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Fundamentals of Maintenance Management

(2-hour, in-person, Altoona, PA)

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In manufacturing environments, the effectiveness of your maintenance program directly impacts safety, quality, and production output. Yet, many organizations still rely heavily on reactive approaches—responding only when equipment fails. This reactive model is not only inefficient but expensive, often costing 5 to 10 times more than planned maintenance efforts.

This two-hour, in-person workshop explores the essential building blocks of a proactive maintenance strategy. Participants will learn how to implement preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM), reduce costly unplanned downtime, and improve asset reliability. Whether you’re developing a maintenance program from the ground up or fine-tuning an existing one, this session will provide practical insights and foundational tools to support long-term operational excellence.

Why It Matters

• 90% of typical maintenance work is reactive, leading to higher costs and production delays.
• Preventative maintenance extends equipment life and postpones major capital expenditures.
• Maintenance management is not just a support function—it’s a mission-critical investment in uptime, safety, and performance.

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Register now for this free, in-person event!

Workshop Topics:

1. Introduction to Maintenance Excellence
2. Fundamentals of Maintenance Management
3. Preventive vs. Predictive Maintenance (PM & PdM)
4. Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
5. Root Cause Analysis (RCA) in Maintenance
6. Methodical Troubleshooting

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the cost implications of reactive vs. proactive maintenance.
• Learn how to build or improve a preventive and predictive maintenance strategy.
• Exposure tools for effective planning, scheduling, and work prioritization.

Who should attend?

Engineering Managers, Maintenance Managers, Plant Managers, Maintenance Supervisors and Technicians, Reliability Engineers, and anyone responsible for asset uptime, performance, and maintenance strategy.

Instructor:

Larry Bouvier, CRL, CMRP
Vice President, Fuss & O’Neill Manufacturing Solutions, LLC

Larry Bouvier is a dynamic and hands-on leader in plant engineering and maintenance with over 14 years as Vice President at Fuss & O’Neill Manufacturing Solutions. With certifications in reliability (CRL) and maintenance (CMRP), Larry brings decades of experience mentoring and training manufacturers to improve workplace safety, asset performance, and operational excellence. He specializes in world-class asset management, TPM, RCM, CMMS implementation, and maintenance optimization. Through his practical, shop-floor approach, Larry helps clients build sustainable culture change and long-term value across their operations.

This program may be WEDnetPA eligible!

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