{"id":1859,"date":"2017-10-19T11:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T10:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=1859"},"modified":"2017-10-19T11:02:12","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T10:02:12","slug":"when-the-chips-are-down-production-restored-overnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/when-the-chips-are-down-production-restored-overnight\/","title":{"rendered":"When the chips are down: production restored overnight \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Any stoppages in production are costly and this means that as soon as a breakdown is reported, plant managers must be able to rely on a supplier that can quickly repair or replace the equipment and restore the production line<\/p>\n<p>In the food industry, production is round the clock.<\/p>\n<p>Machines are under strain with the unrelenting processes and, due to hygiene regulations, must be regularly disassembled to be cleaned, often leading to problems with reassembly.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nAny stoppages in production are costly and delay deliveries to suppliers. This means that as soon as a breakdown is reported, plant managers must be able to rely on a supplier that can quickly repair or replace the equipment and restore the production line.<\/p>\n<p>Staffordshire-based materials management expert <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goughengineering.com\/en\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gough Engineering<\/a><\/span> has recently restored the production line of Belgian food manufacturer Roger &amp; Roger.<\/p>\n<p>The company did not have a required part in stock, bringing their production line to a halt.<\/p>\n<p>Gough Engineering\u2019s parts and service team ensured that the part was delivered by the next morning, allowing production to continue.<\/p>\n<p>Roger &amp; Roger, a potato and corn snack manufacturer with factories across Europe, had a conveying machine breakdown in the evening and immediately contacted Gough Engineering for their help in resolving the costly breakdown.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the parts and service team from the conveying and bucket elevator specialist located the required part and arranged for a local haulier to take the part to Belgium, which arrived at 7am the next day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe production line that we restored at Roger &amp; Roger is just one example of how we go above and beyond for our customers,\u201d explained Stephen Harding, managing director of <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/avoiding-cross-contamination-on-conveyors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gough Engineering<\/a><\/span>. \u201cWe provide a round the clock service, should any customers need any parts shipping or if they need an engineer to visit to fix a part. This allows them to get back to full operation as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also recommend that when companies buy parts from us, they also purchase a parts inventory or extended warranty. This allows them to continue this level of service long after we have installed the product. We even have a machine that we maintain that was installed 30 years ago!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gough Engineering also recommends that companies take part in proactive, as well as reactive, maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>If specialist engineers regularly visit to maintain the equipment, check tensions, sprocket alignments and ensure that a system is performing effectively, there will be a lower chance of an unexpected breakdown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Any stoppages in production are costly and this means that as soon as a breakdown is reported, plant managers must be able to rely on a supplier that can quickly repair or replace the equipment and restore the production line In the food industry, production is round the clock. 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