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Twins Key To Digital TransformationDigital-twin technology helps you scale systems, standardize assets, and develop sustainable operations to deliver fast ROI.
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Condition Monitoring Barriers DroppingAdvances in data acquisition and analysis mean maintenance and operations teams can spend more time improving reliability.
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Check Idle Bearings Before StartupBy Chris Johnson, SMB Bearings Your factory equipment may have been idle for a few weeks and now you’re getting ready to restart or step up the level of operations. Here are some factors to consider when caring for rotational elements that have been sitting idle. Corrosion is always something to watch for when maintaining […]
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Each month we talk with maintenance and technology professionals about their views and pressing problems on the factory floor.
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Bad Systems Beat Good PeopleQ: Do you have metrics or KPIs? A: Metrics are detailed measures that feed and supplement KPIs (key performance indicators), which are the difference makers that drive your strategies and improve your business. KPIs can be a performance measure from an individual, group, department, or company. They show your current status, the end goal, and […]
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Special-Edition Podcasts From The SMRP ConferenceThe 2020 SMRP Annual Conference will be held virtually this year, from Oct. 19 to 21. EP editorial director Gary Parr recently sat down with several of the exhibitors, discussing a variety of topics in these special-edition podcasts. L.J. Andreuzzi, North American Business Development Manager for the Henkel’s Loctite brand, Rocky Hill, CT, describes […]
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Featured Podcast: Maintenance Benefits as Digital Transformation Accelerates
Maintenance teams are finding themselves in the middle of a major shift toward digitalization of work processes. Brad Budde, Vice President, Digital at Emerson Automation Solutions, discusses how digital tools and content can be used to help maintenance teams identify, plan, and execute work in ways that improve key performance measures such as maintenance speed […]
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Laser System Assures Pump EfficiencyLevAlign Expert system provides simple accurate measurement of vertical-pump tolerances. For 10 years, 56 vertical utility pumps operated continuously and without incident at one of the world’s largest chemical companies, located in Germany. After almost 100,000 operating hours in that span, it was necessary to conduct thorough, detailed asset maintenance. Two of the vertical pumps […]
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Move from Reactive to ProactiveBy Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) More than half of the facilities/factories in North America still rely on reactive maintenance as their overall maintenance strategy. For decades, evidence has demonstrated the greater benefits of performing proactive maintenance. So much so, that the PdM/CBM framework makes the old way […]
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Become A Change AgentTo develop and maintain a competitive position in any industry requires the ability to implement change and gain and maintain workforce support along the way.
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Effectively Measure PMUptime improvement and cost reductions are only two of the benefits of a predictive-maintenance program.
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Jumpstart Maintenance ProfitabilityThese three strategies will help your maintenance department contribute to the company’s bottom line.
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Breaking Mining Data SilosPressure to enhance efficiency and meet production targets drives improved operational visibility through data gathering.
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Brush Up on Mag-Meter BasicsMag meters (electromagnetic flow meters) offer a number of benefits in fluid-handling applications.
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Mods Enhance Lube PracticesModify your assets to make it easier to execute your precision lubrication program.
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Fight Lubricant ProliferationIf you use a large variety of lubricants, consider the benefits of a consolidation process.
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Location-awareness systemLocation Awareness is part of the Plantweb digital ecosystem that advances industrial safety to protect employees at refineries, chemical plants, and oil and gas platforms. The wireless personnel-location system offers companies an enhanced option to protect their most important asset—workers. Used for safety mustering and man-down events, the system gives managers a snapshot of employee […]
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Atomizing Spray NozzleThe 1/4 NPT FullStream liquid atomizing spray nozzle provides a full cone spray pattern for pressurized liquids. The tangential-flow design is vaneless, creating internal features to resist clogging while producing a uniform distribution in a round pattern with medium to large droplets. Right-angle design is compact and operates to 100 psig liquid pressure. The nozzles […]
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Connected filtration serviceThe iCue connected filtration service aids in getting ahead of potential dust-collection maintenance issues in a facility before they become disruptive. With real-time performance monitoring alerts and automated reporting capabilities, the iCue service helps users optimize collector efficiency, reduce unplanned downtime, and track compliance data. Donaldson Co. Minneapolis donaldson.com
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Maintenance status appThe Smartenance app, for smart phone, tablet, or desktop, connects maintenance plans and activity status. The vendor-neutral app uses a mobile maintenance calendar as an app for smartphone and tablets on the shop floor and a desktop web-browser interface for managing and documenting maintenance tasks in the office. The app is said to be simple, […]
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Integrated AIAugmented reality (AR) technology is part of the Plantweb Optics asset-performance platform. The system provides enhanced access to real-time diagnostics and analytics and live remote assistance to workers maintaining and optimizing plant equipment. The software leverages artificial intelligence, machine-learning analytics, and data contextualization to add real-time visibility to plant reliability and operational performance. Unlike standalone […]
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Air compressorsA line of electric single-stage, horizontal-tank stationary air compressors includes 16 single-stage belt-driven models with cast-iron compressor pumps and powder-coated, ASME certified tanks. The largest models use 60- or 80-gal. tanks and provide 5 hp while displacing 27.8 or 28.7 cfm at 125 psi. Magnetic starters are standard on the larger units. Several horsepower and […]
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