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    Improve Maintenance Methods to Better Handle Equipment Failures

    Jan. 13, 2023
    Stephen Lacy of Belden explains the high costs of reactive maintenance and how moving to more proactive—and even predictive—maintenance can be achieved without major investments and executed in small, easily incorporated steps.
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    Quick hits:

    • Find out what the major mechanical, electrical, and user causes of equipment failure are and what types of equipment are more likely to fail.
    • Why reactive maintenance can be so costly.
    • Conducting predictive maintenance without specialized predictive maintenance software.
    • How to evaluate different equipment failure prediction approaches.

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    David Greenfield, editor in chief | Editor in Chief

    David Greenfield joined Automation World in June 2011. Bringing a wealth of industry knowledge and media experience to his position, David’s contributions can be found in AW’s print and online editions and custom projects. Earlier in his career, David was Editorial Director of Design News at UBM Electronics, and prior to joining UBM, he was Editorial Director of Control Engineering at Reed Business Information, where he also worked on Manufacturing Business Technology as Publisher. 
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