facility Teams: MTBF, MTTR, Availability and OEE
Learn how facility teams calculate MTBF, MTTR, availability and OEE to prioritise maintenance, reduce downtime and improve equipment reliability.
Somewhere in your building, a controller already knows that a pump is vibrating more than it did last month, that a chiller’s approach temperature is creeping up, and that an air handler’s filter is clogged. It knows because it is measuring those things every few seconds. Meanwhile, your maintenance team finds out about the same
CMMS, Facilities Management
Toolbox Meeting Topics for Maintenance and Facilities Teams: A Practical Safety Agenda
Use this practical toolbox meeting agenda to brief maintenance crews, record attendance, manage hazards, and track safety actions.
It is 7 AM. A yellow light is glowing on the fire alarm panel and a small buzzer is chirping every few seconds. Nobody is evacuating, nothing is on fire, but everyone who walks past asks the same question: “Is that something we should worry about?” The answer is yes, though not in the way