The Reliability of Everything: SDI Reliability Engineers present at MARCON 2017
The 21st annual Maintenance and Reliability Conference, MARCON 2017, will be held March 6 – 9, 2017 in Knoxville, Tennessee. The theme is “The Reliability of Everything (ROE) – The...
Warranty & Repair Strategy as a Component of Reliability-Centered MRO
For the last 50 years, we’ve built our solutions to address the needs and pain points of our customers. We call our platform for supply and demand side management, Reliability-Centered...
Overall Equipment Effectiveness? Get the Measure of Your Production Operations!
Maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) is frequently seen as a back-room topic in many manufacturing firms. That’s why it’s often overlooked, while direct materials get the limelight. Getting the Basics...
3D SCANNING TECHNOLOGY HELPS SDI SLASH COSTS AND LEAD TIMES FOR MAJOR BEVERAGE COMPANY
When you’re one of the largest beverage and brewing companies in the world, and a filler gear fails on the line, time is money. SDI 3D-scanned the part, converted it...
A Value Stream Map is simply a visual depiction of a process. By viewing workflow at it stands currently, manufacturing and even service companies can “see” where it is wasting...
SDI Employees Receive MRO Reliability Training from University of Tennessee
A new training initiative recently attended by employees will help SDI provide customers with even greater alignment of its maintenance, repair, and operations processes. The training is developed and presented...
MRO Engineers: The Knowledge and Experience to Improve Your Processes
So you’ve decided to outsource your Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) processes and are considering the alternatives. Some may favor the ‘easy call’ and go with a parts distributor, but...
Companies often shuffle their maintenance, repair, and operations process into the most convenient and least time-consuming silo. They may know intuitively that it is not the most efficient way to...
The high cost of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) replacement parts for production equipment has always been a challenge for SDI customers. The OEMs are often the sole source of supply...
