Infrared technology can be a powerful tool in your site’s quest for equipment reliability and operational cost savings.

By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti In the SAP system, in addition to cars and trucks, the “fleet object” also allows you to manage trains, commercial vehicles, machinery, ships, and aircraft. You can also use the fleet functionality to manage containers. You can map the vehicles as equipment master records and enter vehicle-specific additional data, which is displayed […]

Since there’s no one-size-fits-all answer, you’ll need to run the numbers.

By Drew D. Troyer, CRE, Contributing Editor Early-life failures plague industries that depend upon asset-intensive processes. Early-life failures are those that occur shortly after startup of new, recently rebuilt, or recently repaired machines. While there are many causes for early-life failures, they can be classified in terms of bad parts or bad workmanship, both traceable to […]

Why do you drive 60 to 70 mph in a 55 mph zone? It’s often because everyone around you is and risk of enforcement is low.

Since there’s no one-size-fits-all answer, you’ll need to run the numbers.

Companies can produce more reliable and efficient components faster and with fewer resources using 3D-printing technology.

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?

Grabbing the nearest empty container to hold your used-oil sample will produce unreliable test results.

Fatigue, wear, corrosion, and/or core shrinkage destroy wire ropes. Extend rope life with a proper lubrication program.