Defect Elimination
Two Minute Tips
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
10 Minute Talk
Reactive To Planned PPM
A short concrete roadmap to take an organization from reactive maintenance to planned PM type maintenance. This is a short reality-based ride.
- Joel Levitt
- Springfield
Interviews
Facility Operation Project that Helped Gain Expertise in Predictive Maintenance
In this interview Can Uslu discusses how facility operating projects helped him gain expertise in Predictive Maintenance.
- Can Uslu
- PdMechanics
Case Studies and Stories
Stator Looseness
A 6.6 kV motor that is used to cool the temperature of gas after going through a gas phase polymerization process at a Petrochemical plant was experiencing abnormal symptoms. A technician conducted a vibration test and noticed an abnormal vibration...
- Mark Koch
- ALL-TEST Pro, LLC
Interviews
Preview the 2021 SMRP Annual Conference!
The Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) is preparing to welcome attendees for its 29th Annual Conference. Hear from SMRP Executive Director Erin Erickson about what's in store for attendees at this year's event.
- SMRP
Five Minute Facts
How Do We Know When We Need To Conduct An RCA?
It’s a question that gets asked a lot – “How do we know when we need to conduct an RCA”? The answer is by using RCA triggers. An RCA trigger is something that can be used to prompt us to conduct an RCA if the outcome of an event breaches a specific threshold. Conversely it also lets us know when we do not have to conduct an RCA based on the event not breaching a specific threshold.
- Tim Rice
- The Defect Elimination Project
Five Minute Facts
Our lackluster response to COVID is an excellent example of over-optimization
It seems the game is optimization of everything. Squeeze out every bit of revenue or reduce expenses that you can. Examples abound. Squeeze airline seats until the flyers revolt. Then back off a bit and call it a victory. Run ads on YouTube videos so often that consumers are on the verge of clicking away.
- Joel Levitt
- Springfield
Two Minute Tips
The Hardest Defects To See
When we speak about defects, we always start by thinking about Winston Ledet’s top 5. Behind these big five are the business systems that feed information, procurement, materials, permissions, custody, and storage. For example, if a wrong but similar part is pulled for a repair, then the defect would be a bad spare.
- Joel Levitt
- Springfield
White Papers
Investigating Structural Resonance
AVT Reliability® is frequently asked to investigate problems caused by structural resonance. This is the name given to the dynamic behaviour of a structural item of plant or machinery when excited near to one of its natural frequencies..
- AVT Reliability