Solution Spotlight: Leveraging An Advanced Maintenance Technology
The FLIR T250 infrared camera is the type of advanced technology that can pay for itself in very short order. Optimized for electrical mechanical surveys, it can scan wide areas and multiple components...
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News of people and events important to the maintenance and reliability community BOB PAGANO APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF ITT INDUSTRIAL PROCESS BUSINESS Robert J. Pagano, Jr. has been appointed president of...
View ArticleCapacity Assurance Strategies: CMMS: A Manager's Best Friend
Unlocking the potential… Want a simple record-keeping tool? Get a spreadsheet. Want a key to increased productivity and profitability? Unchain your CMMS. This author lets you in on what’s involved. A...
View ArticleMy Take: Cash For Clunkers and Crush For Credit
Jane Alexander, Editor-In-Chief Tuesday, April 7, as I thought I was putting the finishing touches on this column about some exciting motor news, I took a few minutes to scroll through the online...
View ArticleViewpoint: Aligning The Right People For Profitability
Jeff Shiver, CMRP, CPMM, Managing Principal, People and Processes, Inc. Studies have shown that many organizations suffer from a self-induced failure rate upwards of 70% in equipment reliability...
View ArticleFor on the Floor: The Skills Scramble
Rick Carter, Executive Editor What do you do with an aging workforce? More to the point, what are you doing with your aging workforce? This is part of the most recent question we asked of our...
View ArticleTracing Fan Vibration to Flexible Soil
In this case, the cause of machinery health problems really did start from the ground up. The call came in to Mechanical Solutions, Inc. (MSI) from an electric power gen company. Excessive vibration...
View ArticleLubrication Checkup: A First Step Toward Wellness
Symptom:“We are a small manufacturing company with a maintenance staff of 8 persons. We currently support a loosely put together lubrication program, but continue to experience many premature bearing...
View ArticleGoing Wireless: Wireless Technology Is Ready For Industrial Use
Wireless works in a plant, but you’ll want to be careful regarding which “flavor” you choose Wireless Technology now provides secure, reliable communication for remote field sites and applications...
View ArticlePart I… Building Cultures Of Reliability-In-Action
Development of effective decision-making skills and behaviors is the foundation of human reliability. This human element is crucial to your equipment and process reliability. Process-oriented...
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