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Understanding the Machine Ledger
The Machine Ledger is used in World Class Manufacturing to better understand machines, sections, assemblies, and components so that maintenance teams can more effectively predict failures and plan preventive maintenance activities.
Understanding TPM and Autonomous Maintenance: How Weever Supports Total Productive Maintenance
Understanding TPM and Autonomous Maintenance: How Weever Supports Total Productive Maintenance Learn how Weever simplifies…
Unlock the Potential of Your Factory
Embrace the Paperless Revolution for Enhanced Productivity, Visibility, and Compliance. In the era of digital transformation and automation, factories have experienced remarkable technological advancements. Yet, astonishingly, many factories still rely on mountains of paper to capture data, manage workflows, and generate KPI reports on the factory floor.
Unlock the Power of Engagement with Weever
Empower, Enable and Energize your Frontline Employees. Are you struggling to retain and engage employees to drive operational excellence? Unlock the full potential of your frontline employees with Weever.
USA Food Manufacturing Compliance Requirements
Compliance for manufacturing organizations is comprised of technical, legal and corporate requirements, regulations and practices…
WEBINAR: Common Permit to Work challenges and how software solves them.
Webinar Work Permits Common Permit to Work challenges and how software solves them. Permit To…
Weever as a Game Changer in Autonomous Maintenance for Non-Manufacturing Sectors
Weever as a Game Changer in Autonomous Maintenance for Non-Manufacturing Sectors Discover how Weever’s autonomous…
Weever Boosts Productivity, Reduces Safety and Quality incidents
Within one year, the factory increased incident reports and other forms of staff participation by over 300% and reduced the average time to close by over 400%. Best of all, they increased their Factory Efficiency (OEE) by 11%!
Weever Speeds Deployment, Achieves 99.9% Uptime by Migrating to AWS
Cutting Through the Clutter Improving the efficiency of business processes—especially by digitizing…
Weever wins Innovation Award
Weever Apps is proud to be acknowledged as Frost & Sullivan’s “New Product Innovation Award”…
Weever’s Reporting Helps Identify and Manage Defects
Weever’s Reporting Helps Identify and Manage Defects Optimize manufacturing with Weever’s real-time abnormality and defect…
What are BBS Observations and how can software help?
Behavior-based Safety Observations are an integral part of modern safety programs. Let’s discuss how they work and how software can make them better.
What Are Emerging Trends in Autonomous Maintenance, and How Can Weever Enhance Efficiency Across Industries?
What Are Emerging Trends in Autonomous Maintenance, and How Can Weever Enhance Efficiency Across Industries?…
What are F-tags and why digitize them?
What are F-tags and why digitize them? Andy Pritchard | March 17, 2022 | …
What are the 7 steps of autonomous maintenance?
Quick overview of the 7 steps of Autonomous Maintenance from Increasing Operator Knowledge to Establishing Continuous Improvement and everything in between.
What Are the 7 Steps to Implementing Autonomous Maintenance, and How Does Weever Drive TPM on the Shop Floor to Keep Businesses Ahead of Emerging Trends?
What Are the 7 Steps to Implementing Autonomous Maintenance, and How Does Weever Drive TPM…
What are the Benefits of Autonomous Maintenance, and How Does Weever Drive Results?
What are the Benefits of Autonomous Maintenance, and How Does Weever Drive Results? Discover the…
What are the benefits of using manufacturing audit management software to streamline audit processes?
What are the benefits of using manufacturing audit management software to streamline audit processes? Streamline…
What Are the Best Practices for a Master Sanitation Schedule, and How Does Weever Simplify Compliance for Manufacturers?
What Are the Best Practices for a Master Sanitation Schedule, and How Does Weever Simplify…
What are the Future Trends in Autonomous Maintenance, and How Can Weever Help Prepare Your Business?
