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Six Easy Steps to Maintain Your Hydraulic Equipment
from reliabilityweb.com
Posted 6-29-09
A recent client had a series of catastrophic pump failures. These pumps were achieving less than half their expected service life. So naturally, the company wanted some answers. At our first meeting, the client opened proceedings with a brief history of the machine and an account of the events leading up to the failures. He then pushed a stack of oil analysis reports across the table. more > |
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Process Improvements: Cutting Costs With OEM Parts
from mt-online.com
Posted 6-29-09
There’s lots more than purchase price to consider when replacing pump parts. Can your operations afford the risk of simply buying on the cheap?
Manitoba Kraft Papers, a division of Tolko Industries Ltd. (Tolko), is one of only a few companies in North America that produces Kraft paper, and one of only a handful that has the ability to produce the extra-strength paper made from northern climate trees with very strong, short fibers. more > |
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TPM and Tecate: The new translation
from reliableplant.com
Posted 6-22-09
Total Productive Maintenance does not have a great reputation in American industry these days. A study conducted in 2006 by The Manufacturing Research Center showed that only 38 percent of U.S. manufacturers surveyed were currently implementing TPM. Of those implementing TPM, 37 percent said they weren't making as much progress as expected in this area and 27 percent said they were hardly making any progress. Only 8 percent called their progress "excellent". more > |
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Balancing CMMS User Configurability with Centralised Control
from David Berger
Posted 6-22-09
For most companies, gone are the days when users were forced to conform to a rigid framework dictated by the CMMS vendor and strictly controlled by the Information Systems department. Users today enjoy freedom to customise the content, look and feel of their CMMS environment on a variety of devices, from handhelds to desktops. more > |
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Growing Reliability Down on the Wind Farm
from mt-online.com
Posted 6-15-09
To most casual observers, the forecast of sustained growth across the worldwide wind energy sector in the years ahead would seem quite sunny. Down on the wind farm, however, where operators are striving to generate a consistently competitive power source, storm clouds related to reliability issues can drastically darken the horizon. more > |
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Measure to improve bearing lubrication
from pem-mag.com
Posted 6-15-09
Rotating-element bearing manufacturers measure the reliability of their bearings using a Load-Life calculation rating, which is known as the L10 rating life. To achieve its design rating, the manufacturer assumes the bearing will be run in a clean operating environment. This takes into account providing an adequate lubricant film (adequate described as a film equal to, or greater than, the composite roughness of the two mating surfaces) of the correct viscosity for the designed maximum bearing speed and operating temperature ratings. more > |
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Uptime: Fill Out Work Orders? Who's Got Time For Paperwork?
from mt-online.com
Posted 6-8-09
"Listen: I’m a mechanic, not a clerk. Do you want me to do the work OR fill out these work orders? If I wasted all that time filling in those silly blanks on your paperwork I’d never get caught up! Besides, I don’t know why we need ‘em anyway. Let’s just do the work like we’ve always done.” more > |
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Strive to improve your gearbox performance
Written by Todd R. Bobak
Posted 6-8-09
In industry, power consumption in the manufacturing environment accounts for approximately one-third of all energy consumed annually in the U.S. In the enclosed-gearing industry, questions, such as "how efficient is product X," are becoming increasingly common.
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Communications: The OEM Partnership
mt-online.com
Posted 6-1-09
When maintenance is allowed to interact with the plant and production Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), a prosperous relationship for both parties will often ensue. This special relationship results in first-hand information for maintenance to set up its maintenance approach, and valuable operational and design feedback for the OEM.
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Lubrication Best Practice #1
Mike Johnson
Posted 6-1-09
Creating an
effective
lubrication
survey. You start with a criticality assessment, an in-depth analysis of the key operating factors and
environment of a plant’s machinery. A technically precise machine relubrication
plan is one of the more important functions
that plant management can provide to protect
plant productivity. Proper installation,
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Early bearing failure detection
from reliableplant.com
Posted 4-6-09
Bearing failure is one of the foremost causes of breakdowns in rotating machinery and such failure can be catastrophic, resulting in costly downtime. One of the key issues in bearing prognostics is to detect the defect at its incipient stage and alert the operator before it develops into a catastrophic failure. more > |
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| Plant deaths fall 14.0%
from reliableplant.com
Posted 4-6-09
Work-related deaths at U.S. manufacturing plants declined 14.0 percent in 2007, marking a rebound from the 16.0 percent increase that occurred in 2006. This was among the findings of the new Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries report released recently by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. more > |
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 Safety DVD: One Will Die:
The John Martin StoryThis 20 minute DVD is a powerful resource and brings a true story to life in an unforgettable illustration of the injuries and life-changing consequences that resulted from John Martin’s unsafe work practices and poor safety attitude. This video will demonstrate how the choices we make each day can impact ourselves, our families and our coworkers. A great training resource! more US$495 |
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