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2009/October

Author:Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor

"I am doing the best that I can, but it's not enough. The other crew doesn't seem to care about the equipment here. They beat it up ... run it dry ... don't put things back. They just don't seem to understand that our future, OUR jobs, depend on...

2. Process Safety: Train On Safe Gas-Cylinder Handling

2009/October

Author:Charles P. Howes, Integrated Risk Management Associates, LLC

On June 24, 2005, serious trouble erupted at the Praxair gas-filling and distribution facility in St. Louis, MO. The site was storing about 30,000 compressed gas cylinders containing oxygen, nitrogen, propane, propylene, acetylene, carbon dioxide,...

3. Utilities Manager: Reliability & Energy Cost Savings In Centrifugal Pumps

2009/October

Author:Colleen M. Reeves, Dubric, Inc.

This is what it's all about. How much energy must go into a pump to get the most out of it, and, what does a pump's inefficiency have to do with its reliability?

4. Wireless Technology Offers Cost-$aving Convenience

2009/October

Author:Dave Holloway, Cooper Crouse-Hinds

The advantages of this alternative to costly hard-wired installations are hard to ignore.

5. Viewpoint: "Get Your Service Center's Best"

2009/October

Author:David G. Griffin, Chairman of the Board, Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) and President, CPM Engineering, Ltd.

In a survey conducted recently by the Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA), end-user customers reported that quality of work is most important when deciding which service center to use for electromechanical repair.

6. Lubrication Checkup: Lubricant Consolidation

2009/October

Author:Dr. Lube, aka Ken Bannister

Symptom: "Dear Dr. Lube: In a recent maintenance audit, our lubrication program scored very low.

7. Cost Effective Insurance: The FMEA Process

2009/October

Author:Gerald O. Davis, P.E., Davis Materials & Mechanical Engineering, Inc.

You prepare for the unexpected in life. Here’s how to do something similar for the reliability of your equipment and processes.

8. My Take: "Smart Company"

2009/October

Author:Jane Alexander, Editor-In-Chief

Publisher Bill Kiesel and I had the pleasure of spending some time in smart company recently, or, more precisely, "with a real smart company."

9. When Good Seals Go Bad

2009/October

Author:Mark L. Adams SKF USA Inc.

Give your sealing systems the best chance for survival. Take time to check out these seal-optimization strategies.

10. Boosting Your Bottom Line: Your Motor Efficiencies & Your Carbon Footprint

2009/October

Author:MT Staff

By now, we've all heard about carbon emissions and their role in global climate change.

11. Capacity Assurance Marketplace

2009/October

Author:MT Staff

Pneumatic-Cylinder Positioning

12. For On The Floor: "Recovery? Yes, No, And Maybe"

2009/October

Author:Rick Carter, Executive Editor

Despite its many challenges, the U.S. manufacturing base remains a valid bellwether for our nation’s economy.

13. SAP = Maintenance Success For Centocor

2009/October

Author:Rick Carter, Executive Editor

Miracles do happen. This 2007 SAP-PM implementation for a bulk biopharmaceutical manufacturer has paid for itself through savings in both material and time.

14. The Green Edge: Preparing for Smart Grid Growth

2009/October

Author:Rick Carter, Executive Editor

Siemens AG, a leading provider of Smart Grid technology, reports that it is working to strengthen its market position in anticipation of increasing demand for Smart Grid expertise.

15. Utilities Manager: All Fired-Up By Coal-Gen

2009/October

Author:William C. Livoti

Two major themes at the recent Coal-Gen conference in Charlotte, NC, were overall coal plant optimization and Carbon Capture and Sequestration.

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