However, while it appears to be a cost-effective way to save money on labor at the time of purchase, it almost always ends up costing significantly more money in the long run. Hytrol conveyor and pallet conveyor costs of reactive maintenance are three to nine times higher than the costs of preventive maintenance, including the additional costs of secondary equipment damage, lost production, rush shipping, and employee overtime.
According to a survey conducted by Plant Engineering in 2017, organizations that implemented preventive ...
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