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2009/August
Author:Amanda Martyka, Assistant Editor
It's Easy Being Green
Is it a good idea to go green with your facility during a recession? The decision-makers behind two of America's skyscrapers think so.
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2009/August
Author:Brian O’Donnell, President & CEO, A. W. Chesterton Company
While the current economic downturn has caused a considerable business challenge for many companies, we need to make sure those near-term issues don't alter the work that needs to be done to establish and build a strong long-term future. As Sir...
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2009/August
Author:David C. Orlowski, Founder, President & CEO, Inpro/Seal Company
Inpro/Seal has been helping customers in both good and not-so-good times for 32 years—ever since our invention of the bearing isolator. From day one, we have strongly emphasized customer service. As a result, "Same-day," NOT "Some-day" shipments...
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2009/August
Author:Dr. Lube aka Ken Bannister
Symptom: "Dear Dr. Lube: In one of your previous articles, you stated that about 70% of mechanical failures are directly, or indirectly, attributable to poor or ineffective lubrication practices. Can you explain the basis of this statement?"
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2009/August
Author:Gary Marchuk, Business Development Team Leader, AutomationDirect
AutomationDirect has always tried to provide the ‘best value' to our customers, and this economy has forced us to evaluate ways to do even better. On nearly every front, we have taken some measures to help our customers economically.
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2009/August
Author:George Dettloff, President and CEO, SKF USA Inc.
One of our missions at SKF is to equip our customers worldwide with the technologies, products and services that can help them weather the current economic downturn and build toward a more competitive and healthier future. A key driver behind this...
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2009/August
Author:Ian Davidson, Global Industrial Lubricants Manager, ExxonMobil Lubricants & Specialties
High-performance Mobil-branded lubricants are used everywhere, in nearly every industrial operation on the planet. Across all industries we serve, ExxonMobil has had a long-standing tradition of increasing our customers' competitiveness by helping...
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2009/August
Author:Jane Alexander, Editor-In-Chief
You're not alone in your efforts to get around the economic killing fields of the lingering recession. The 12 companies represented in our Industry Outlook 2009 "have your back."
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2009/August
Author:John McDermott, Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing, Rockwell Automation
Sustainability is good business practice, and what we see in customers across all industries is that it makes even better business sense, driving long-term competitive advantage. There are two aspects of sustainability emerging as market forces in...
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2009/August
Author:Michael A. Pulick, President, Grainger U.S.
If one of your employees were about to put his/her hands into a bucket of industrial cleaning solution and had two different pairs of gloves to choose from, would he/she select the right pair? The way for an employee to know the difference between...
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2009/August
Author:MT Staff
Adding "Eyeballs" To HMI/SCADA Systems
Longwatch has added new features and functions to its Video System Version 5.0 to make it easier for users to integrate cameras in local and remote areas, combine video data with a wide variety of plant...
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2009/August
Author:Nicholas T. Pinchuk, Chairman, President and CEO, Snap-on Inc.
Bad news travels fast. Case in point: There isn't a worker alive who doesn't know we're currently mired in the most difficult economic downturn since the Great Depression. But, like any story, there are two sides.
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2009/August
Author:Randy Colip, Executive Vice President/Sales, Baldor Electric Company
A year ago, most manufacturers were working overtime to get as much product produced and to the marketplace as possible. Distributors were just as busy making sure that they had the MRO products necessary to keep all those production lines up and...
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2009/August
Author:Raymond L. Atkins, CPMM, CMRP, Contributing Editor
Successful maintenance organizations track a number of KPIs. This article continues a discussion of some of the best ones to use.
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2009/August
Author:Robert J. Pagano Jr., President, ITT Industrial Process
The lingering recession has been especially hard on process industries around the globe. No sector has gone unscathed. Even what we have traditionally thought of as our most robust, critical markets have been affected. ITT remains committed to these...
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2009/August
Author:Steve Sonnenberg, President, Emerson Process Management
Clearly, the pressures on process manufacturing management and their engineering and maintenance teams vary with the economy. Not long ago, high demand shined an intense light on capacity, availability and uptime—this has changed. Today, many...
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2009/August
Author:Tony Martell, Vice President and General Manager, Aftermarket Business Unit, NSK
As NSK customers face unprecedented financial constraints, the focus has become even more about the bottom line—working to full capacity, as efficiently as possible and with equipment that is reliable and cost-effective to maintain. We understand...
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