Two Minute Tips
Where Does Your Plant Fall on the Maturity Continuum?
When I talk to clients, the first thing I do is find out where they are now – are they mostly reactive, do they plan most of their maintenance, do they do some PdM, etc.? On this continuum, I outline…
- John Pucillo
- True Reliability
The Typical Origins of PMs
You likely have a list of PMs you have to perform, but why do they exist? Brendon Russ discusses the typical ways PMs come into existence…
- Brendon Russ
- U.S. Sugar
The Evolution of Wireless Monitoring
Wireless monitoring has changed a lot over the past decades, and it continues to improve. David Howard explains…
- Michael Howard, DSc
- ERBESSD-INSTRUMENTS
Xport Ultra Lubricator for Remote Grease Lines
The Xport® Ultra automatic single point lubricator is an extremely versatile and capable lubrication system suited to a wide range of applications that demand high lubrication rates and where long remote grease lines are necessary to ensure safe access. It operates fully automatically, independent of temperature, and offers a precise discharge.
- Preston Rubottom
- Lubrication Engineers
Demonstrating Compliance with CMMS
There is one common factor that all regulatory agencies share. They have the right to fine, or even shut down, companies who do not comply with their standards...
- Alex Williams
- DPSI
How Does Bad Asset and Maintenance Master Data Cause Unexpected Downtime?
Unexpected downtime is a major issue that keeps maintenance and reliability professionals up at night and is inevitable in asset-intensive industries – especially manufacturing. Unexpected downtime is becoming more frequent in organizations and can cause a company’s production – and therefore revenue – to come to a halt.
- Rhiana Safieh
- HubHead Corp
Vibration Tracking – The Looking Glass Technique – See the Invisible
Incredible as it may seem, the vibration (or at least a large part of it) can be detected through video recording with incredible resolution. Saving a huge number of hours in studies that before were time consuming if not impossible to do. All of this using Vibration Tracking.
So, what is the Vibration Tracking? And better yet, what is it for?
- Dr. Thierry Erbessd
- Erbessd Instruments
How to Reduce Unplanned Downtime
Downtime refers to the duration of time when your machinery is not in production. While downtime can be planned for equipment set up or scheduled repairs, unplanned downtime refers to downtime that occurs unexpectedly because of an unforeseen shutdown or equipment failure. Every minute your assets are not working costs your company money. For most manufactures, unplanned downtime is the single largest source of lost production time.
- Rhiana Safieh
- HubHead Corp
Resonance & Natural Frequency
Have you ever tried to balance a fan and its vibration won’t go down? No matter what you do, do you know what Resonance is?
3 Tips to diagnose Resonance and 6 ways to correct it below.
- Dr. Thierry Erbessd
- Erbessd Instruments