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Bearing PdM Increases UptimePredictive-maintenance strategies will move your operation out of fire-fighting mode, improving overall system performance.
Move to Online Vibration MonitoringThree recommendations help you realize the benefits of moving away from a route-based monitoring system.
Protect Facilities from CorrosionChemically bonded phosphate ceramic (CBPC) coatings provide durable protection from atmospheric and chemical corrosion.
ON THE FLOOR
Each month we talk with maintenance and technology professionals about their views and pressing problems on the factory floor.
A Tale of Two CitiesQ: Are R&M best practices equally applicable to consumer and manufacturing industries? A: The short answer is that most, if not all, practices are equally relevant to all types of industries.
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S/4HANA Simplifies MaintenanceBy Kristina Gordon, Illumiti With more companies now upgrading to SAP S/4HANA, maintenance departments everywhere can become more mobile and efficient. SAP announced some time ago that it would stop supporting SAP ECC in the year 2025. This has created a push for companies to upgrade to the new cloud platform, opening doors to mobility, […]
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Improve Through Culture ChangeWhen I visit and/or assess plants, the largest roadblock to improvement that I encounter continues to be a need to improve culture. When enterprises experience success in this area, it usually comes from one of two paths: • communicating a clear, understandable vision that is believable and carries easily identified benefits • dissatisfaction that people […]
Find Competitive Advantage With Asset ManagementBy Drew D. Troyer, CRE, CMRP, Contributing Editor Most people think of reliable asset management as maintenance. This is natural. How many, though, also think of it as an opportunity to create a competitive advantage? Let’s explore. Some years back, researchers Robert H. Hayes and Steven C. Wheelwright created a model showing how operational excellence […]
Asset Management: Evolution to RevolutionQ: Asset management is changing rapidly. Where is it all headed? A: Maintenance and reliability concepts have been evolving for a long time with increasing complexity and capabilities. This is further complicated by global competition, the high number of trades/technicians leaving the workforce, changing business dynamics, and the ongoing need to improve culture.
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- Bearing PdM Increases Uptime
Predictive-maintenance strategies will move your operation out of fire-fighting mode, improving overall system performance.
- S/4HANA Simplifies Maintenance
By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti With more companies now upgrading to SAP S/4HANA, maintenance departments everywhere can become more mobile and efficient. SAP announced some time ago that it would stop supporting SAP ECC in the year 2025. This has created a push for companies to upgrade to the new cloud platform, opening doors to mobility, […]
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Brush Up on Mag-Meter BasicsMag meters (electromagnetic flow meters) offer a number of benefits in fluid-handling applications.
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ICML Sets Standard For Best PracticesThe International Council of Machinery Lubrication has introduced ICML 55.1, a new standard for lubrication-management programs.
Keep Your Air Compressors HealthyAn air compressor is similar to the human body. It requires routine upkeep and regular checkups to make sure it’s functioning as designed.
Magnetic Gripping, Clamping SolutionsMagswitch switchable magnetic gripping and clamping solutions provide single-sided gripping systems with true on-and-off magnetic technology said to significantly simplify and lower costs of complete automation systems in OEM-assembled lines. Applications include robotic welding, pick-and-place, and body-in-white. Components integrate into the company’s electric and pneumatic automated-motion architecture. Festo Islandia, NY festo.us
Thermoplastic for Extreme ConditionsArlon 3000 XT thermoplastic for extreme conditions in oil and gas applications is said to deliver improved performance over other available materials. In dynamic mechanical analysis, it demonstrated a glass-transition temperature 35-deg. F higher than PEEK, and provided mechanical property retention from 350 F to 600 F. The material is said to withstand all common […]
Water MeterThe Waterflux 3000 water meter is available in sizes from 1 to 24 in. When combined with the IFC 070 battery-powered converter electronics, the resulting model 3070 is an all-in-one meter with available integrated pressure and temperature sensor. The sensor allows the unit to be used for a variety of drinking-water network tasks. Krohne Inc. […]
Progressing Cavity PumpThe NEMO BF progressing cavity pump, with an add-on asynchronous bridge preventing module (aBP-Module) prevents the formation of lumps that can cause bridge building in a sewage sludge-conveyance system. Designed for viscous media, the pump with the module eliminates high-media cohesiveness that can cause repeated entanglements and bridge building. The module uses a hopper extension […]
Extreme-Temperature Charge AccelerometersSix intrinsically safe (ATEX/CSA/IECEx), extreme-temperature charge accelerometers with a UHT-12 sensing element are available for applications including aviation/power generation turbine research & development and monitoring. Proprietary crystal technology sealed in a hermetic package provides long-term reliability. No pyroelectric output provides accurate low-frequency measurements. PCB Piezotronics Inc. Depew, NY pcb.com
Safety ControllerThe SC10 series safety controller monitors safety devices on smaller machines with hazardous motion. The controller reportedly can replace the functionality of two or more safety relay modules. It has ten inputs, including four inputs that can be converted to outputs, and uses Automatic Terminal Optimization, which makes it possible to increase the number of […]
Air Dryer LineThe RPC series energy-saving refrigerated air dryers removed liquid contamination from compressed air. An Energy Saving System transfers heat energy through a change of state. During the process, media temperature remains constant. Media state is monitored by a temperature probe that engages the compressor to power on or off according to varying inlet load profiles. […]