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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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NIST Can Help You Get Cyber SecureUL’s Ken Modeste describes the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Cybersecurity Framework program and how any organization can use its free materials to establish and build a cybersecurity program. Ken Modeste, director of connected technologies in the UL Commercial & Industrial Business Unit. Ken’s global responsibilities include cybersecurity, interoperability and protocol compliance. He works to ensure the […]
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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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Determine The Correct Maintenance PrescriptionAdapting best practices from the medical arena can help drive uptime in your plant.
Drones Fly Beyond InspectionsUnmanned-aircraft systems are excellent and safe inspectors, but the future is in analyzing the data they collect.
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Tech Provides ‘Eyes’ To Machine FunctionsIt’s a tall order. You count on remote access and data collection to keep your plant’s machines “visible” 24/7/365. Just how do equipment OEMs and industrial-control-system designers help ensure that real-time visibility?
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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.
