- Understanding Hidden Failures in RCM Analyses
- My Take: You Bet They Can — Let's Hear It For The Girls
- Uptime: Save Manufacturing And Save America
- Motor Decisions Matter: Can VFDs Help Optimize Your Motor System?
- Don't Procrastinate...Innovate! Practicality, Simplicity, Impact: The Win Was A SNAP
- Successful CMMS Implementation For A Major Healthcare Facility
- Automation Insider: Asset Intelligence
- Taming Those Misbehaving Motors
- Electrical-Safety Sense: Elimination Of Risk
- The Reliability Files
- Big Money Talks: Gearbox Efficiency — There's Money To Be Saved
- Gadget: Improved Cooling of Electrical Enclosures
- Specify Backup Power That Fits
- Technology Showcase: MRO Equipment & Supplies
Featured Events
| Tue May 22 The Automation Conference |
| Wed Jun 06 2nd Annual Hydro Plant Maintenance & Reliability Conference |
| Wed Jun 06 Hydro Licensing and Compliance Forum |
| Tue Jun 12 Shutdowns Superconference |
| Tue Jun 19 3PL Awards |
MT Resources
Written by Jane Alexander, Editor-In-Chief
I probably wasn’t the only SEC football fan keeping tabs on the recent NFL Draft. Those of us who love and support the schools of the Southeastern Conference were blessed with quite a few young men to root for over the course of seven selection rounds. What an impact the SEC had on this year’s draft! After all, as we keep hearing, ours is the go-to conference for any kid (make that of the “male” variety) who dreams of a future in the pro-football ranks.
Written by Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor
Thanks to China, our jobs are coming back home. Yes, they really are. Really.
Written by Ken Bannister, Contributing Editor
At the recent 2012 Maintenance and Reliability Technology Summit (MARTS), Applied Technology Publications (ATP), parent company of both Maintenance Technology and Lubrication Management & Technology magazines, put a spotlight on the winners of its “2011 Maintenance & Reliability Innovator of the Year Award.” In this launch of what will be an annual competition, readers were asked to submit their innovative gizmos, devices, gadgets, processes, procedures and use of third-party resources for improving maintenance.
Written by Gary Pearsons, Vice President and General Manager, Customer Support & Maintenance, Rockwell Automation
Like their colleagues in other departments, those responsible for equipment maintenance have felt the reality of a declining engineering and manufacturing workforce. And when that shrinking workforce meets budget cuts, many manufacturers decide to focus on efficiency improvements—in their production infrastructure, in their workforce or in their supply chain—as a means to improve uptime and reduce costs short-term without negatively impacting their long-term strategic direction. When identifying and implementing these operational efficiencies, however, manufacturers should also consider their plant maintenance efforts.
