MINNEAPOLIS — CPM|Crown’s Lifecycle360 services now includes plant operations and is intended for manufacturers looking to enhance “all facets of their operations.”The service may aid a company by enhancing the plant, production process, equipment and employees by engaging Crown’s mechanical, process and automation teams to inspect a customer’s facility and team. Furthermore, the service also identifies bottlenecks and improvement opportunities in technologies, training and other areas that may maximize levels of efficiency, productivity and capacity, according to the company. Plant operations includes an on-site assessment that leads to an analysis with solution recommendations. “During the assessment, we help open up more possibilities and more options that the customer may not have thought about,” said Kris Knudson, president of CPM|Crown. Their observations, assessment and support really help provide the final solution.”CPM|Crown also offers other Lifecycle360 support services, including Crown’s innovation center; pre-engineering; construction support; automation; maintenance support; training; and optimization.