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2008/March
Author:Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor
Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor
This is the third installment in a series on “Developing & Deploying a Reliability Culture” that began in the January 2008 issue.
Getting an organization to the point where equipment and process...
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2008/March
Author:Chuck Yung, EASA
Bearing failure or proper lubrication? The choice is yours.
Better lubrication practices could prevent the type of bearing damage that leads to costly premature motor failures in countless plants. How are you taking care of these crucial...
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2008/March
Author:Heinz P. Bloch, P.E., Process Machinery Consulting, Jim Steiger, HydroAire, Inc. Robert Bluse, Pump Services Consulting
How competent is competent? More importantly, how much might it actually cost your operations if you were to entrust your pumps to the wrong shop?
This article is the last installment in a four-part series based on a presentation delivered at the...
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2008/March
Author:Jane Alexander, Editor with Mike Williams Konecranes Americas
Are you investing too much, too little or too late in your crane maintenance efforts? An in-depth reliability survey can be invaluable in helping determine what level of this maintenance is optimal for your operations.
It’s widely known that...
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2008/March
Author:Ken Bannister, Contributing Editor
Ken Bannister, Contributing Editor
In 1995, the U.S. National Safety Council published a provocative paper entitled “In Safety, Half Truths Hide the Story.” It stated: “Practically every [safety related] incident is the result of...
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2008/March
Author:MT Staff
Baldor has introduced the new Dodge MagnaGear XTR, an extra-tough speed reducer that has been engineered to offer maximum reliability and superior performance in especially challenging, high-torque applications. According to the manufacturer, the...
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2008/March
Author:Neville W. Sachs, P.E. Sachs, Salvaterra & Associates, Inc
Where do you start? What’s important? How do know that you’re doing it right?
When a small reducer fails, in most plants the usual reaction is to replace it without even opening it up to see what happened. But, when a large or critical unit is...
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2008/March
Author:Renard Klubnik, Wilcoxon Research
How competent is competent? More importantly, how much might it actually cost your operations if you were to entrust your pumps to the wrong shop?
While it’s the easiest vibration parameter to understand, it’s also been the most rarely...
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2008/March
Author:Steve Harman, President, Shell Lubricants, Americas
Steve Harman, President, Shell Lubricants, Americas
One of the primary roles of maintenance and reliability professionals is to run their plant profitably at peak capacity while operating safely and efficiently. As plant professionals strive...
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