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2002/April
Author:Albert Liaw, HOUNDware Corp.
As the fifth largest chemical company in the world, Dow Chemical is known for the manufacturing of chemicals, plastics, energy, agricultural products, and other consumer goods and services. But to manufacture these products on such a large scale...
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2002/February
Author:Allen Patterson, Flanders Electric Motor Service
The system consists of three physical elements: the rotor collar—a split ring clamped around the motor output shaft, a copper pickup loop surrounding the rotor collar, and a receiver unit.
There is a scene in the movie “Hunt for Red...
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2002/June
Author:Anthony M. (Mac) Smith, AMS Associates
Whether initiating a new preventive maintenance (PM) program for your plant, or upgrading the return on investment from your existing PM resources, you need to answer two basic questions: "What PM tasks should be performed?", and "When should these...
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2002/April
Author:Bonz Hart, Meridium, Inc.
Leveraging asset availability and performance with enterprise reliability management and computerized maintenance management systems.
In today's business environment, the bottom line now includes not only profit margin but also cost...
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2002/April
Author:Christopher N. Winston, HSB Reliability Technologies
These two areas provide the foundation for an installed system to become an operating system on a daily basis.
The computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) or enterprise asset management (EAM) system has become a common tool for...
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2002/May
Author:Christopher N. Winston, HSB Reliability Technologies
Data conversion and report capabilities are key areas to study.
As a maintenance or engineering person responsible for implementation of a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), you and your organization represent the functional side...
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2002/February
Author:Chuck Yung, Electrical Apparatus Service Association
Variable-frequency drives are beneficial, but you must avoid voltage spikes that can cause winding failure.
When you want to control motor speed, you usually choose a clutch or a variable-frequency drive (VFD)—also called an inverter. In most...
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2002/October
Author:Daus Studenberg, Ludeca, Inc.
It is no secret—precise shaft alignment will pay for itself. It reduces bearing and seal damage, minimizes energy loss, and reduces production downtime. To neglect it would be like failing to perform regular oil changes on your car. You could get...
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2002/October
Author:David E. Liddle, Liddle & Associates
Identify additional costs beyond the expense of keeping equipment operating.
Maintenance groups frequently are asked to perform numerous activities in addition to maintaining equipment and facilities. These activities are important to business...
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2002/September
Author:David E. Smith
If there are issues with a system implementation they relate back to the definition of the project goals.
Does the word "frustrating" describe the current state of your computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) or enterprise asset...
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2002/January
Author:Derold Davis and Joe Mikes, Westin Engineering
Optimizing a CMMS purchase requires purpose and dedication from beginning to end.
The effectiveness of maintenance can make the difference between success and insolvency, between limping by financially and organizational excellence. Many...
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2002/September
Author:Devin D. Biehler, Ingersoll-Rand Co.
One of the easiest ways to determine if a portable compressor is right for your job is to look at its "design margin." This is the ideal operating level of a machine. Not to be confused with the maximum output of the engine, the design margin is the...
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2002/October
Author:Doc Palmer
In spite of the plant burning down? Well, not really. But victories are won on the shop floor every day by honoring the schedule even when new reactive work arises.
The operator and the maintenance supervisor are teammates and both have to work...
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2002/December
Author:Frank P. Ward, QBIC III Systems, Inc.
In order to accurately track costs, measure the benefits of implementation, and produce high-quality management reports, a computerized maintenance management system must be tied to the business manager's main tool.
By any objective standard,...
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2002/January
Author:Gino Palarchio, Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals
The majority of us are working in a competitive market, and many who have historically not been in that situation are going to be soon (just look at the deregulation going on in the utility industry). It is more important than ever that we...
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2002/April
Author:Gino Palarchio, Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals
Capital-intensive companies today are realizing the importance of maximizing asset reliability. It is no longer enough to focus on traditional maintenance objectives such as minimizing repair costs and improving the efficiency of work execution. By...
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2002/July
Author:Gino Palarchio, Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals
In my last Viewpoint ("Maximizing Asset Reliability Requires Reliability Driven Maintenance," April 2002), I introduced a maintenance business process which I call the Reliability Driven Maintenance Process and identified its four stages: plan,...
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2002/December
Author:Gino Palarchio, Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals
Is your company guilty of continually creating new improvement initiatives every few years or, even worse, what we sometimes hear as the next management flavor of the month?
There are some very good reasons why this happens:
1. Due to growing...
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2002/November
Author:James I. Taylor
The dumbing-down of vibration analysis may be described best as "the exploitation of human weakness." The following examples are not all inclusive, but they may help in understanding the problem:
Advertising, education, and living have ingrained...
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2002/June
Author:Jim Foley, Kaiser Aluminum
Kaiser Aluminum identifies process improvement opportunities by tracking delays, no matter how small.
Virtually any facility working with complex machinery to produce a large amount of goods will experience production delays. With a sizeable plant...
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