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2007/March
Author:Joe Geiman, Baker Instrument Company
Forget the controversy. These tests clearly are non-destructive in nature. Understanding the advantages these methods have over others can make them mighty powerful tools in your PdM program.
Before any company investigates electrical predictive...
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2007/October
Author:John C. Gray, P.E., RCDD,
Surge protection devices…
The concepts are simple, the solutions straightforward. You’ll find it much less expensive to keep surges and electrical noise from frying your equipment and processes than to recover from the aftereffects of such...
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2007/January
Author:John Pratten III, Fluke Corporation Fluke Corporation Fluke Corporation with Jim Jackson, Ford Dearborn Stamping Plant
While Ford's Dearborn Stamping Plant (DSP) had thermal cameras on site in the past, it had not met the objectives of a successful thermography program. Today, though, the plant's thermography program is a model for the rest of Ford, and it came on...
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2007/June
Author:John Pucillo, Predictive Service
Designing a best-in-class vibration analysis program starts at the beginning.
It's no secret that when machinery operates effectively and efficiently, it will run longer, more safely and without unscheduled downtime. That surely can improve the...
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2007/April
Author:Joseph C. Pearson and Dilip A. Pandya United States Postal Service New Jersey International & Bulk Mail Center
Upgrades at a critical USPS facility delivered a number of benefits, including enhanced comfort, improved heating, lower energy usage, and reduced operating expenses. Way to go, Uncle Sam!
Until recently, ongoing heating issues related to...
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2007/July
Author:Ken Bannister, Contributing Editor
Ken Bannister, Contributing Editor
Whenever the cost of a repair is calculated, it typically is broken down into two specific components—parts and labor. The stocking of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) parts in preparation for a...
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2007/January
Author:Ken Bannister, Contributing Editor
Ken Bannister, Contributing Editor
Role definition is crucial if both Maintenance and Production departments are to strike an accord and work in an autonomous, yet cohesive manner to deliver a high-quality product in a waste-free,...
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2007/March
Author:Ken Bannister, Contributing Editor
Ken Bannister, Contributing Editor
Because of its use of consumable products and need for replacement maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) inventory items, the Maintenance department must requisition and contract through the Purchasing...
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2007/May
Author:Ken Bannister, Contributing Editor
Ken Bannister, Contributing Editor
Technically, the Engineering department is the closest relative to the Maintenance department. Examining each other's role in the context of equipment life cycle management portrays a definitive, closely...
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2007/November
Author:Ken Bannister, Contributing Editor
Ken Bannister, Contributing Editor
"ABC Corporation of Smalltown, USA, today announced a manufacturing sales order worth over $100 million…"
Such announcements are commonplace in today's business press, leaving little doubt that the...
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