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Belt Tension MattersBy Howard W. Penrose, PhD, CMRP, MotorDoc LLC As we continue to review the impact of electric-motor-system reliability and maintenance on energy and emissions, some of the most common types […]
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Use Tech To Advance Customer Service
Whether your customer is in-house or in another state, data and automation can make you a better supplier. By Joe Limbaugh, Motion Today, distributors and other service providers have an […]
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Optimize Your Loops
Control-loop performance monitoring can be applied throughout an organization’s operational assets to realize high-level efficiencies. By Robert Rice and Bryan King, Control Station Process manufacturers understand the value of well-behaved […]
ON THE FLOOR
Each month we talk with maintenance and technology professionals about their views and pressing problems on the factory floor.
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The Future of Maintenance
By Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC)
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Make CMMS Your Digitalization HubExpand your CMMS beyond maintenance to realize digital-transformation success. By Eric Whitley, L2L Digital transformation is a term that refers to fundamental organizational change using digital technologies to modify a […]
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Innovation Meets Future Conveyor Needs
Monitoring and automation advances make it possible to increase conveyor speeds without sacrificing safety or efficiency. By R. Todd Swinderman, Martin Engineering Higher production demands across all bulk-handling segments require […]
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Show Them The MoneyMany still ask, “How do I convince leadership to engage in reliability and maintenance initiatives?” As stated in the 1996 Tom Cruise comedy “Jerry Maguire,” “Show me the money.” Of […]
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Engagement, Accountability Produce ResultsI’m not focusing this article on any specific technology, but rather roadblocks/challenges that all technologies are facing today to be successful. In the time during and now following the pandemic, […]
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2023 Expectations And Implementations
By Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” (Yogi Berra). “I never think about the future. […]
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Show Them The Money
Many still ask, “How do I convince leadership to engage in reliability and maintenance initiatives?” As stated in the 1996 Tom Cruise comedy “Jerry Maguire,” “Show me the money.” Of […]
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Optimize Your Loops
Control-loop performance monitoring can be applied throughout an organization’s operational assets to realize high-level efficiencies. By Robert Rice and Bryan King, Control Station Process manufacturers understand the value of well-behaved […]
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Innovation Meets Future Conveyor Needs
Monitoring and automation advances make it possible to increase conveyor speeds without sacrificing safety or efficiency. By R. Todd Swinderman, Martin Engineering Higher production demands across all bulk-handling segments require […]
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Acquire Vibration Data WirelesslyIn industrial environments, where the Internet of Things is commonly referred to as the “industrial internet of things” (IIoT), the interconnectivity of machines, devices, and sensors using cloud computing allows […]
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SPONSORED: Enhance Process Plant Commissioning, Troubleshooting, And Safety With Smart Pressure...
Diagnostics and other information supplied by pressure instruments can be used to improve operations by helping plant personnel prevent issues, or quickly determine root causes when problems arise. Off-scale readings […]
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New Oil Is Not Clean OilProper storage and handling are critical success factors for precision lubrication. By Mark Barnes, PhD, CMRP, Des-Case Corp. After 27 years in the lubrication industry, I continue to be amazed […]
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These Techniques Find Bearing FaultsSix condition-monitoring technologies can help you prevent catastrophic motor-bearing failure. By Chris Johnson, SMB Bearings It is estimated that bearing faults account for approximately half of all failures in electric […]
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Conveyor-belt cleaners
The DT2S and DT2H reversible conveyor-belt cleaners are said to reduce system downtime and labor for cleanup or service, while helping prolong the service life of other conveyor components. […]
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Condition monitoring
OPTIFY condition-monitoring platform provides remote management of operations in real time. The system integrates with the company’s IIoT sensor and gateway products and can be accessed through the web […]
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Machine Visualization SolutionPACSystems RXi HMI machine visualization solution is said to help users overcome the limitations of lower budgets, fewer people, and higher productivity demands. The interface uses smartphone-like graphical displays. […]
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Handheld sensors
Memosens CPL53E, CPL57E, CPL59E, COL37E, and CLL47E liquid analytical sensors join the CPL51E to provide measurement, easy operation, and enhanced good laboratory practice (GLP). The sensors support data and […]
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Conveyor systemFlexExtend is a flexible gravity conveying system with self-tracking skate wheels. The system is designed for low- to medium-volume, multi-sized conveyance operations. Said to be a high-flow product, it […]
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Machine-learning support
The company has expanded its efforts to integrate machine-learning algorithms into its applications. The improvements will reportedly allow organizations to “operationalize” their data-science investments, and open source and third-party […]
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Compact limit switchesSchmersal compact limit switches provide a solution for a variety of object-detection applications. Their small size allows reported easy installation in confined spaces. The switches have a 31-mm body […]
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