"Breakdowns have been
dramatically reduced"
Robinson Industries manufacture the popular
range of the versatile Super Tub that complement the Fisher and
Paykel washing machines and dryers, the Robinhood rangehood units
and fold-away ironing centres as well as a number of other products.
Their production equipment must handle this wide variety of products
and it is critical to keep breakdowns to a minimum and quality
must be high.
Andrew Tunley, Maintenance Manager for
Robinson's explains. "We use a number of different tools
for different jobs and it is important that each piece of equipment
will operate when we need it to even if it has not been used for
some time. An efficient routine maintenance schedule is important
for us to be able to keep things working smoothly."
"Workmate has proven to be exactly
the tool that we need to do this work. It is a versatile system
that is very easy to operate and was working for us virtually
straight away." "The results speak for themselves -
Breakdowns have been dramatically reduced and we now have an asset
information resource database that takes the stress out of managing
the plant and equipment."
Jason Parshotam, Production Manager for
Robinson's explains the benefits from his perspective. "In
a very short space of time Workmate has become an essential part
of our operation. It is a neat software tool that has given us
the ability to perform essential tasks on time and the confidence
to maintain a tight production schedule. From a production perspective
Workmate lets us know exactly what maintenance work must be done
so we can plan for it well in advance and the reduction in breakdowns
has made my job much easier." "It really is outstanding
what a difference such a simple tool can make to our maintenance
and production environment."
