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Leading industry experts constantly mention the importance of regular preventative maintenance.

The modern techniques and technologies in the print and apply field encompass everything related to the function of labelling a product. That includes having detailed knowledge of entire systems designed for high yield operations with a very high throughput.

Plant managers, production chain managers, engineers, technicians, and dozens of other professionals in this field, can all attest to the complexity of some production processes. In this profession, throughput is always the word of the day.

Throughput is output relative to input or the amount passing through a system from input to output. In simpler terms, throughput is the capacity of your production plant. And just as with anything else, it can be optimized for many factors.

Architecture: Your plant’s architecture is the path your product follows from production to packaging. It includes everything from software to conveyors, and an analysis of a plant’s architecture can reveal countless opportunities for increasing productivity, lowering costs, and increasing quality.

Powered Systems: This includes components that need external power to function. From linear actuators to electric motors, each component that uses energy to perform work can be optimized. Advances in electric motor design, and other powered technologies, make newer motors, and other working parts, more efficient, more durable, and almost maintenance free.

Control Systems: Microprocessors, software, interfaces, communications, among others, comprise the control systems of your production. The Human Machine Interface is an integral component of your production line, and just as any other control system, it must be maintained and regularly updated. The control systems make sure that what you want to happen, actually happens. Advances in touch screen technology, servo control, computer and software technology, progress at an incredible rate, and having the latest versions will not only make your plant more productive, it will also help eliminate errors and production halts.

These are but a few areas of the production process. Leading industry experts constantly mention the importance of regular preventative maintenance. Programs exists where experts in their respective fields regularly visit your production line and make sure that all is working as it should be, that all software is of the latest version, and that plant or production managers are informed of all possible solutions for improving productivity and quality, increasing production, and lowering costs.

No matter what field you’re in, or the size of your production process, if you don’t already have a preventative maintenance program with IMS, you may request the service by calling our technical department at 514-336-3213.

IMS has been providing identification solutions that have kept businesses on the cutting edge of production for over 50 years. We’ve even made the cover page of ‘Logistics magazine’ for our achievements. Read about it in this case study.