Readers who follow the tweets of @Windpower_Eng find them occasionally referring to entertaining notices from Salvex, a reseller of surplus wind-turbine components and materials. A recent notice, for instance, listed 50 surplus cases of grease valued at $23,000 and 23 accumulator assemblies for a particular turbine model worth $35,000. It makes you wonder: Why are companies…
Part-management software cuts maintenance costs, downtime for manufacturer
Editor’s note: Although the application of this software is not in the wind industry, the supply chain challenges of the subject are much the same. A large pulp and paper plant located in the Midwest was experiencing long, frequent machine downtime delays related to parts. They had about $2 million worth of spare parts inventory,…