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1997/March
Author:Bob Baldwin, Editor
We hear a lot about empowerment. I believe the word is used too often and in too many situations, so much in fact that its meaning is beginning to drift. Bored workers see empowerment as nothing more than another hollow platitude espoused by top...
Wednesday, 29 April 2009 | 1535 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more
1997/March
Author:John Moubray, Aladon
What exactly is the purpose of the maintenance function? In a world of endless reorganizations, shifting technological paradigms, growing expectations, and increasingly onerous regulatory constraints, all of which must be dealt with...
Saturday, 01 March 1997 | 1468 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more
1997/March
Author:John Piotrowski, Turvac Inc.
Companies should determine the skill level of personnel responsible for alignment, arrange for appropriate training for proficiency, and use qualification testing for certification.These examples show the need for certification in shaft alignment....
Saturday, 01 March 1997 | 2237 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more
1997/March
Author:MT Staff
Ultrasound is an effective, low cost method for evaluating the condition of insulation components on high-voltage transmission and distribution equipment. Conventional testing methods require the equipment to be shut down. Ultrasonic testing can...
Saturday, 01 March 1997 | 3235 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more
1997/March
Author:Ron Hardee, Weyerhaeuser
Suggestions from a maintenance professional for point-of-use maintenance information delivered by visual aids and equipment manuals. Diagrams, charts, labels, signs, and other visual aids attached to plant equipment, printed in procedures and...
Saturday, 01 March 1997 | 1637 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Read more


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