Weibull Makes Data Useful
What does Weibull mean? It refers to one of numerous probability distributions that are used to...
Does 4.0-Based PdM Match The Hype?
Industry 4.0 technology provides a path to effective predictive and prescriptive maintenance...
Predict The Future To Improve Operations
Digital-twin technology allows natural-gas provider to react to problems before they begin.
Use Predictive To Get to Prescriptive
Preventive asset-management is a stepping stone to prescriptive practices.
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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Precision Maintenance Drives UptimeBy Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) and Tim Dunton, Reliability Solutions Q: How important are essential craft skills and precision maintenance? A: Because of his extensive applied experience in improving machinery/plant performance, I asked Tim Dunton, Director of Product Development, Reliability Solutions, Walnut Hill, FL (reliabilitysolutions.net), a UT-RMC […]
Handhelds Enhance Field Functions
Today’s handheld devices improve data collection and put decision-making power in technicians’...
Is Your Sky Falling?
Q: Is your maintenance process beyond the tipping point? A : To answer this, it’s important to...
Twenty Reasons To Stop Firefighting
One of the most effective steps you can take to have a positive impact on all areas of your...
Six Ways To Empower Maintenance
A large part of any successful reliability and maintenance program is implementing effective...
The RCM Paradigm Shift
The science of reliability centered maintenance (RCM) is understood by many companies today...
Bearing PdM Increases Uptime
Predictive-maintenance strategies will move your operation out of fire-fighting mode, improving...
Teach Your Organization To Fish
If reliability is to be sustained, a successful reliability engineer will teach others in the plant...
Leverage Predictive Analytics For Motors
The Internet of Things is improving countless operations in plants, including the way motor health...
