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Augury and Grundfos Partner on Predictive Maintenance SolutionsManufacturing partnerships have always had a place in the marketplace but once the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) movement picked up momentum, new alliances began to accelerate. Many partnerships have been around low-hanging fruit on the plant floor, such as condition-monitoring or predictive analytics for production lines, be it processing or end-of-the line. A relatively […]
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Make Root-Cause Analysis ThriveQ: Why is root-cause analysis so poorly utilized?
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Metrics That Gauge Plant ReliabilityBy Kristina Gordon, Illumiti In previous articles, we’ve focused on some SAP reports that help with plant reliability. This month, we look at some industry-standard metrics and how they are measured to transform your facility to a best-in-class organization. These KPIs (key performance indicators) can be set up in SAP using standard reporting functionality. Kristina Gordon […]
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Legacy Equipment: Upgrade or Replace?Since there’s no one-size-fits-all answer, you’ll need to run the numbers.
Get the Parts Part RightBy Drew D. Troyer, CRE, Contributing Editor Early-life failures plague industries that depend upon asset-intensive processes. Early-life failures are those that occur shortly after startup of new, recently rebuilt, or recently repaired machines. While there are many causes for early-life failures, they can be classified in terms of bad parts or bad workmanship, both traceable to […]
Enforce Rules or Don’t Have ThemWhy do you drive 60 to 70 mph in a 55 mph zone? It’s often because everyone around you is and risk of enforcement is low.
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- Metrics That Gauge Plant Reliability
By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti In previous articles, we’ve focused on some SAP reports that help with plant reliability. This month, we look at some industry-standard metrics and how they are measured to transform your facility to a best-in-class organization. These KPIs (key performance indicators) can be set up in SAP using standard reporting functionality. Kristina Gordon […]
Determine The Correct Maintenance PrescriptionAdapting best practices from the medical arena can help drive uptime in your plant.
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Choose From Three Lubricant SealsYour application, operating conditions, and lubricant quality determine which seal design will best keep contaminants from damaging rotating equipment.
Sample Containers Affect Oil AnalysesGrabbing the nearest empty container to hold your used-oil sample will produce unreliable test results.
- Legacy Equipment: Upgrade or Replace?
Since there’s no one-size-fits-all answer, you’ll need to run the numbers.
Consider Wear-Ring OptionsSelecting the best non-metallic wear ring for an application can greatly increase its effectiveness.
Mine ROI with Thermal ImagingInfrared technology can be a powerful tool in your site’s quest for equipment reliability and operational cost savings.
Spare-Parts Management: From Isolation to CollaborationWhile ways to procure and hold items that support maintenance and operations have advanced, the impact in today’s plants is debatable.
