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Engineering & Mining Journal: Shared data and experience improves maintenance practices and operational performance

1 min read / October 26, 2022

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Technicians can now observe and share data in real-time, accelerating optimization rates.

Professionals learn from collaboration. Sharing their experience and bounching ideas off one another allows them to think through problems with like-minded individuals. New approaches to work are allowing front-line managers to share notes (and photos) about breakdowns and repairs with colleagues halfway around the world, either in real time or saved as reference material for when anyone with the company encounters similar problems.

*This article was written by Steve Fiscor, Editor in Chief of Engineering and Mining Journal (E&MJ). And appeared in the October issue. You can read the rest on page 46 of the digital edition (Komatsu is highlighted on page 48).