{"id":64970,"date":"2020-12-28T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lantechweb.wpengine.com\/blog\/3-insights-from-trends-in-material-handling-machinery-maintenance\/"},"modified":"2020-12-28T15:38:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T20:38:00","slug":"3-insights-from-trends-in-material-handling-machinery-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/r2\/blog\/3-insights-from-trends-in-material-handling-machinery-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Insights from Trends in Material Handling Machinery Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The data from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.plantengineering.com\/single-article\/2016-maintenance-study-seven-key-findings\/531cc6a4b6a224920edd562e2c6eec68.html\">Plant Engineering 2016 Maintenance Survey<\/a> offers some fascinating insights including:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>61% of maintenance operations use &#8220;run-to-failure&#8221; to determine when machinery requires attention<\/li>\n<li>Packaging systems are generally shutdown only once\/year for scheduled maintenance, while material handling equipment\u00a0is typically\u00a0shut down four to six times\/year<\/li>\n<li>The largest cause of machinery downtime is aging equipment<\/li>\n<li>22% of maintenance is outsourced (a 29% increase just since 2015)<\/li>\n<li>55% of factories plan to upgrade equipment to reduce frequency of downtime<\/li>\n<li>Lack of manpower and technical skills are the top reasons cited for the maintenance outsourcing trend<\/li>\n<li>Challenges to improving maintenance include lack of staff, lack of budget, inadequate understanding\/training around new technology, lack of management support, and inconsistent scheduling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s clear that the devastating impact of downtime is causing more than half the respondents to address this problem by considering machinery upgrades. Improving maintenance is also on the rise: \u00a0the average hours\/week\/factory for scheduled maintenance increased from 20 to 22 since 2015.<\/p>\n<h1>What this means for stretch wrappers<\/h1>\n<p>Here are three implications:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The odds of your stretch wrappers running at optimal performance levels are low. Maintenance programs are more concerned with maintaining throughput versus maximizing performance.<\/li>\n<li>The skills and knowledge to maintain and optimize stretch wrappers are disappearing from plants at an increasing rate.<\/li>\n<li>Aging machinery that\u2019s poorly maintained is an expensive proposition. (It actually costs more to do this than to upgrade to new stretch wrappers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>So if that\u2019s the current condition, what are stretch wrapper manufacturers doing about it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smart machines<\/strong> \u2013 building knowledge into the wrappers. Instead of telling the wrapper what to do, the operator tells the machine about the load and the wrapper figures out how to wrap it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Automatically maintaining load quality<\/strong> \u2013 ensuring enough containment force is on every load \u2013 minimizes operator\u2019s skill required to get the load wrapped correctly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Real time performance management<\/strong> \u2013 instant reports to management and maintenance via the Internet so adjustments can be made and issues corrected quickly.<\/p>\n<p>To learn how Lantech approaches these issues with our Lantech Exclusives including Lean Wrap and Load Guardian check out these machines:<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-45496 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SLAuto-300x259.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SLAuto-300x259.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SLAuto-768x663.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SLAuto-1024x885.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SLAuto-600x518.png 600w, https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SLAuto.png 1292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/lantechweb.wpengine.com\/q-series-automatic-stretch-wrappers?region=1\">QL Automatic<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/lantechweb.wpengine.com\/s-series-automatic-stretch-wrappers?region=1\">SL Automati<\/a><a href=\"\/\/lantechweb.wpengine.com\/s-series-automatic-stretch-wrappers?region=1\">c High speed\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/lantechweb.wpengine.com\/ring-straddle-automatic-stretch-wrappers?region=1\">RL Ring Straddle Automatic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re considering a stretch wrapper upgrade or replacement, you have lots of options.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/lantechweb.wpengine.com\/retrofits?region=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">retrofits to existing equipment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/stretch-wrapping\/latest-technical-advances?region=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new capabilities that might not have been available when you last bought a machine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/stretch-wrapping\/quick-comparison-of-stretch-wrapper-solutions?region=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wide range of models and options with varying degrees of automation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/used-stretch-wrap-machines?region=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Should I buy a used stretch wrapping machine?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The bottom line is that simply ordering one more of what you had last time may, or may not, be the right answer.