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How to Take Digital Project ‘Bites’After attending the recent Manufacturing in America (MiA) conference in Detroit, the big takeaway was users and suppliers are still getting comfortable with data analytics, real-time monitoring and all things IIoT. The keynote session addressed many topics, including a great presentation on how KUKA Robotics was using Siemens collaborative platform and analytics — Teamcenter and […]
Lubricant Myths That Can Cost YouBlindly following these old adages can result in damaged equipment, reduced product quality, and wasted revenue.
Marathon Upgrades Shale Asset ManagementWith a stable investment climate in manufacturing for the past eight years, mergers and acquisitions are here to stay for the foreseeable future. While a bonus for investors, the result has been added complexity with the introduction of multiple manufacturing-application platforms and, in response, the creation of optimization initiatives for many large companies. Marathon Oil, […]
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When to Update SAP Master DataDo you understand the rationale and rules for keeping your plant’s SAP master data up to date?
Put Organizational Master Data To WorkOrganizational master data in SAP reflects your site’s organizational strategy and enables efficient execution of the work-management process.
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Reliability’s Sexy Side: Threaded FastenersBy Drew D. Troyer CRE, CMRP, Contributing Editor So the title is misleading. Threaded fasteners aren’t very sexy. But I wanted to quickly draw your attention to what is one of the most important, albeit often overlooked, aspects of machine reliability. Threaded fasteners are, literally, the nuts and bolts of putting reliability on the plant […]
Determine A Vertical Pump’s Natural FrequencyWhat’s the best way to determine the natural frequency of your vertical pumps?
OEE Provides ROI to ManagementWhen you try to justify any reliability/maintainability implementation, your management is always going to ask for some kind of return on investment (ROI).
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- How to Take Digital Project ‘Bites’
After attending the recent Manufacturing in America (MiA) conference in Detroit, the big takeaway was users and suppliers are still getting comfortable with data analytics, real-time monitoring and all things IIoT. The keynote session addressed many topics, including a great presentation on how KUKA Robotics was using Siemens collaborative platform and analytics — Teamcenter and […]
- Reliability’s Sexy Side: Threaded Fasteners
By Drew D. Troyer CRE, CMRP, Contributing Editor So the title is misleading. Threaded fasteners aren’t very sexy. But I wanted to quickly draw your attention to what is one of the most important, albeit often overlooked, aspects of machine reliability. Threaded fasteners are, literally, the nuts and bolts of putting reliability on the plant […]
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What’s Wrong With My Bolts?Investigations of two real-world mysteries help explain why bolts can be too loose or too tight.
- Lubricant Myths That Can Cost You
Blindly following these old adages can result in damaged equipment, reduced product quality, and wasted revenue.
Distillery ‘Dances’ With Innovative BoilersSafe, efficient operation and consistent, quality steam were key considerations in equipment selection at Wisconsin’s Dancing Goat Distillery. Michael Reiber knows a thing or two about food-and-beverage processing. His accomplishments are many, including being responsible for the design, construction, and operation of one of the largest craft distilleries in the state of Wisconsin. Thus, it […]
Emerson Introduces Plantweb OpticsEmerson Systems and Solutions, St. Louis, has introduced Plantweb Optics, a mobile-ready collaboration software platform that provides an unprecedented view of plant reliability and operational performance. Connecting technicians, engineers, and plant management through Plantweb Optics transforms decades-old work processes, providing cross-functional collaboration and decision-making to help plants operate safely and profitably. With access to data across […]
New Exair Website Helps Improve Efficiency, SafetyEXAIR.com is the new digital home of the Exair Corp. Intelligent Compressed Air products for industry. The new design offers a product-selection process that provides descriptions immediately from the homepage. An improved account management and ordering process streamlines access to historical orders, allows one click repeat orders, and eases editing of your information. This website […]
Emerson’s Plantweb Apps Simplify Asset Health MonitoringWith the demand to implement the Internet of Things, the challenge is knowing where to start. Plants generate more data than ever before without meaningful analytics to guide expert decisions and actions. Plant web provides customers with a scalable, easy path into Industrial IoT (IIoT) benefits that will transform data into information that plant personnel can […]
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