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In this issue:
- Ampaglas Reaps Maintenance Benefits From Q-CMMS
- Root Cause Analysis Presentation
- 25 Questions Before Investing In A CMMS
- Did You Know?
- Ampaglas Reduce Production Loss with New CMMS
Ampaglas Reaps Maintenance Benefits From Q-CMMS
South African plastic sheeting company Ampaglas recently invested in a computerised plant maintenance management system (CMMS) from QBCon. The QBCon team did a complete analysis of Ampaglas' needs and installed a fully customised Q-CMMS. The project was completed in June, and Ampaglas is already reaping the production benefits. Read more...
Root Cause Analysis Presentation
QBCon's computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) expert and Q-CMMS project manager Winston Connor presented a paper on root cause analysis at the 18th Annual Maintenance Engineering Conference South Africa (MECSA). The paper, entitled Today's Terms, Schools of Thought and Models with the focus on Root Cause Analysis contained valuable insights into modern plant maintenance.
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25 Questions Before Investing In a CMMS
Before investing in a computerised maintenance management system (CMMS), it is important to ask yourself questions to help avoid consequences for implementing the computerised maintenance system.
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QBCon Says
The goal of Q-CMMS is to reduce downtime and consequently operating costs by decreasing breakdowns. The system schedules maintenance work, keeps an inventory of the spare parts likely to be needed, and issues the job-cards for the maintenance.
Archive: West Rand Engineering Changes Its Manufacturing Environment With New CMMS 
A Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) is a tool no modern manufacturing plant should be without.West Rand Engineering (WRE) enhanced its plant maintenance and safety-related activities by replacing their existing, outdated CMMS. Having a reliable CMMS is imperative to the effective management of any manufacturing plant. A functioning CMMS ensures that maintenance and engineering managers can examine repair history, identify trends and improve the reliability of equipment. Read more...
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