Two Minute Tips
A Guide to Asset Performance Management vs. Asset Strategy Management
It is easy to get confused by the difference between APM and ASM. Both are essential to asset management and performance and can help you build a culture of reliability.....
- Jason Apps
- ARMS Reliability
Facility and Maintenance Managers Replacing Spreadsheets With a CMMS
Managing your maintenance and facilities operations using spreadsheets can be costing you more money than you think! Spreadsheets are part of a standard computer software package and are easily available..
- Jeff Roscher
- eWorkOrders
What Is A Reliable Asset?
Ensuring assets are reliable means leaning heavily on condition-based maintenance strategies.......
- Frederic Baudart
- Accruent
Ultrasound-Assisted Lubrication: What Does “Enough” Sound Like?
The concept is based on friction. If a bearing needs grease, there is an increase in friction and, therefore, an increase in noise. What we want to see happening is…
- Robert Kalwarowsky
- Rob's Reliability Project
Can Ultrasound Be Used in a Noisy Plant?
Some people wait until a holiday or a plant shutdown to use ultrasound to look for air leaks. When the plant is quiet, they can hear the leaks with their own ears, but with ultrasound…
- Robert Kalwarowsky
- Rob's Reliability Project
Introduction to the Poor Man’s ODS
The Poor Man’s ODS will be a five-part series; today's tip is Part One: the introduction to the Poor Man’s ODS. ODS stands for operation deflection shape analysis; this is a study of how a machine is moving in relation to a fixed reference point…
- Dennis Swanepoel
- WearCheck
Electric Motor Reliability Trifecta: Quality Control (Part 1)
Trifecta refers to picking the top three finishers in a horse race, and it can be worth a lot of money. Applying that to motor reliability, what are the top three applications of test technology to ensure you win big in reliability? In this tip we will be exploring quality control...
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Detecting Pump Faults Using Motion Amplification
I’ve used motion amplification in industry intensively over the last two years. We’ve had some great successes with it, and it’s changed the way I do my work. We used this technology on cooling water pumps that are…
- Stuart Walker
- Reliability Maintenance Solutions Ltd
Sensor, Accelerometer, or Transmitter?
What is the difference between an accelerometer, transmitter, and vibration sensor? Find out...
- Chris Hansford
- Hansford Sensors