Podcasts

PODCAST: Exploring the GA800 Drive

The GA800 AC Drive, from Yaskawa America Inc., Waukegan, IL (yaskawa.com), is a durable, extremely versatile motor drive that offers simplified programming, installation, and ongoing maintenance in a wide range of environments. Steve Perreault, Chief Product Line Manager of Drives at Yaskawa America, describes the unit’s various features and discusses how it is designed to […]

Lubrication • Podcasts

Factor Grease into Asset Reliability

5 months ago

The role of grease, grease specification, rotating-asset reliability, and how the NLGI High...

Podcasts

Featured Podcast: Exploring the GA500 AC Microdrive

8 months ago

The GA500 AC Microdrive, from Yaskawa America Inc., Waukegan, IL (yaskawa.com), is a durable...

Podcasts

Special-Edition Podcasts From The SMRP Conference

1 year ago

The 2020 SMRP Annual Conference will be held virtually this year, from Oct. 19 to 21. EP editorial...

Automation • Podcasts

Featured Podcast: Maintenance Benefits as Digital Transformation...

1 year ago

Maintenance teams are finding themselves in the middle of a major shift toward digitalization of...

ON THE FLOOR

Each month we talk with maintenance and technology professionals about their views and pressing problems on the factory floor.

On The Floor

ON THE FLOOR

ISO 55001 Doesn’t Guarantee Best Practices

Q: Why should ISO 55001 be used to improve asset management? A: Asset management is about balancing opportunities, risks, challenges, and costs to enable value creation (defined by your company objectives/goals). This should be done with the entire life cycle of assets in mind.

On The Floor