What are the Future Trends in Autonomous Maintenance, and How Can Weever Help Prepare Your…
What are the Key Differences Between Total Productive Maintenance and Autonomous Maintenance, and How Does Weever Support Both?
Discover the key differences between Total Productive Maintenance and Autonomous Maintenance, and how Weever supports both.
What are the main types of Work Permits
What are the main types of Work Permits Andy Pritchard | Feb 14, 2022 …
What are the Top Tips for Sustaining Autonomous Maintenance Practices with Weever?
What are the Top Tips for Sustaining Autonomous Maintenance Practices with Weever? Discover top tips…
What are the types of abnormality categories and why should I use them?
How to use standard abnormality report categories and subcategories to create insight-driven reporting. Here are the recommended categories and subcategories as well as some helpful considerations for your frontline staff to aid next steps.
What can software do to enable 5S Auditing
The traditional approach to 5S audits, reliant on manual tracking, can be time-consuming and prone to errors. Software play a pivotal role in enhancing the efficiency of sustaining 5S gains.
What is World Class Manufacturing?
An excellent overview of WCM can be found at Better-Operations.com https://better-operations.com/2013/05/22/world-class-manufacturing-at-chrysler-and-fiat/ The World Class Manufacturing…
What is 5S Auditing?
Scheduled 5S audits are by far the most critical factor in the Sustain element of the 5S methodology. This post provides a step-by-step overview of how to set up your 5S auditing program for success.
What is a PTW system and why is it important?
A Permit to Work (PTW) system is a formal documented system, used to control high-risk, nonstandardized activities. They are usually issued by a manager or supervisor and allow a person or group of people to carry out a task, under strict controls.
What Is A Skills Matrix And How to Create It?
A skills matrix is a framework used to understand employees’ skills and, most importantly, the gap between current and required skill level.
What Is Autonomous Maintenance and Why Does It Matter?
Learn what autonomous maintenance is and why it enhances productivity, reduces downtime, and empowers teams in modern manufacturing processes.
What is Autonomous Maintenance in TPM?
Learn what is autonomous maintenance in TPM and how it boosts productivity, reduces downtime, and empowers operators in your manufacturing process.
What is Autonomous Maintenance?
Autonomous Maintenance, or AM, is part of the Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) school of Lean Manufacturing. It is one of the 8 TPM pillars which aims to increase the productivity of a plant in a sustainable way.
What is Autonomous Maintenance? A Comprehensive Guide
Explore autonomous maintenance: its definition, benefits, pillars, and implementation steps. Learn how to successfully adopt this powerful strategy.
What is Behavior-Based Safety and how does it work?
Ever wondered how to turn your workplace into a safety powerhouse while keeping things friendly and fun? Look no further than Behavior-Based Safety Observations (BBSO). It’s not just another safety acronym—it’s a proactive, people-centered approach that can transform the safety culture of any organization.
What is Daily Management System (DMS)and how does it help manufacturers?
The Daily Management System (DMS), also known as Daily Direction Setting (DDS), is a framework for managing operational performance in manufacturing organizations. It is a structured approach to managing day-to-day operations that focuses on continuous improvement and waste reduction.
What is Jishu Hozen Autonomous Maintenance?
Explore Jishu Hozen Autonomous Maintenance today. Learn how it empowers workers to take charge of maintenance for increased efficiency and reduced downtime.
What is Lean Manufacturing?
In short, lean manufacturing is a continuous improvement philosophy promoting system-wide efficiency. Indeed, this system…
What is Root Cause Analysis and how does software help?
What is Root Cause Analysis and how does software help? Andy Pritchard | March 24,…
What is Software Localization?
What is Software Localization? Andy Pritchard | April 6, 2022 | 5 min read…
What is the Comprehensive Guide to Clean Inspect Lubricate Tighten (CILT) for Autonomous Maintenance?
If you using paper forms, there are many benefits you can realize by switching to software, such as increased adoption, real-time escalation, on-demand instruction, rich data, and reducing the burden of administration.
