Two Minute Tips
Maintenance Planner’s Checklist (Work Order Journey)
Can we imagine an orchestra playing without a Maestro? Surely the result will be a song of ecstasy. It's the same in our maintenance department, the planner act like the maestro to plan, organize, and schedule the job..
- Alaa Omar
- Egyptian Natural Gas Co.
Concepts of Balancing – Rotational Unbalance
Rotational unbalance occurs when there is an uneven distribution of mass around an axis of rotation. This quick tip will explain the possible causes of unbalance…
- Tim Sorensen
- ACOEM
Frontline Supervisors are Key to Continuous Improvement
Supervisors and team leaders are crucial to Continuous Improvement (CI) efforts. The reason is that often it is a frontline supervisor who provides personnel time to participate on the CI teams as well as the production equipment for the..
- Mark Jolley
- Marshall Institute
Safety & Reliability – Two Sides of the Same Coin
Digitalization is everywhere today. Companies are coming out with offers ranging from point solutions to platforms. They take the form of sensors, software, wearables, robots, and mobile phone applications..
- Ken Madsen
- Petasense
Proper Installation of the Infrared Window
Proper installation of the infrared window is critical for the long-term use of the window and for the long-term performance of the electrical panel and equipment enclosure.
- Martin Robinson
- IRISS Inc.
Design for Reliability: Eliminate the Defects Before They Become a Reality
If we were to ask management where most of the defects come from in our plants, they might say poor maintenance or poor operating practices. If you asked those performing maintenance and operating the equipment, they will probably say they are doing the best with what they were given...
- Tim Rice
- The Defect Elimination Project
Alignment Check vs. Alignment
One question that arises regularly in training is about doing alignment checks. Is it okay to just check the alignment? This quick tip will address the reasons for alignment check...
- Stan Riddle
- ACOEM
Trust Your Technology – Trust Your Expert
A fault identified on a 1250HP electric motor showed that while we have proven technologies at our fingertips, we still often use our emotion (gut feeling) to make a call regarding our asset’s health...
- Tim Rice
- The Defect Elimination Project
Does This Formula Need To Be Revised?
There is one formula in the book SMRP Best Practices that I couldn’t digest, and I think that it needs either to be clarified or to be revised by SMRP...
- Ahmed Kotb
- TRANSCO