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1999/April
Author: Ernie Autin, Reliability Management Group
Implementing a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) requires a large commitment from an organization in time, money, and resources. The success of such a project not only is determined by an on-time, within-budget, and...
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1999/December
Author: Robert Madding and Bernard R. Lyon, Jr., Infrared Training Center
Do environmental influences such as the sun and wind have an effect when performing an infrared (IR) thermography survey? The answer can be as complex as the environment. Factors such as survey severity criteria...
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1999/October
Author:Bill Hankes, The Falk Corporation
Implementing technological advances in a vintage mechanical drive design will result in a more efficient, durable system that can meet increased production demands.
The quality of mechanical drive system components has...
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1999/October
Author:Blaine L. Pardoe, Enterprise Management Systems
As we enter the third generation of computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) in the marketplace, this question is posed more and more by companies and the software sales reps attempting to hock their wares. ...
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1999/February
Author:Blaine Pardoe, Enterprise Management Systems
"So, should I be on the Internet?" This is becoming a more common question to those of us involved with consulting on maintenance operations. People tend to look at us as if we have crystal balls and can predict the future,...
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1999/June
Author:Blaine Pardoe, Enterprise Management Systems
There has been an on-going debate as to which is the horse or driver in the maintenance business--the needs of maintenance or the needs of technology to support that maintenance. The truth is that there is no ...
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1999/January
Author:Bob Baldwin, Editor
Bob Baldwin
Last year was not the best for some of us. Many maintenance and reliability organizations were under increased pressure to conform to the dictum: “Do more with fewer people and less money.” Expect no let up in...
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1999/February
Author:Bob Baldwin, Editor
Bob Baldwin, Editor
I just returned from a trip on the Internet to research some topics for this and future issues. As usual, I came back both delighted and frustrated: Delighted by some of my finds and frustrated by...
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1999/March
Author:Bob Baldwin, Editor
Bob Baldwin, Editor
Traditional roles are blurring. Reliability and maintenance has blurred to include equipment asset management, capacity assurance, asset utilization, and availability engineering. Although the...
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1999/April
Author:Bob Baldwin, Editor
Bob Baldwin, Editor
I spent several days last month participating in the Plant Engineering and Management sector of the National Manufacturing Week conference and trade show in Chicago. I liked the new show layout with...
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1999/May
Author:Bob Baldwin, Editor
Bob Baldwin, Editor
Competition today is not between products, it's between business models. I read that late last year in Fortune magazine. And last month I heard about one such business model, one that could have a...
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1999/June
Author:Bob Baldwin, Editor
Bob Baldwin, Editor
Although conference and trade show attendance has been off recently, a couple of user group conferences in which I've been able to participate have bucked the trend. Perhaps it is because the...
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1999/January
Author:Bob Williamson
Bob Williamson
One of the biggest barriers to maintenance and reliability improvement initiatives is “management turnover.” When upper management, the decision makers in a company, changes because of promotions or...
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1999/May
Author:Bob Williamson
Data (da-ta), n.: Individual facts or statistics. Information (in-fer-ma-shun), n.: Knowledge gained through study, communication, or research.
Turning data into useful information is the key to making critical equipment...
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1999/July
Author:Bob Williamson
Bob Williamson
Skilled and knowledgeable maintenance and reliability employees are hard to find, a problem that has been growing for the past 7 years. With the strongest economy in decades coupled with the lowest...
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1999/December
Author:Bob Williamson
Bob Williamson
We have heard much about the concepts of lean manufacturing and the lean organization over the past few years. What is now known as lean is based for the most part on the proven models of the...
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1999/November
Author:Charlie Harrell, Cryovac
This preventive maintenance program relies heavily on dedicated people and their ability to plan, document, and support a strong reliability-centered maintenance effort.
In 1986, the preventive maintenance (PM) program at Cryovac's Simpsonville, ...
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1999/May
Author:Craig K. Kelch and R. James Seffrin, Infraspection Institute
With increasing demand to cut costs and remain competitive, many companies are expanding their maintenance programs to include predictive and proactive technologies such as infrared thermography
Recent years have seen an...
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1999/June
Author:Dana Netherton, American Management Systems, Inc.
An SAE technical committee has completed a draft standard for Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM). It provides criteria that can be used to evaluate proposed maintenance program development processes and determine ...
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1999/July
Author:Dana Netherton, American Management Systems, Inc.
A draft standard for Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) provides detailed requirements for proactive tasks and task intervals and for default actions intended to manage the consequences of...
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