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THERE'S REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THERE'S ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. AND THEN THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE, THIS BEING PRACTICED A BUHRKE INDUSTRIES (ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL), A TIER ONE METAL STAMPER/ASSEMBLER. EXPLAINS KEN STONE, MAINTENANCE MANAGER AT THE COMPANY, "WHEN WE EVOLVED INTO A SECOND SHIFT, THEN WENT THROUGH THE QS 9000 PROCESS, A LIGHT BULB WENT OFF. WE HAD THE IDEA TO DEVELOP A SCHEME WHEREIN ALL THE STAMPING PRESSES WOULD BE MAINTAINED ON A BASIS, WITH ALL OF THE DATA GOING TO BACK TO THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT. WE HAD BEEN DOING WEEKLY AND MONTHLY MAINTENANCE STRICTLY ALONG THE GUIDELINES SET BY THE PRESS MANUFACTURERS, REGARDLESS OF HOW LONG A PRESS HAD BEEN RUNNING …