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2003/January
Author:Neil Bloom, Southern California Edison
Addressing hidden failure modes is a key aspect for successfully achieving plant reliability.
Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) is not new. Airline Maintenance Steering Group (MSG) Logic, the predecessor to RCM, has existed since the early...
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2003/May
Author:Norman Shackman, P.E
Cleaning, filing, and abrading surfaces are among the options.
One of the important ingredients for making and keeping a reliable electrical connection is clean contact surfaces. The other important ingredient—force—was covered in...
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2003/April
Author:Ralph T. Buscarello, Update International Inc.
One of my weaknesses in my life as a vibration analyst/instructor is difficult to confess, as it is shameful. For about the first 10 years of training others, advising, and consulting on tough machinery vibration problems, I...
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2003/September
Author:Randall D. Quick, Manufacturing Solutions International
Here is a standardized process using a systematic approach.
The head of a corporate reliability group for a worldwide consumer products company was having difficulty hiring maintenance personnel who possessed the skills the company...
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2003/February
Author:Rich Henry, Ron Sullivan, John Walden and Dave Zdrojewski, VibrAlign, Inc.
Part three of a four-part series that will cover alignment fundamentals and thermal growth, and highlight the importance of field measurements through two case studies.
The previous article in this series, "Understanding Shaft Alignment: Thermal...
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2003/January
Author:Rich Henry, Ron Sullivan, John Walden and Dave Zdrojewski, VibrAlign, Inc.
Part two of a four-part series that will cover alignment fundamentals and thermal growth, and highlight the importance of field measurements through two case studies.
Machine conditions change from the time the machine is off line to when it is...
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2003/April
Author:Rich Henry, Ron Sullivan, John Walden, and Dave Zdrojewski, VibrAlign, Inc.
Last article of a four-part series covering alignment fundamentals and thermal growth, and highlighting the importance of field measurements through two case studies.
The previous article in this series, “Determining Accurate Alignment...
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2003/November
Author:Rob MacArthur, GenesisSolution
An implementation matrix shows how each module affects others and helps in maintaining balance.
Defining enterprise asset management (EAM) can be difficult. The answer depends on whom you ask. If you ask a strategist, a consultant, RCM/TPM...
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2003/December
Author:Robert C. Baldwin, CMRP, Editor
Robert C. Baldwin, CMRP, Editor
Rockwell Automation Fair, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Rockwell’s Allen-Bradley brand, drew more than 14,000 people (customers, speakers, exhibitors, and Rockwell personnel) to Milwaukee in...
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2003/November
Author:Robert C. Baldwin, CMRP, Editor
Robert C. Baldwin, CMRP, Editor
I’ve been using the term “preventive maintenance” practically every work day since the founding of MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY magazine in 1988 and frequently during the preceding 15 years.
I’m so...
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