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1997/November
Author:Administrator
Motor repair shops, whether in the plant or commercial facilities outside the plant, should be able to furnish vibration data on repaired motors for use in condition monitoring or predictive maintenance programs. A requirement for such data is being...
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1997/May
Author:Bob Baldwin Editor
The secret is out. The cat is out of the bag. Companies are using off-the-shelf software packages to control expensive inventories of spare parts and to track purchase orders. Somecompanies are using the software to collect equipment failure data...
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1997/June
Author:Bob Baldwin Editor
User group meetings and workshops are a bargain. The host wins because there is an opportunity to learn from users and to promote upgrades and ancillary products. Users win because they learn more about the features and benefits of the product and...
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1997/March
Author:Bob Baldwin, Editor
We hear a lot about empowerment. I believe the word is used too often and in too many situations, so much in fact that its meaning is beginning to drift.
Bored workers see empowerment as nothing more than another hollow platitude espoused by top...
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1997/April
Author:Bob Baldwin, Editor
George Lucas's three Star Wars films are very important to me. I had the pleasure of viewing each one in a large theater with my children. The films provided our family with entertainment experiences to be savored for the rest of our lives. The...
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1997/July
Author:Bob Baldwin, Editor
Today, few people question the potential rewards of predictive or condition-based maintenance. But why does this modern approach to maintenance deliver spectacular results in one plant yet fall short in a similar plant? According to Ralph...
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1997/October
Author:Bob Baldwin, Editor
Last month when I discussed two massive monuments to a bygone industrial era, the Cornish pumping engine and the Quincy mine steam hoist, I noted that the romantic good old days were not all that good. But people still wish for simpler times when...
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1997/November
Author:Bob Baldwin, Editor
Over the years I have collected scraps of information from articles, technical papers, conference sessions, and conversations in the maintenance community. On occasion those bits seem to form patterns such as the Seven Ps of PM.
Panic Maintenance:...
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1997/December
Author:Bob Baldwin, Editor
When companies shift their focus from maintenance and repair to reliability and maintainability (R&M), interesting things happen. Maintenance costs go down and equipment availability goes up. The need for capital and spare parts inventory...
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1997/April
Author:Bob Williamson
Old tried-and-true training methods often fail to achieve the desired results in today's maintenance and reliability improvement environment. Much has changed in recent years because of workforce in transition, skills shortages, new equipment...
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1997/September
Author:Bob Williamson
The future of many businesses depends on the reliability of their equipment and processes. They depend on equipment running as it should the first time, every time. This reliability will depend largely on the people who operate and maintain the...
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1997/December
Author:Bob Williamson
"You mean we're going to have to work on the equipment before it breaks down?" That's what one experienced mechanic asked after he heard about his company's new proactive approach to maintenance. His statement points to the crux of one of the...
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1997/November
Author:Bobby Baca, Sandia National Laboratories
Defining what the system should manage and planning the implementation are two keys to a successful computerized maintenance management system.
Information is the key ingredient in meaningful decisions on reducing maintenance costs. A...
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1997/June
Author:By Charles Spillman, HSB Reliability Technologies
The prospectus is simply a tool for setting clear, written, concise ground rules for a project and then reinforcing periodic routine communication among the participants.
The effectiveness of communications among departments within a typical ...
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1997/May
Author:Cullen Tilman, Enterprise Management Systems
After an organization has implemented a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), a number of issues must be addressed to keep the system alive and well. Most CMMS failures occur during implementation. Yet a surprising number of systems...
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1997/November
Author:Edwin K. Jones, PE, E.I. DuPont Co. (retired), and David A. Rosenthal, PE, Rohm and Haas Co.
Experience of large multiplant company serves as model for developing a benchmarking process and turning the findings into a strategy for improving maintenance and reliability practices.
A growing number of industrial plants are expending...
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1997/July
Author:Emily P. McAnally, Bonner & Moore Associates, Inc.
Modern program architecture benefits provide flexibility, reliability, and responsiveness for larger applications.
Client/server methodology and architecture offer a versatile approach to the development and deployment of software for major...
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1997/October
Author:Jim Picknell, Coopers & Lybrand Consulting, and Keith A. Steel, Revere Inc.
A modern computerized maintenance management system should have the functionality to support a reliability-centered maintenance effort. Here is how they can work together.
Asset optimization at minimum cost is a fundamental principle of modern...
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1997/February
Author:Joel Levitt, Springfield Resources
Excerpt from Joel Levitt's book, Managing Factory Maintenance, explains how to justify a preventive maintenance program and provides insight into how to set up a program.
What is preventive maintenance (PM)? It is a series of tasks that either...
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1997/May
Author:John Mitchell
Asset management is being advocated as a necessary improvement for the manufacturing, process, and production industries. But what is asset management? Why should you be interested? Furthermore, what value and benefits can you gain from asset...
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