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2012/January
Author:Administrator
It’s been an amazing journey. Moving toward 2012 and a year-long celebration of Maintenance Technology’s Silver Anniversary, I’ve been spending considerable time going through our magazine’s archives.
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2012/February
Author:Administrator
Prevent Sludge From Building Up Your Costs
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2012/March
Author:Administrator
This month's edition of the Reliability Files includes information from Exxon Mobil Corporation.
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2012/April
Author:Administrator
Many companies struggle with the loss of experienced staff leaving the organization. Just as challenging—if not more so—is the loss of valuable plant-specific knowledge that these individuals carry with them when they go out the door.
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2012/April
Author:Administrator
This month's edition of the Reliability Files includes information from Fluke Corp. and Petro-Canada.
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2012/May
Author:Administrator
This month's edition of The Reliability Files includes information from Grainger.
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2012/January
Author:American Trainco
Smart companies know that training employees is an excellent way to reduce downtime and the associated costs.
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2012/January
Author:Benjamin Orchard, Opto 22
Why do it and how do you start?
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2012/February
Author:Bob Baldwin, Founding Editor, Maintenance Technology
This month’s “Viewpoint” first ran as the December 1989 installment of founding and long-time MT Editor (1988–2005) Bob Baldwin’s “Uptime” column. While it refers to an event that occurred 23 years ago and includes a quote from an...
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2012/January
Author:Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor
“Do you know why you rear-ended that car in front of you? Someone said you were texting!”
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2012/February
Author:Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor
As maintenance and reliability professionals, we know that unreliable equipment and facilities can impact the bottom line of the business. Unfortunately, equipment reliability all too often ends up as a low priority in many American businesses.
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2012/March
Author:Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor
“I’m 18 years old and don’t especially want to go to college. I’m not sure what I want to study or what kind of a program or career to pursue. I’ve got good grades. I suppose I could figure it out if I went to college like my parents and...
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2012/April
Author:Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor
“Human error” is an often-cited cause or contributing factor in accidents and failures. We routinely see this with our plant equipment. Without a structured process for identifying and quantifying the underlying human factors associated with...
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2012/May
Author:Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor
Thanks to China, our jobs are coming back home. Yes, they really are. Really.
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2012/February
Author:Dave Berube, Life Cycle Engineering
Pushback forces you to do a better job of selling and implementing new ideas.
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2012/April
Author:Don Seiler, Reliability Management Group
This article first ran in the October 1999 issue of MT. It’s presented as this month’s Anniversary feature because clarity, consensus and commitment never go out of style.
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2012/February
Author:Dr. Lube, aka Ken Bannister
Symptom: “Dr. Lube, for many years we have successfully run 85-140 gear oil in our lumber-mill gearboxes, with the exception of our worm gearboxes that fail twice a year. I believe this rate of failure is unacceptable.” [Edited for space.]...
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2012/April
Author:Dr. Lube, aka Ken Bannister
Symptom: “Dear Dr. Lube, we’ve received a motor [for rebuild] that runs in a hot environment. Its bearings are sealed and the motor is encased in a tube with no access to lubricate the bearings periodically. The OEM specifies SHC 100 bearing...
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2012/February
Author:Frank Healy, Fluke Corporation
What you haven’t been able to see before now, probably has been biting you in a big way.
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2012/January
Author:Frank Waterer, Schneider Electric
You can’t run safely and reliably without them. Here are some tips for ensuring these assessments pay off for your operations.
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