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  • Condition Monitoring

Vibration Measurements for Reciprocating Compressors

Vibration measurements on reciprocating compressors prove to be difficult due to the natural mechanical movement of this type of machinery. However, there are some important parts that should be monitored for changes in vibration behaviour...

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  • Implementation Strategy

Planners Help Us Solve the Skills Shortage Problem

Skilled labor is in short supply. Companies are struggling to find talent. Education systems throughout North America have done a poor job of producing ‘job-ready’ graduates. The skills shortage is particularly obvious in maintenance...

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  • Data Analytics & IIoT

Myth Busting: We Need Our Old Data

The old system will hold a lot of data, some useful and some not so useful. Some users will want to keep the old data because they are familiar with it and can find their way around in it. Indeed there will be some useful data...

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  • Leadership

What is the Impact of Automation on Skilled Trades

In a few buildings in Manhattan I’ve boarded and have had elevator operators who ask for your floor and perform some manual operations. However, when you step into an average modern passenger elevator you push a button and off you go. In an effort to reduce waiting times and delays, there are systems where you declare your floor and are assigned an elevator.

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  • Work & Spares

MRO Technology

Many companies have too much of what they don’t need and not enough of what they do. Inventory levels tend to be higher than necessary, resulting in financial loss with working capital tied up to inventory...

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  • Leadership

Planner Justification

Justifying a planner position can be difficult. George Williams describes some math you can use to convince management that this position is necessary...

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  • Asset Strategy

Optimize RCM to Manage Failures Before They Occur

Being proactive with your assets is all about managing failures before they occur. You can reduce or eliminate the consequences of failure by forecasting what is likely to happen and deciding in advance about what to do about it...

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  • Implementation Strategy

Myth Busting: Leave Room for Surprises

Many planners and supervisors, particularly from operations, believe we should make allowance to cover any eventuality. The result of that is usually that too much unscheduled time is left “slack” in the schedule...

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  • Asset Strategy

2 Tools for Asset Managers to Improve Prioritization and Decision-Making

Asset managers across industries are all feeling the intensifying pressure to consistently prioritize resources correctly and make effective decisions accordingly. Effective decision-making requires a quantitative approach that is justifiable, consistent, and above all, aligned with the greater strategic business goals...

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