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# REPORT

## Industry In Motion: Maintenance Engineering Report 2023

This report focuses on 5 key areas:

1. Monitoring maintenance engineering today
2. Getting the right skills in place
3. Telling the true cost of breakdowns
4. Collaborating with stakeholders to raise performance
5. Harnessing technology to improve efficiency

Read the full report to find out why there has never been a more important time for maintenance engineering. 

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#### [How Much is Factory Downtime Costing You?](https://www.rs-industria.com/knowledge-hub/how-much-is-manufacturing-downtime-costing-you)

Sep 5, 2023 by RS Industria

Reducing manufacturing downtime is a high priority for maintenance engineers.

“Downtime is the biggest challenge facing...

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<https://www.rs-industria.com/knowledge-hub/the-role-of-outsourcing-in-maintenance-engineering>

###### 3 min read

#### [The Role of Outsourcing in Maintenance Engineering](https://www.rs-industria.com/knowledge-hub/the-role-of-outsourcing-in-maintenance-engineering)

Sep 22, 2023 by RS Industria

What are the benefits of outsourcing maintenance engineering and is it the right choice for your organisation?

A...

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<https://www.rs-industria.com/knowledge-hub/the-face-of-maintenance-engineering-today>

###### 5 min read

#### [The Face of Maintenance Engineering Today](https://www.rs-industria.com/knowledge-hub/the-face-of-maintenance-engineering-today)

Sep 11, 2023 by RS Industria

How can the maintenance engineering industry respond to challenges within the profession? Asked to imagine a typical...

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## How can RS Industria customers take advantage of the services offered by Henkan?

Within our ‘*Measure, Optimise, Transform’* process, Henkan are positioned within ‘*Transform*’. They provide a natural complement to RS Industria’s data-driven decision tools. For the customer, there is a natural progression towards their services once they have started using the RS Industria system, and this can be summarised as:

## RS Industria

- <https://www.rs-industria.com/our-solution>Brings you data-led insight
- Highlights downtime/performance/management issues
- Acts as a catalyst for change  - management/business processes
- Helps you quantify the potential benefits of any process or operational changes

## Henkan

- Offers enduring transformational change – via leadership & the creation of ongoing management processes
- Provides a tailored solution for unlocking efficiencies and ensuring operational excellence

> "Using RS Industria has allowed us to view our real time energy consumption and drive improvement using very basic initiatives and routines, without any investment outside of the platform itself, purely by having visibility and allowing us to answer the question “is what we are doing making a difference?”

**Neil Pratt, Engineering Manager. Laleham Health & Beauty **

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