Two Minute Tips
Tips on How to Overcome the Challenge to Get Started on the Road to 4.0
You may be already walking on the path to an Industry 4.0 transition. The road to follow will not always be easy. You might have to overcome more than one occasion in which you can’t see the forest for the trees. I-care is here to help you overcome the challenges you face, so your digital transformation will be as smooth as possible.
- Pieter Van Camp
- I-Care Group
The Relation between Maintenance and Reliability
“Maintenance” and “Reliability” terms are frequently mentioned together because there is a strong bond between them, and this bond is so strong that many people don’t differentiate between maintenance and reliability!
- Ahmed Kotb
- TRANSCO
Get Better Reading with Handheld Instruments
Spiral cable is often the standard and has multiple benefits when it comes to user-friendly. But you need to be aware how you handle the cable during the measurement.
- Karl Magnus Karlsson
- SPM Instrument AB
Lubrication – It’s About Far More Than Keeping The Cogs Turning
Lubrication is the ‘poor relation’ of many maintenance programmes, often insufficiently understood, badly stored and haphazardly applied. But, when planned and implemented correctly, a lubrication plan will not only improve efficiency and save money, but also make significant improvements in terms of energy conservation, waste management and staff safety.
- Mark Needam
- AVT Reliability
How Does the Cost of Wireless Monitoring Compare?
Are you considering wireless monitoring for your plant but concerned about the cost? David Howard explains how the costs of wireless monitoring compare to equivalent wired systems…
- Michael Howard, DSc
- ERBESSD-INSTRUMENTS
Kiln Lubricant Provides Exceptional Protection for Open Gears
Synthetic Oil Protects Slow-Moving, Straight-Cut Open Gears.
Pyroshield Syn Kiln Lubricant (9020) is a heavy-duty synthetic fluid designed to provide exceptional protection for high-load, heavy-shock, high-heat applications, particularly large shrouded and unshrouded open gears servicing kilns and ball mills in the mining, mineral processing and cement industries. It is recommended for slow-moving, straight-cut gear sets where flaking occurs using a conventional open gear lubricant.
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Motor Storage
One thing that is typically overlooked is how spare motors are stored. Over time, moisture, dirt, dust, and even general vibration from other sources can have a negative impact on the electrical and mechanical condition on the stored motors.
- Mark Koch
- ALL-TEST Pro, LLC
Best Kept Secret in Bearing Uptime
Vari-Purpose Lubricant is cool-running, long-lasting, and water-resistant. It dramatically lengthens grease intervals, eliminates bearing failures, can extend bearing life by up to threefold, and does not harden with age.
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
How Not to Store Your Lubricants
Why does our equipment fail? Because we kill it. Regular plant visits shown numerous examples of poor lubricant storage.
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook