MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY http://www.mt-online.com/ Thu, 23 May 2013 15:02:42 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 Friday, 19 October 2012 09:30 - From Our Perspective: It's No Joke — Getting No Respect http://www.mt-online.com//index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2200:from-our-perspective-its-no-joke--getting-no-respect&catid=321:septoct12&directory=127 ken bannister thumb thumb thumbWho doesn’t remember the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield, whose humor was based on getting “no respect,” regardless of his efforts? Dangerfield’s lament used to be a common refrain in countless maintenance departments. Recently, with the emergence of reliability groups making sense of data and years of collected history, as well as the use of—and respect for—certified personnel in the condition monitoring sciences, that tune has grown fainter. 

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Compressor trains represent some of a site’s most complicated and costly equipment. Understanding their various lubrication-related quirks is key to keeping these moneymakers doing what they do best.

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To complete a centralized lubrication system design, the designer must tie the pump and delivery system together and synchronize their operation with a combination of control and signal devices.

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Here’s how proactive condition monitoring is helping an energy-services provider defuse a process safety challenge.]]> Tue, 29 May 2012 00:25:04 +0100