Five Minute Facts
How Certification Programs Work (and How They Should Work)
The idea of certification is to earn a credential that is respected, is fair and independent, and represents a true achievement. In our professional lives, we need a goal to aspire to, and we should have recognition for our achievements…
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
How to Harness the Power of Direct Motivation in Your Plant
When it comes to implementing reliability improvement, it is important to remember that reliability happens out in the field, not in an office or a webinar. It is important to get everybody, particularly those closest to the work, involved in the process.
- Michelle Henley
- TMG Frontline Solutions
How to Harness the Power of Direct Motivation in Your Plant
Michelle Henley gives you the questions you should be asking to ensure you maximize the power of direct motivation (the three P’s) among frontline workers in your plant and minimize the possible damage inherent in indirect motivation…
- Michelle Henley
- TMG Frontline Solutions
Filtration Prolongs Oil Life, Protects Equipment
Filtering new and used oil prolongs oil life and protects equipment from wear.
Studies have shown that as much as 70% of all premature machine failures can be attributed to contamination. To prevent these failures, it is important to purify the new oil as it comes into the facility and then keep it clean throughout its life. By establishing an ISO code cleanliness goal and maintaining it, you will extend the life of the oil and the equipment.
- Preston Rubottom
- Lubrication Engineers
Continuous Monitoring Systems: Choosing the Frequency of Data Collection
The chemical processing industry incorporates a broad range of machinery, both rotating and reciprocating, which are monitored using various types of sensors and other advanced technologies that measure equipment performance/health. The determining factor as to what must be monitored and how to do so is the criticality of the equipment, based on its importance to the process and/or operation.
- Ernest McCurdy
- T.F. Hudgins (division of Allied Reliability)
The Reliability Engineer’s Guide to Understanding IIoT Device, LAN, and WAN Security
As wireless sensor technology begins to take the leading edge within the industrial internet of things community, a new era of data security has emerged that requires diligent thought and consideration on the part of end users, system integrators, and key stake holders. Critical machine health and process data being transmitted wirelessly and hosted internally as well as externally creates an entirely new series of security concerns that must clearly be understood to maximize the value of the technology. This presentation will focus on the key security tools available to end users to ensure the security of their data when deploying wireless sensor networks and hosting data internally as well as externally to their organizations.
- Michael Howard, DSc
- ERBESSD-INSTRUMENTS
Let’s Talk About Food Grade Grease
Food grade grease offerings can play a significant role in preventing costly damage brought on by severe operating conditions in food, beverage and pharmaceutical applications.
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Important Aspects about Condition Monitoring
Technology in predictive maintenance is growing fast, and so is Condition Monitoring which is one of the its most important activities. In particular, the wireless sensors in Condition Monitoring came to change completely the way we used to see machinery reliability.
What is Condition Monitoring? What do we need to learn about modern technologies applied in it? Well, I am a Vibration Analysis technology developer and I invite you to take some time to read this few tips I have written for you.
- Dr. Thierry Erbessd
- Erbessd Instruments
Aluminum Complex Thickener Greases
Lubricant has the power to increase equipment uptime and enhance bottom line profitability.
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers