How to Stop Missed Preventive Maintenance: 7 Steps That Work Missed PMs usually come down to the schedule, not the techs. Over the years the PM list keeps growing until it needs more hours than the crew has left after breakdowns, and the same jobs get pushed month after month. Every pushed PM raises the … Read more
How to Prevent Frozen Pipes in Commercial Buildings: 10 Winter Checks Most frozen pipes start in the cold spots nobody walks through: unheated stairwells, loading docks, exterior walls and lines on heat trace. Check those spots before the first hard freeze and keep checking them all winter. One split pipe can mean flooded ceilings, ruined … Read more
How Much Should You Budget for a CMMS in 2027? 9 Questions to Answer What a CMMS costs depends on how many people will use it, how the vendor charges for users, and what setup, training and add-ons cost. Get those answers before budgets lock, so the number you turn in doesn’t come up short … Read more
CMMS Spare Parts Inventory: 6 Things eWorkOrders Does for Your Storeroom Storeroom counts stay accurate when every part is tied to the work orders and equipment that use it. That’s how the storeroom knows what’s on the shelf, which bin it’s in, and what’s running low before a breakdown finds out. Storerooms run on spreadsheets … Read more
Snow Plow Pre-Season Checklist: 7 Equipment Checks for Public Works Public works crews should check every plow truck, spreader and loader before the first forecast storm, with hydraulics and spreader calibration at the top of the list. When the first storm hits, every truck has to start, every blade has to drop and every spreader … Read more
Hotel Maintenance Checklist for the Holidays: 7 Jobs to Finish First Hotel maintenance teams should finish their holiday prep three to four weeks before travel picks up, starting with out-of-order rooms and guest-room heat. When every room is sold, there’s no spare room to move a guest into and no quiet day to catch up. … Read more
Overhead Crane Maintenance Tips for Safety and Efficiency Effective overhead crane maintenance combines daily shift inspections, periodic checks by qualified personnel, proper lubrication, and documented preventive maintenance. Done consistently, it catches defects early, reduces unplanned downtime and load drift, extends component life, and protects everyone working under the hook. This guide covers what to check … Read more
Shift Handoffs That Keep Maintenance Work Moving Maintenance shift handoffs decide whether open work moves forward or starts over. Picture 6:50am. Night shift leaves a pump half rebuilt, and the work order says “in progress.” Day shift can’t tell which bearing came off. Nobody knows whether the part is on order, or that the guard … Read more
Keep Requesters Updated Without Endless Calls “Any word on my work order?” Maintenance planners and shop supervisors hear this question regularly. Usually, the problem is not that requesters are impatient. It is that they submitted a request and have no way to tell whether it was received, approved, scheduled, or delayed. When maintenance departments do … Read more
Catch Up on Maintenance During Plant Closures Some jobs only get done when the line stops. A holiday week or a summer closure may be your one chance to catch up on maintenance that needs equipment down. A planned closure can give crews time to isolate equipment and complete work that is hard to do … Read more
