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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 […]
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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 […]
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Analyze Assets For RCM Success
Reliability-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 […]
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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CMMS Makes Cooperage PredictiveThe Jack Daniels Cooperage is using eMaint and two types of vibration sensors to put reactive maintenance in its review mirror. In 1864, Jack Daniel launched the first registered distillery […]
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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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Is it Time for a Digital Twin?
The concept of digital twins has been around for many decades, but it’s the connectivity of everything (supporting the data flow) that’s possible today that enables it to be more […]
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Is Industry 5.0 Anything New?
In previous offerings, I’ve referenced the Industry 4.0 evolution/revolution as it relates to reliability and maintainability (R&M). During this evolution my list of tools and technologies focuses on four “zones […]
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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 […]
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Use Data to Build Better BatchesAdvanced analytics applications empower SMEs to quickly and intuitively isolate batch data and determine causes of run-to-run variabilities. By Synjen Marrocco, Seeq Throughout the process industries, operational decisions are too […]
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Benefit from Safe and Efficient Plant VehiclesAutomating plant vehicle behavior reduces incidents while advancing production efficiency. By Claudio Salvador Advanced Microwave Engineering (AME) Safety is often viewed as an inhibitor to efficiency, forcing vehicles and machines […]
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Acquire Vibration Data Wirelessly
In 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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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Featured Product: Liquiphant From Endress + Hauser
Vibronic 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 […]
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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 […]
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