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Asset Underutilization Is Costing Manufacturers Millions

Manufacturing.net, Kevin Belovsky

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April 22, 2026

Brooks International’s Kevin Belovsky, Senior Managing Partner of Delivery, explains why most manufacturers are running at 75% capacity or less — and why that gap has almost nothing to do with broken equipment.

The real culprits, Kevin explains, are scheduling logic no one has questioned in years, reactive maintenance strategies, and a lack of cross-facility visibility. The fix starts with a ground-level asset inventory, not another capital request.

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