Driving MRO efficiency
Fridges and freezers shut down as roof-mounted control cabinets overheated. The heatwave this summer was a dramatic demonstration of the importance of effective climate control in sensitive electronic equipment.
What are some of the big issues facing engineers in MRO right now? And how can trusted suppliers help them to address these challenges?
Simply switching to renewable energy isn’t enough to make in-house operations carbon-neutral.
The digital transition is here. Challenges from fractured supply chains to soaring energy prices are driving change at a rapid pace. Where will engineering go next and what are the trends driving change?
Maintenance engineers may face challenges old and new, but there are innovative solutions available to support them
While data has a huge role to play in improving reliability, digitally literate maintenance engineers are critical too
The first in a series of blogs by RS Component’s Richard Jeffers, exploring the aim of the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO), within a maintenance organisation and the key enablers to deliver it
RS Component’s Richard Jeffers explains how structuring your maintenance team can deliver a streamlined process for Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO)
RS Component’s Richard Jeffers pinpoints the skills needed for effective planning and maintenance, supporting Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO)
RS Component’s Richard Jeffers explains how to identify a critical backlog and develop a restoration strategy supporting Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO)
Richard Jeffers, Director for Maintenance Solutions at RS, explains how to develop effective KPIs to evaluate your maintenance performance for MRO
RS Components’ Richard Jeffers shares his six key principles to outstanding working practices in a manufacturing shop floor
RS Components' Technical Director Richard Jeffers shares his experience in effective leadership and the importance of communication in achieving this
Today’s businesses have an abundance of data at their fingertips. In a webinar held in October 2019, Richard Jeffers, RS Components’ Technical Director, discussed the role of technology in helping organisations move from data to decisions.
A recent round table event hosted by RS showed how IIoT technology could provide a boost in productivity for the water industry, provided security is made a priority
We assemble a group of industry experts to explain how the Industrial Internet of Things is impacting the manufacturing sector and MRO procurement
Is the UK set for ‘smart manufacturing’? Connected Thinking visited Siemens’ UK factory to find out more about the shift toward Industry 4.0
Richard Jeffers looks at how technology is changing the nature of maintenance engineering
Typically when looking to invest in new machinery, or to simply maintain, improve or upgrade equipment that still has plenty of life left in it, your main considerations will usually be around cost, future-proofing and smooth integration to minimise disruption and downtime.
As UK manufacturing begins to embrace the fourth industrial revolution, robots are set to play a key role in improving productivity across the sector
How organisations can cut their downtime, reduce their costs and increase productivity by adopting smart maintenance
Emma Botfield, Regional Managing Director (UK and Ireland) at RS Components (RS), highlights why manufacturers should take a strategic approach to ensure resilience underpins their essential supply chain for operations for maintenance, repair, operations (MRO) and protection products.
We’ve built the UK’s first comprehensive look at resilience in the manufacturing and industrial sectors, to show senior engineers how making changes to key resilience drivers of plant, process and people can make a big impact.
The Resilience Index: People is the third and final report of our Resilience Index series which delves into 20 years’ worth of data to unearth the truths around industrial resilience and how it can be strengthened.
As the challenges of the last 12 months have clearly demonstrated, business resilience must look beyond the confines of financial stability. It should also incorporate a strengthened supply chain, ongoing investment in the latest processes, equipment, and products; engineer new and more productive ways of working and focus on having a safe, highly trained, and motivated workforce.
As the world slowly emerges from the seismic impact of the global pandemic, many engineering companies are instigating plans and undertaking efforts to ensure a strong recovery.
Helping senior engineers understand resilience risks and how to mitigate them in their Plant.
How a focus on process can build better resilience and drive productivity. Helping senior engineers strengthen process resilience across their operations.
Richard Jeffers, Director of Maintenance Solutions at RS Components, shares findings from the second report in its Resilience Index series, which looks at process resilience and how senior engineers can strengthen it.
