Efficiency Gains Can Be Achieved by Questioning the Status Quo
In this second part of Power & Motion’s discussion with Jesse Dupuis, Director – Powertrain Product Management, Motion Control Solutions at Regal Rexnord, he offers insight and an application example on how changing industry mindsets can lead to efficiency and operational improvements.
His biggest piece of advice is to ask questions. Instead of feeling constrained by what a power transmission or other system is, Dupuis said to ask questions about what it could be outside of that.
Watch "How Efficient Components and Systems Can Reduce Operational Costs" for the first part of our interview with Jesse Dupuis to learn about the various ways efficiency gains can be achieved to help improve operational costs.
Many customers he’s spoken to over the years assumed the current performance of their system was normal even if they were changing components every 6 months. They would be skeptical when he told them he could expand their components’ lifespan to several years.
He said one of the challenges is the mindset in many industries that you just replace something when necessary because a machine owner does not want to take the risk of changing something and having it be worse.
“The problem with that is it really prohibits the open mindedness to what could be better,” he said. There are big opportunities for efficiency and other improvements though if companies change their mindset.
“What I would tell companies is, question the status quo, question whether or not this performance is optimized, or if it could be better, because more often than not, it absolutely can be better,” said Dupuis.
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Sara Jensen
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Sara Jensen is executive editor of Power & Motion, directing expanded coverage into the modern fluid power space, as well as mechatronic and smart technologies. She has over 15 years of publishing experience. Prior to Power & Motion she spent 11 years with a trade publication for engineers of heavy-duty equipment, the last 3 of which were as the editor and brand lead. Over the course of her time in the B2B industry, Sara has gained an extensive knowledge of various heavy-duty equipment industries — including construction, agriculture, mining and on-road trucks —along with the systems and market trends which impact them such as fluid power and electronic motion control technologies.
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