Article1 min read Oct 30, 2025SponsoredBTG Launches New Field Service Management Platform to Enhance Customer Experience and Service QualityBTG is proud to announce the deployment of a new, state-of-the-art Field Service Management (FSM) platform, now live in the European region. This major upgrade reflects BTG’s commitment to delivering superior service quality, improved organization and scheduling in execution of repair, preventive maintenance, and performance services on BTG Process Control instrumentation of our customers.
Article6 min read Aug 26, 2025Beyond Mechanical Condition Monitoring for the Pulp & Paper IndustryMany producers are reevaluating their maintenance strategy and adopting a more holistic approach, one that integrates machine and process condition monitoring.
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Article6 min read Apr 15, 2024Why Use the Technical Database in Planning and Scheduling?The results of a poor technical database are often hidden, but can be substantial.
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Article1 min read Apr 18, 2023Keeping it Simple - Some Principles of Successful Reliability and Maintenance ManagementJoin reliability and maintenance expert Christer Idhammar for an essential 30-minute webinar on April 20th exploring advanced maintenance management strategies. This second installment in the Keeping it Simple series reveals why understanding root causes drives operational excellence and shares proven methodologies for managing complex maintenance processes. Mid-career operations managers and R&D leads will gain actionable insights into maintenance optimization, process improvement, and leadership approaches that deliver measurable ROI. Perfect for professionals seeking to elevate their technical expertise while building credible presentations for executive stakeholders and advancing their operational management capabilities.
Article1 min read Mar 2, 2023How to Document Cost-Effective Maintenance Tasks Part 4: Criticality AnalysisPart 4 of this series will cover how to decide what PMs we should document first, and typically we do a criticality analysis. As we like to say at IDCON: Keep it simple. It is best to keep the criticality analysis as simple as possible. As with any type of criticality analysis, the formula is Risk x Consequence. The “risk” represents the probability of the failure or breakdown occurring, and the “consequence” could refer to safety, environmental, high cost, lost production, etc.
