Move from Reactive to Proactive
By Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) More than...
Weibull Makes Data Useful
What does Weibull mean? It refers to one of numerous probability distributions that are used to...
Cut Costs With PM Optimization
By Abel Galindo, Life Cycle Engineering
Speed Up Machine Failure Diagnosis
By Bryan Christiansen, Limble CMMS The ability to quickly identify causes of machine failure often...
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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Develop Continuous Improvement Muscle MemoryQ : Is a Kaizen event or coaching kata best for continuous improvement? A : There are many tools available to perform continuous improvement, but the one that will make your facility most successful requires a process that enables the entire workforce to become problem solvers. To discuss this requires a few definitions/explanations.
Establish Motor-VFD PM
By Howard Penrose All types of electric motors remain the prime movers of industrial and commercial...
Use Predictive To Get to Prescriptive
Preventive asset-management is a stepping stone to prescriptive practices.
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...
Equate Motor Defects to Profitability, GHG Impact
One of the reasons that most condition-based maintenance and physical-asset management programs do...
The RCM Paradigm Shift
The science of reliability centered maintenance (RCM) is understood by many companies today...
Aging Equipment Isn’t the Problem
Q: How much does equipment age matter?
