Manufacturing Under Pressure: Reducing Downtime Through Smarter Facility Operations

When:  Wed, Sep 16, 2026 from 13:00 to 14:00 (ET)
Associated with  All Member Forum

In manufacturing, unplanned downtime impacts far more than maintenance…it stops production, delays customer deliveries, wastes raw materials, and can cost organizations thousands or even millions of dollars. Whether responding to a water line break, power outage, equipment failure, or clean room incident, having immediate access to accurate facility information is critical to restoring operations quickly.

Join us for an interactive webinar exploring modern strategies manufacturers are using to reduce downtime, strengthen operational resilience, and improve emergency response. Learn how maintaining current as-built documentation, mapping equipment and utility shutoffs, documenting specialized production assets, capturing institutional knowledge, and providing mobile access to critical building information helps maintenance teams respond faster and make better decisions.

We'll also discuss the unique challenges of maintaining specialized manufacturing equipment, custom replacement parts, and other critical assets that require experienced personnel and thorough documentation to keep production running.

Whether you're looking to improve emergency preparedness, reduce downtime, strengthen preventive maintenance, or better prepare for workforce transitions, this session will provide practical strategies to help your facilities and production teams operate more efficiently and confidently. 

Learning Objectives

• Reduce production downtime through faster emergency response and recovery.

• Improve documentation of buildings, utilities, equipment, and manufacturing assets.

• Capture institutional knowledge and strengthen cross-training for specialized maintenance teams.

• Map equipment, utility shutoffs, and production assets to improve operational readiness.

• Enable mobile access to critical facility information to improve maintenance efficiency and decision-making.