The world of asset management platforms is getting bigger by the day, with machine-modeling Silicon Valley companies entering the fray and, of course, industry stalwarts like IBM (Armonk, NY) staying the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) course. Not to be outdone, IBM announced earlier this week a new prescriptive maintenance system called the Equipment Maintenance Assistant, which uses Watson Artificial […]

By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti In the July 2018 SAP article, we explored different ways to tag critical maintenance plans and equipment for future evaluation. This month, we identify reports that capture those tags/indicators and help you better understand when and how to identify critical work. The most common report is generated from transaction IW39 (display). This […]

It’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?

By Drew D. Troyer CRE, CMRP, Contributing Editor The subject of Weibull analysis often evokes a surprisingly negative response from members of the plant-engineering community. Some complain Weibull is only for design engineering, i.e., not usable in the plant. Others insist that since nearly all failures are random, condition monitoring is the only tool required. Those […]

Q: Why is standardized work in maintenance so important?

By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti In the July 2018 SAP article, we explored different ways to tag critical maintenance plans and equipment for future evaluation. This month, we identify reports that capture those tags/indicators and help you better understand when and how to identify critical work. The most common report is generated from transaction IW39 (display). This […]

Despite increased adoption of the ISO 55000 Standard for Asset Management released in 2014, there may still be some confusion around the development of ISO-compliant asset-management systems.

It’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?

If the proper lubricant is applied in the proper places, chain wear can be greatly minimized and maximum performance sustained.

As with all consumable products, lubricants have a defined shelf life. How well they are stored will directly affect their usability and service performance.