<\/p>\n<h1>Check out these other posts related to material handling:<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"link-to-url tooltip-theme-arrows suggested-link-tooltip tooltip-target tooltip-element-attached-bottom tooltip-element-attached-left tooltip-target-attached-top tooltip-target-attached-left tooltip-abutted tooltip-abutted-top\" href=\"\/blog\/3-ways-to-make-your-loading-dock-more-efficient?region=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3 Ways to Make Your Loading Dock More Efficient<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"link-to-url tooltip-theme-arrows suggested-link-tooltip tooltip-target tooltip-element-attached-bottom tooltip-element-attached-left tooltip-target-attached-top tooltip-target-attached-left tooltip-abutted tooltip-abutted-left tooltip-abutted-top\" href=\"\/blog\/pallet-jack-safety-fails-a-serious-problem?region=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pallet Jack Safety Fails: An Infrequent But Serious Problem<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"link-to-url tooltip-theme-arrows suggested-link-tooltip tooltip-target tooltip-enabled tooltip-abutted tooltip-abutted-left tooltip-abutted-top tooltip-element-attached-bottom tooltip-element-attached-left tooltip-target-attached-top tooltip-target-attached-left\" href=\"\/blog\/stretch-wrapping-oee-and-whats-different-off-the-manufacturing-factory-floor?region=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beyond the Production Floor Wall &#8211; A Stretch Wrapping OEE Epic<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-dcba852c-2f26-4121-80bb-3fc6b94c9f80\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><span id=\"hs-cta-dcba852c-2f26-4121-80bb-3fc6b94c9f80\" class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-dcba852c-2f26-4121-80bb-3fc6b94c9f80\"><!-- [if lte IE 8]>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/189024\/dcba852c-2f26-4121-80bb-3fc6b94c9f80\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"hs-cta-img-dcba852c-2f26-4121-80bb-3fc6b94c9f80\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/lantech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dcba852c-2f26-4121-80bb-3fc6b94c9f80.png\" alt=\"how stretch wrap machines reduce costs for shipping operations\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This post was published on August 29, 2016 and updated on November 7, 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-date\">August 29, 2016<\/p>\n<p class=\"meta-decription\">Get 3 insights on material handling machinery maintenance that will help when you are buying a stretch wrapper<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get 3 insights on material handling machinery maintenance that will help when you are buying a stretch wrapper<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[115,128],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>3 Insights from Trends in Material Handling Machinery Maintenance<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get 3 insights on material handling machinery maintenance that will help when you are buying a stretch wrapper\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/r2\/blog\/3-insights-from-trends-in-material-handling-machinery-maintenance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"3 Insights from Trends in Material Handling Machinery Maintenance\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Get 3 insights on material handling machinery maintenance that will help when you are buying a stretch wrapper\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/r2\/blog\/3-insights-from-trends-in-material-handling-machinery-maintenance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lantech | Region 2\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-12-28T20:38:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SLAuto-300x259.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lantech\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"3 Insights from Trends in Material Handling Machinery Maintenance\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lantech\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/r2\/blog\/3-insights-from-trends-in-material-handling-machinery-maintenance\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/r2\/blog\/3-insights-from-trends-in-material-handling-machinery-maintenance\/\"},\"author\":{\"@context\":\"http:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"3 Insights from Trends in Material Handling Machinery Maintenance\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/r2\/blog\/3-insights-from-trends-in-material-handling-machinery-maintenance\/\",\"image\":false,\"sameAs\":[null],\"jobTitle\":null,\"description\":\"&nbsp;\\nThe data from the\u00a0Plant Engineering 2016 Maintenance Survey offers some fascinating insights including:\\n\\n\\n61% of maintenance operations use &#8220;run-to-failure&#8221; 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Improving maintenance is also on the rise: \u00a0the average hours\/week\/factory for scheduled maintenance increased from 20 to 22 since 2015.\nWhat this means for stretch wrappers\nHere are three implications:\n\nThe odds of your stretch wrappers running at optimal performance levels are low. Maintenance programs are more concerned with maintaining throughput versus maximizing performance.\nThe skills and knowledge to maintain and optimize stretch wrappers are disappearing from plants at an increasing rate.\nAging machinery that\u2019s poorly maintained is an expensive proposition. (It actually costs more to do this than to upgrade to new stretch wrappers.\n\nSo if that\u2019s the current condition, what are stretch wrapper manufacturers doing about it?\nSmart machines \u2013 building knowledge into the wrappers. Instead of telling the wrapper what to do, the operator tells the machine about the load and the wrapper figures out how to wrap it.\nAutomatically maintaining load quality \u2013 ensuring enough containment force is on every load \u2013 minimizes operator\u2019s skill required to get the load wrapped correctly.\nReal time performance management \u2013 instant reports to management and maintenance via the Internet so adjustments can be made and issues corrected quickly.\nTo learn how Lantech approaches these issues with our Lantech Exclusives including Lean Wrap and Load Guardian check out these machines:\nQL Automatic\nSL Automatic High speed\u00a0\nRL Ring Straddle Automatic\nIf you&#8217;re considering a stretch wrapper upgrade or replacement, you have lots of options.\n\nretrofits to existing equipment\nnew capabilities that might not have been available when you last bought a machine\nwide range of models and options with varying degrees of automation\nShould I buy a used stretch wrapping machine?\n\nThe bottom line is that simply ordering one more of what you had last time may, or may not, be the right answer.\nCheck out these other posts related to material handling:\n\n3 Ways to Make Your Loading Dock More Efficient\nPallet Jack Safety Fails: An Infrequent But Serious Problem\nBeyond the Production Floor Wall &#8211; 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