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Look To Data To Boost ReliabilityPredicting your plant’s future depends on collecting and analyzing the correct type and amount of equipment and process data.
Protect Bearings In All Five Life StagesCompare lubrication and handling factors that affect bearing performance with your practices, and implement these improvement tips.
Thermal Imager Selection: Buy WiselyMake sure the chosen equipment is capable of providing clear images for your particular applications.
ON THE FLOOR
Each month we talk with maintenance and technology professionals about their views and pressing problems on the factory floor.
Planning Is No Joke (Seriously)Q: How many planners does it take to change a light bulb? A : In the many variations of this joke (directed, say, at electricians or engineers) the answer is typically “five”—one to hold the light bulb and four to turn the ladder.
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Wean Your Site From SpreadsheetsA CMMS can jump-start your plant’s digital-transformation efforts and, in the most basic of terms, be a real time saver.
IIoT Produces Plant EfficiencyBy Lorraine Howell, Illumiti The Internet of Things (IoT) attracts plenty of media coverage these days, with experts saying it will fundamentally change significant aspects of consumer life and business. We’ve all seen IoT in action in many ways. For example, one study suggests more than 79% of U.S. consumers have at least one smart home […]
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Manage Pump-System Vibration With SensorsFluid-handling pumping systems are deployed everywhere in industry. Unfortunately, these workhorses have always been subject to some degree of vibration during operation. In a recent blog post, John Bernet of Fluke Corp., Everett, WA (fluke.com), noted that one of the easiest ways to identify vibration issues in rotating equipment, i.e., pumps, motors, compressors, fans, blowers, […]
Get Smart With Critical SparesBy Drew D. Troyer, CRE, Contributing Editor One of the toughest issues in managing reliability is that of critical—or insurance—spares. Unlike consumables and ordinary repair items, where bin-level and economic-order-quality (EOQ) processes are effective, critical spares present a challenge in that the assets they support aren’t expected to fail. This means critical-spare decisions are basically risk […]
Featured Posts
- Look To Data To Boost Reliability
Predicting your plant’s future depends on collecting and analyzing the correct type and amount of equipment and process data.
- Wean Your Site From Spreadsheets
A CMMS can jump-start your plant’s digital-transformation efforts and, in the most basic of terms, be a real time saver.
Featured Posts
Featured Posts
- Protect Bearings In All Five Life Stages
Compare lubrication and handling factors that affect bearing performance with your practices, and implement these improvement tips.
Properly Store Your LubesTotes and working reservoirs are key components in any lubricant-storage system.
