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Solving engineering problems and manufacturing issues is also a Green endeavor, as efficient plants use less energy.
Some manufacturers are enjoying enormous savings simply by contracting with expert repair firms, such as PSI Repair Services, Inc. of Livonia, Michigan.
The overall efficiency of a manufacturing plant is an outcome that should not be taken lightly. PSI takes pride in reducing processes to an absolute minimum of movement, with no wasted energy or time.
PSI’s state-of-the-art environment operates entirely under lean manufacturing principles and is ISO 9001 and 9002 certified. Each piece is bar-coded and tracked through the entire process so that a customer can be updated on the status of a job at any time.
3) OUTSOURCE TO AVOID WARRANTY CHAOS
Plant managers know that the cost of doing business – big business – means timely purchases of new equipment and parts. On the other hand, to keep the factory running full time, managers must respond to endless equipment requests from assembly-line workers. Replace or repair? Under these circumstances, tracking and enforcing warranties from a wide variety of OEMs is virtually impossible.
To make matters worse, some OEMs ignore warranties and convince clients that it is easier to simply buy new components. After all, their business model champions manufacturing and selling, not repairs. Another dark secret is that some OEMs may replace a broken part with a new unit and tell the client it was repaired – and then invoice for the new and more expensive part.
Get help coordinating all warranty data with an on-site repair account representative rep. When a breakdown occurs, the manager notifies the account representative, who then weighs the replace versus repair issue by tracking the part’s warranty information, all of which should be available in your company’s data base. This process is a bit like playing detective. But the rep not only gleans details of the warranty agreement, this process also makes it possible to identify “repeat offenders.” That is, parts that have a history of malfunction and may be the root cause of a larger problem. Such insights help fulfill the ultimate goal: keep factories running efficiently.
4) IMPROVE WARRANTY WITH REPAIR
If the answer to the R & R question is repair, and your repair service provider is PSI, all parts are transported to a 120,000- square-foot facility in Livonia. This state-of-the-art environment operates entirely under lean manufacturing principles and is ISO 9001 and 9002 certified. Each piece is bar-coded and tracked through the entire process so that a customer can be updated on the status of a job at any time.
Phillips, who touts his firm as the largest industrial repair company in the world, takes pride in reducing processes to an absolute minimum of movement, with no wasted energy or time. But there is another benefit: Depending on the part it is repairing, the company offers a 12 month warranty, a far cry from the standard 90-day warranty offered by most OEMs. This is possible because often a repaired part is made stronger than the original.
5) WHEN TO BUY NEW
If a valve, motor or other electronic, hydraulic or precision mechanical component cannot be fixed, who can you trust to provide a frank assessment? An innovative one-stop industrial repair company that does not stand to gain by making the sale. Most OEMs do not match this description. Instead, seek a firm that strives to earn your trust, not just your business, and has saved other manufacturers money by making their assembly lines more efficient, Green and profitable.
For more information on this story, please contact:
PHILLIPS SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC.
11878 Hubbard
Livonia, Michigan 48150-1773
Phone: 734-853-5000
Fax: 734-853-5013
www.psi-online.com
