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Advance Efficiency With Digital CommunicationModern smart instrumentation solutions provide diagnostic information that empowers informed decision making and proactive maintenance. By Fabrício de Andrade, Endress+Hauser For decades, control-system instrument data was constrained to single analog process variables communicated through individual 4-to-20-mA current loops. Modern instrumentation advances, particularly digital communications, now provide a wealth of additional diagnostic and other information, enabling […]
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Improve Reliability With Digital TwinsStart with a criticality assessment to develop digital twins for your assets that will keep you ahead of maintenance and performance issues. By Will Goetz, PCA Consulting A digital twin should be based on a three-dimensional scan of an asset that connects to key static and dynamic data about that asset. From the visual depiction, […]
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Analyze Assets For RCM SuccessReliability-centered maintenance (RCM) is a strategy focused on ensuring that assets operate as designed. Implementing a reliability-centered maintenance program leads to improved reliability/uptime, as well as decreased costs. RCM categorizes equipment according to its potential impact on safety, operations, and/or maintenance budgets. These categories provide the context central to RCM. Assets are prioritized so a […]
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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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The Future of MaintenanceBy Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC)
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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 from modern smart pressure instruments often indicate systematic problems, and diagnostic and other information from these devices can be used to determine root causes. Pressure […]
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Machine Vision: An Industry 4.0 DriverMV systems are rapidly proving to be a versatile tool for increasing automated system reliability.
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Line-of-Sight Supports HROsBy Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) Becoming and sustaining a high-reliability organization (HRO) requires daily actions based on a set of principles. Those principles enable individuals/teams/organizations to act on emerging problems and deploy the proper resources to resolve the problems efficiently and effectively. Maintaining high reliability requires constantly […]
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Visual Controls Improve ReliabilityVisual control is a business-management technique designed to communicate information by using visual signals instead of written instructions. Properly designed and displayed visual controls enable quick recognition of the information being communicated, resulting in increased efficiency and clarity. The theory behind visual controls is that, if something is clearly visible and in plain sight, it’s […]
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ALS Units Advance Safety, ReliabilityBy Scott Smith, Motion OSHA, Washington (osha.gov), estimates that 120 fatalities and 50,000 injuries are prevented each year by proper lockout/tagout (LOTO). With insurance and injury costs rising, guarding and LOTO areas will continue to grow. As equipment manufacturers and end users expand their machine guarding to improve safety and minimize risk, how can the […]
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Schedule Your Lube PMsInstead of routes, use lube software to handle all aspects of your lubrication requirements. By Mark Barnes, PhD CMRP, Des-Case Corp. Whether you call it your CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System), EAM (Enterprise Asset Management System) or by another acronym, most progressive companies use some form of server or cloud-based software to track maintenance activities. […]
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Advance Efficiency With Digital Communication
Modern smart instrumentation solutions provide diagnostic information that empowers informed decision making and proactive maintenance. By Fabrício de Andrade, Endress+Hauser For decades, control-system instrument data was constrained to single analog process variables communicated through individual 4-to-20-mA current loops. Modern instrumentation advances, particularly digital communications, now provide a wealth of additional diagnostic and other information, enabling […]
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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 from modern smart pressure instruments often indicate systematic problems, and diagnostic and other information from these devices can be used to determine root causes. Pressure […]
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Machine Vision: An Industry 4.0 Driver
MV systems are rapidly proving to be a versatile tool for increasing automated system reliability.
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Use Accelerometers to Monitor MachinesAccelerometers, in general, are the most common sensor type for measuring industrial vibrations, but you might wonder why there are so many options. A short and unsatisfying answer is that accelerometers are designed for precise measurements, and that design must account for a lot of variables to ensure the highest level of reliability. It’s important […]
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Schedule Your Lube PMs
Instead of routes, use lube software to handle all aspects of your lubrication requirements. By Mark Barnes, PhD CMRP, Des-Case Corp. Whether you call it your CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System), EAM (Enterprise Asset Management System) or by another acronym, most progressive companies use some form of server or cloud-based software to track maintenance activities. […]
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What’s Up With Viscosity Index?Go beyond simple viscosity to fully understand how oils will perform, particularly in extreme conditions. By Mark Barnes, PhD CMRP, Des-Case Corp. Anyone with even a cursory understanding knows that the most important property of a lubricant is viscosity. Among other factors, viscosity determines important parameters such as oil film thickness and fluidity; the ability […]
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Product Announcement: Complete Your Connected CircuitThe connected circuit improves upon traditional pneumatic circuits by enabling components to digitally collect and transmit operational data. Through the use of technology such as sensors and switches, which can be installed in digitally enabled components from filter regulator lubricator to valve manifold to actuator, the connected circuit gathers information on aspects of system functionality […]
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Cloud-Based Water MonitorNetilion Water Network Insights (NWNI) allows transparency for water networks around the clock by monitoring flow, pressure, temperature, level, water quality, and other measurements. The software service connects all levels of water-supply systems, empowering service providers and water associations to manage multiple control and data sources through a single interface. These sources include field devices, […]
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CMMSThe Azzier 8 CMMS includes a customer module that allows users to store and organize important customer/client data and interactions and add notes to different Azzier modules. Other enhancements include a Work Order Mileage Table and a search function that finds places with text fields, calculates the distance between two points, and checks the direction […]
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Data harvestingSnap Signal reportedly captures data from nearly any industrial machine’s device and converts it to a common protocol, enabling an upgrade to Industry 4.0. The products can be used to build a brand-agnostic IIoT platform composed of modular hardware and software. The system is said to capture and convert machine signals and protocols, such as […]
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HMI touch panelThe HG2J series 7-in. touchscreen HMI uses projected capacitive touch panel (PCAP) technology to save space and reportedly improve performance. PCAP glass requires fewer layers than traditional analog resistive plastic films, and the self-capacitance technology is said to also prevent accidental input due to water droplets. More resistant to scratches, the material won’t turn yellow […]
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Featured Product: Liquiphant From Endress + HauserVibronic instruments are widely used in the process industries. Available from multiple manufacturers, millions of these devices have been installed worldwide over the past few decades. While the basic technology of vibronic instruments hasn’t changed much over the years, today’s instruments now employ technological innovations to bring them into the digital age. Find out how […]
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Device-Management SoftwareThe company’s device-management software is fully registered by FieldComm Group to support the Field Device Integration (FDI) standard. FDI registration will reduce the need for plants to support two different technologies to integrate and maintain field devices. Full FDI registration avoids the need for a patchwork of systems and devices that only support individual elements […]
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