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2013/January
Author:Bill Kiesel, Publisher
What We Need
We begin 2013 with a number of challenges and opportunities. On one hand, some of the strongest headwinds we face are associated with government indecision (the debt ceiling, sequestration and wrangling over too many regulations vs....
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2013/January
Author:Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor
Equipment Criticality: Life In The Fast Lane
Improving maintenance efficiency and effectiveness must proceed at a much faster pace than in the past to head off the opposites of growing technologies and skills shortages. In my October 2012...
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2013/March
Author:Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor
Smart Machines: Careers With A Future
This economic downturn, Great Recession or whatever it’s called is taking quite a toll, given the loss of middle-class jobs across so many business and industrial sectors. At the same time, worker...
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2013/April
Author:Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor
Getting The Most From Your Reliability Consultants
This month’s column is dedicated both to consultants and their clients (with a bit more emphasis on the clients getting the most out of mutually beneficial client-consultant relationships)....
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2013/June
Author:Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor
Reliability Is More About People Than Machines
“OK. We’ve tried all the maintenance and reliability technologies out there, and we’re still struggling with too many breakdowns and emergency repairs. After studying all the benefits of...
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2013/February
Author:Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor
Don’t Believe Everything You Read: The Skills Shortage Is Very Real
“I just got through reading a report that said something about the ‘worries of a skills gap crisis are overblown.’ From where I sit and from the people I talk to in...
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2013/May
Author:Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor
Putting The Pieces Together In Pursuit of 100% Reliability
How close to 100% reliable is your most critical equipment… the equipment that should perform as intended the first time, every time? It should be 100% reliable for safety, environmental...
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2013/April
Author:By Ron Marshall, for the Compressed Air Challenge (CAC)
Accurate control of pressure in compressed air systems is always of primary concern, but there are many ways to achieve it. Some are more efficient than others. One of the biggest innovations in the field of compressed air efficiency is the...
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2013/May
Author:By Shon Isenhour and Darrin Wikoff, GPAllied, LLC
TRAINING REENGINEERED: Stretch Your Training Dollar By Leveraging Technology
Following the economic challenges of 2008, the training landscape eroded; 2012, however, marked a notable turning point in Technology and Manufacturing industries. As...
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2013/March
Author:Chad Smith, Thomas & Betts
What you use and how is key to ensuring secure, trouble-free terminations.
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