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Take Risk Out Of Full Scale ProjectsPilot plants demonstrate the feasibility of proposed process technologies for real-world operations.
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 […]
8 KPIs To Improve Your Lube ProgramRemembering the adage, ‘what gets measured gets done,’ is key to ensuring effective lubrication practices.
ON THE FLOOR
Each month we talk with maintenance and technology professionals about their views and pressing problems on the factory floor.
FMEA or RCM: Is There a Difference?Q: Should I do a FMEA or RCM to resolve a machine issue? A:The short answer is that it depends on several things, primarily frequency of occurrence and severity of the failure mode. I frequently am asked, what’s the difference between doing an FMEA (failure mode and effects analysis) and an RCM (reliability-centered maintenance) evaluation?
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Purchasing Analytics Monitors KPIsThe SAP S/4HANA purchasing analytics dashboard provides immediate access to critical operating factors.
Podcast: Culture and Its Impact on People and OperationsThis fourth podcast in a new Efficient Plant series focuses on the changing culture we are experiencing in today’s manufacturing operations. In this conversation with Kevin Clark, vice president of Fluke Digital Systems, we discuss how technology availability has shifted from the workplace to the home; the expectations that creates for today’s workers, particularly younger […]
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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 Management
By 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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Reliability Engineers Are STO EssentialsDon’t overlook the value reliability engineering can deliver to your shutdown/turnaround/outage events.
- Purchasing Analytics Monitors KPIs
The SAP S/4HANA purchasing analytics dashboard provides immediate access to critical operating factors.
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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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Improve Your Lubrication PdMUse pilot programs to eliminate wasteful reactive practices from your lubrication program.
- Podcast: Compressors, Lubricants, and Energy Savings
In this Efficient Plant podcast, John Sander, vice president of research & development at Lubrication Engineers discusses the role of lubricants in air-compressor performance, maintenance, and reliability and how choosing the optimum lubricant and doing proper maintenance can result in notable energy savings. The discussion looks at lubricant function and performance, the importance of using […]
