The true cost of downtime: a view from the engineer

Posted on 14 Jul 2023 by The Manufacturer

Downtime for maintenance, whether scheduled or unscheduled, will always be an unavoidable factor in manufacturing.

According to the recent Industry in Motion report from RS – based on the results of a survey in conjunction with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) – on average almost 20 hours each week are spent on unscheduled maintenance in the UK and Ireland, and around 18 hours on scheduled maintenance. But the true…

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