• The subject of the issue
    • Polygeneration - an opportunity or a threat to the enterprise
      Energy efficiency can manifest itself in a number of activities. It can be said that the pool of proposed technical and non-technical solutions is very wide. Today, one may ask how much risk is currently burdened with making decisions about the implementation of polygeneration (cogeneration or trigeneration) in a plant.
    • Safety of production processes
      Safety in production plants is a very broad concept. It concerns both the continuity of production and the protection of employees against accidents. It is easy to see that one is closely related to the other. So what security systems are used in enterprises?
  • Events
    • Fair full of inspiration
      The energy of business meetings "face to face" has returned to the Poznań International Fair with all its strength. The halls were filled with modern machines and robots, there was no shortage of solutions for the future. Some of them are yet to be implemented by companies from the industrial sector, but their history began right here in Poznań. The offer of nearly six hundred exhibitors from the ITM INDUSTRY EUROPE block worked like a magnet. The event was visited by 11,687 participants. It was four days full of innovation, expert knowledge and business ideas in unstable times.
  • Oils and greases
    • Real-time oil monitoring
      An important component of many machines, as well as an important subsystem of many production systems, is the lubrication system. Its basic tasks are to reduce frictional resistance and to dissipate heat, the production of which always accompanies friction processes, and in some cases also to ensure tightness between mating surfaces. Additional tasks are: cleaning rubbing surfaces and protecting them against corrosion. A component of the lubrication system is typically a filter designed to trap contaminants in the oil.
  • Human resource Management
    • Onboarding of foreigners
      Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, over 2 million people fleeing the armed conflict have come to Poland. Some refugees treat our country as an intermediate point on the map of their travels to another country. However, quite a number of Ukrainian citizens plan to stay in Poland until the end of the war, and maybe even longer. This means that in the next few months the labor market will be flooded by a wave of employees looking for a permanent place of employment, and employers will face the challenge of their proper implementation. How to prepare the existing teams for the admission of a foreign employee and facilitate the start of refugees in Polish enterprises?
  • Report
    • Adiabatic cooling of production halls
      In large-volume facilities, which include production halls, an adiabatic cooling system is used. It is a very effective solution that not only supports, but often even replaces the air conditioning system.
  • Concepts
    • How to approach lean transformation and build a committed team open to change?
      Customer expectations are growing day by day. They expect faster deadlines, better quality, competitive prices and continuous improvement from their suppliers. This forces a continuous increase in efficiency, i.e. obtaining the expected results while using resources as little as possible. No company will improve its efficiency if managers and employees are not involved in the implementation of their tasks and goals. This means that they should be doing the right things in the right way and with full commitment.
    • Autonomous Maintenance - How can the right team selection support the achievement of TPM goals?
      In this article, I would like to focus on one of the most important goals of the implementation of Autonomous Maintenance - the involvement of all employees of the company in maintaining the machine park in perfect condition. In my practice, I often meet the approach of some managers, according to which TPM is a matter of maintenance. It's time to deny this myth and at the same time warn against committing one of the most common mistakes when implementing AUR.
    • Lean Six Sigma, i.e. a combination of the two most effective methods for improving
      Lean Manufacturing processes, i.e. Lean Manufacturing, focuses on eliminating waste in the process. The trend of shifting to this management concept became very popular in the West in the 1980s. However, Motorola decided to take a different path. And so in the mid-1980s, following the philosophy that quality cannot cost, the Six Sigma method was introduced, which, thanks to obtaining huge amounts of data, aims to achieve almost perfect quality - 3.4 errors per million. It is worth noting that for this method of quality management in 1988 Motorola received the prestigious M. Balridge quality award, awarded by the President of the United States of America for outstanding achievements in the field of quality management.
  • Prevention
    • Optimizing Your Spare Parts Inventory
      When starting your consideration of spare parts, it is worth answering one question: Why do we keep spare parts in stock? The most common answers are, first of all, long delivery times, obsolescence of technology and failure frequency of machines and installations. Of course, the warehouse will not accommodate all spare parts and technical materials for our machine park, so the key element is the proper management of spare parts. As you know - spare parts and consumables in stock are mostly frozen working capital. Additional elements that generate an increase in storage costs are the supervision of materials in the warehouse and methods of their protection. In addition, managing too many spare parts can require hiring additional personnel.
  • Technologies
    • Investing in modern robotic technologies - cost analysis
      Robotization of industrial plants brings benefits in the form of increased production efficiency. Its undoubted advantages also include the improvement of product quality and cost optimization. Many companies decide to buy robots also due to the lack of qualified production workers. However, the question still remains whether the investment costs to be incurred for the purchase of robotic technology can be recovered within an acceptable time?
  • Exploitation
    • Clean machine = improved efficiency
      The concept of cleanliness, in various contexts, has always accompanied mankind. Today we look at machine cleanliness in terms of increased efficiency. However, can you notice a significant impact if it is clean, it will be more efficient?
    • Methods of cleaning machines
      Employees of maintenance services are aware of the fact that dirty mechanisms work worse, wear faster and are more prone to breakdowns. The layer of dirt causes them to overheat and, moreover, effectively masks the first indications of faults. Therefore, in order to maintain the efficiency of the machine and the line on which it works, it is necessary to wash and clean them periodically.

UDT Inspektor (TIA Inspector) - the whole list