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PODCAST: Use A Service For Your Condition MonitoringIt’s well established that an effective condition-monitoring program can significantly raise your asset reliability and efficiency to world-class levels. The result will be greatly reduced maintenance costs, extended asset life, […]
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Vibration Monitor Delivers Reliable DataThe AMS Wireless Vibration Monitor uses PeakVue Plus technology to provide a reliable indication of asset health. By Drew Mackley, Emerson Today’s leaner maintenance and reliability teams can no longer […]
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Built-In Condition Monitoring Increases EfficiencyModern smart instruments monitor and transmit large volumes of process and diagnostic data to reduce maintenance efforts and increase uptime. By Keith Riley, Endress+Hauser Modern plants use vast installations of […]
ON THE FLOOR
Each month we talk with maintenance and technology professionals about their views and pressing problems on the factory floor.
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The Future of Maintenance
By Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC)
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PODCAST: Use A Service For Your Condition Monitoring
It’s well established that an effective condition-monitoring program can significantly raise your asset reliability and efficiency to world-class levels. The result will be greatly reduced maintenance costs, extended asset life, […]
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Properly Place Your Sensors
A well thought out sensor-placement strategy will pay off with better data and increased reliability. By Eric Whitley, L2L Within the complex field of Industry 4.0, the role of sensors […]
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Do You Have Practical Intelligence?
By Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) I’ve often stated in training that the person in the room who can listen to all of […]
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AI: Good or Bad?Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere you look—internet, financial, transportation, agriculture, research, fashion, health care, writing, and manufacturing. When I was writing a recent LinkedIn post, the first prompt was, “Let […]
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Use Best Practices For MRO Inventory
My review of data from more than 200 facilities indicates MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) inventory reductions of 10% to 50% are possible. MRO includes all the consumable materials and […]
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Enterprise MES Connects Your Plants
Adopting digital technologies across distributed manufacturing systems drives powerful efficiency and flexibility gains. By Keith Chambers, AVEVA Global manufacturers are battling supply chain headwinds and rampant competition, all the while […]
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R&M Challenges And Opportunities
As we look to the near future, reliability and maintenance professionals face numerous challenges and opportunities in their continuing quest to support mission-critical goals and improve operational performance: Challenge: Skilled […]
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Properly Place Your Sensors
A well thought out sensor-placement strategy will pay off with better data and increased reliability. By Eric Whitley, L2L Within the complex field of Industry 4.0, the role of sensors […]
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Take Manual Out Of MaintenanceSmart instrumentation, with diagnostics and verification capabilities, advances uptime and safety in process systems. By Bethany Silva, Endress+Hauser In the process industries, maintenance is necessary to preserve equipment health, maintain […]
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Innovation Meets Future Conveyor Needs
Monitoring and automation advances make it possible to increase conveyor speeds without sacrificing safety or efficiency. By R. Todd Swinderman, Martin Engineering Higher production demands across all bulk-handling segments require […]
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Evaluate Before Lubricating PolymersIncompatibility between polymers and lubricants can cause physical changes that affect functional properties. By William Fick, DuPont While lubricants are typically used to minimize wear between metal parts, they also […]
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Champion Good Lube PracticesThe power of one person, dedicated to a quality program, can result in long-term gains in asset reliability. By Dave Piangerelli, Lubrication Technologies Inc. When on site at a plant, […]
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SIBERprotect Shields OT Systems
Addition to Siemens suite responds to cyberattacks in milliseconds. SIBERprotect, from Siemens, St. Paul, MN, delivers an automatic cyber response solution for industrial OT systems. It is part of the […]
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Featured Product: Keep An Extra EYE On Your Motors
In today’s competitive marketplace, motor reliability is essential. However, monitoring motor health is increasingly difficult in today’s shrinking labor force environment. Companies seeking to gain a competitive edge are […]
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Wireless Bearing Maintenance
UE Systems, Elmsford, NY (uesystems.com), a developer of ultrasonic detection instruments and solutions for maintenance and reliability, has introduced the OnTrak Wireless system. This solution actively prevents failures through […]
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M12 Ready Signaling SolutionsM12 connectable audible, visual, combination, and stacklights save time & money on installation. Pfannenberg, Inc., Lancaser, NY (pfannenbergusa.com), a global manufacturer of thermal management and signaling technologies, announces that their […]
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Crane Brakes Stop DowntimeReplacing the brakes on two 40-ton cranes has virtually eliminated ongoing maintenance issues. If you can’t take the heat, stay out of the heat-exchange business. For Ryan Dorman, Facilities Manager […]
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Automation Architecture
Boundless Automation is the foundation of the company’s next-generation, software-centric automation architecture said to create a more advanced automation platform that contextualizes and democratizes data for people and artificial intelligence […]
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