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Business development specialist John Mitchell has joined electrical supply, repair and field service provider CP Automation from Rockwell's customer support and maintenance division. Mitchell's objective at CP Automation is to help companies mitigate for a skills gap and labour shortage that he believes is costing European industry millions every year.
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European manufacturers are estimated to spend over €400 billion on maintenance activities per annum. However, approximately 30% of failed items can be repaired at half the cost of buying replacements, creating a potential 15% saving.
Furthermore, only five new appointments are made for every ten maintenance workers who retire. This leaves maintenance teams over burdened and creates an ever increasing skills gap, as knowledgeable and experienced workers leave industry.
The new business development manager says, "The average age of the maintenance workforce is 48 so the pace of retirement is likely to increase in the mid-term future."
Thanks to his apprenticeship at Texas Instruments, Mitchell understands how vital it is to keep plant downtime to a minimum. "Manufacturers spend 40% of their time on reactive maintenance with little left to get to the root cause of the problem. The irony is that 60% of preventative maintenance activities are actually unnecessary, so getting the right plan in place is essential."
Mitchell, who is expecting a baby girl in summer 2011, enjoys cycling and other sports. He spends much of his spare time on the family's allotment where he grows vegetables and passionately believes that quality energy sources are crucial for a healthy lifestyle.
Mitchell believes that CP Automation is in a mode of growth and that his experience in engineering, marketing and sales, across all major industry sectors will bring additional know-how to an already established team.
About CP Automation: CP Automation is a specialist in the repair and replacement of automation equipment including electronic boards, PLCs and Ac and DC drives. It was established to provide an independent maintenance service, without exclusive ties to any manufacturer. However, it does have strong relationships with the principal inverter, encoder, resistors and motor manufacturers.
Contact Information
John Mitchell
CP Automation
Unit 8
Ashley Industrial Estate
Exmoor Avenue
Scunthorpe, DN15 8NJ
+44 (0)1724 851 515
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