With Rubix INSITE™, as Europe’s leading MRO specialist, we offer a smart solution for managing spare parts and consumables right where they are needed – on the production floor. This is particularly useful in production-intensive industries where machine availability, throughput and delivery deadlines are crucial.
With Rubix INSITE™, you can optimise the availability of spare parts and consumables directly on site – for shorter response times, more efficient stock levels and higher plant availability.
INSITE acts as Rubix’s point of contact at the heart of our customers’ manufacturing operations, providing direct access to the collective know-how and technical expertise of more than 8,500 Rubix employees across Europe. Drawing on this comprehensive specialist knowledge, Rubix supports companies in optimising their stock levels in a targeted manner. The aim is to keep only those components that are actually required in stock, whilst identifying more cost-effective, high-quality alternatives to OEM parts and ensuring availability within production that is tailored to demand.
This approach lays the foundations for more efficient processes in line with lean production, optimised MRO procurement and modern smart maintenance, and helps to sustainably increase plant availability and reduce operating costs.
Faster response to faults
If critical spare parts are already available on site at the factory, maintenance teams can respond immediately. This results in shorter repair times and reduced downtime, avoids delays caused by waiting for external deliveries, and enables production to resume quickly. Particularly in 24/7 production environments, every hour of downtime can incur very high costs.
Higher plant availability
Production facilities consist of thousands of components, ranging from bearings and sensors to drive elements. If critical parts are identified on site and stocked efficiently, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) increases significantly. This leads to more stable production, higher plant utilisation and fewer unplanned production stoppages.
Transparency regarding critical components
Spare parts management at a factory typically begins with an analysis of the machinery. This involves identifying which components are critical to production, which parts have long lead times, and which components fail with above-average frequency. This transparency helps to prioritise spare parts in a targeted manner.
Optimised stock levels
Many companies face two common problems: holding too many spare parts, thereby tying up capital, or having the wrong spare parts in stock. A structured spare parts management system at the plant enables companies to reduce unnecessary stock levels, ensure targeted stocking of critical components, and improve the planning of maintenance and procurement.
Better cooperation between production and maintenance
When spare parts management is organised within the plant, there is close integration between production, maintenance, procurement and external service partners. This improves communication and speeds up decision-making processes.
