November -

1. Solution Spotlights

2009/November

Author:Administrator

Synthetic Lubricants Engineered to Ensure Food Quality

2. Uptime: A Tax On Maintenance?

2009/November

Author:Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor

Tax-and-spend initiatives-spending resources that don't yet exist only to raise taxes to cover the loss-are not new.

3. Pump Upgrades Can Improve Efficiency & Reliability

2009/November

Author:Eugene Vogel, Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA)

Cost control and efficiency improvement are key to successful plant operation—especially when it comes to volatile energy costs.

4. Motor Doc's Hot Topics: Cash For Clunkers? For Electric Motors?

2009/November

Author:Howard W. Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP

Making decisions on whether to repair or replace your electric motors may become even more interesting in the near future.

5. My Take: Failing Toward Success

2009/November

Author:Jane Alexander, Editor-In-Chief

Driving to my Chicagoland office each morning, I tend to zone out when the local business news hits the radio. One recent item, however, caught my ear.

6. Communications: Improving Maintenance Work-Request Acceptance

2009/November

Author:Ken Bannister, Contributing Editor

In my last column, we looked at the important role the CMMS (computerized maintenance management system) plays in communicating with our business partners and in the facilitation of managing people who manage assets.

7. Turn Downsizing Into Improvement Opportunities

2009/November

Author:Kris Bagadia, PEAK Industrial Solutions, LLC

Feeling covered and smothered?

8. The Fundamentals: How To Begin Measuring Maintenance Effectiveness Part III

2009/November

Author:Raymond L. Atkins CPMM, CMRP Contributing Editor

You have a battery of KPIs to use in revealing your maintenance reality, including some that can show how well your team is performing.

9. Viewpoint: Planning For The Emotional Side Of Change

2009/November

Author:Scott Franklin, Principal Consultant, Organizational Development, Life Cycle Engineering

As organizations go through change, the simple view is that we start with our existing activities, behaviors and beliefs; define a new set of activities, behaviors and beliefs; and then replace the old with the new.

10. 3 Reasons For Premature Bearing Failure (And How to Avoid Them)

2009/November

Author:Special To MT From NSK

Don’t let your bearings down. Be on the lookout for these killers.

11. The Green Edge: DuPont Collaboration To Boost Solar-Cell Efficiency

2009/November

Author:Staff

DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions and Applied Materials, Inc., have announced a collaboration to advance a printing technology that is expected to increase the absolute efficiency of crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic (PV) solar cells.

12. Capacity Assurance Marketplace

2009/November

Author:Staff

Laser Alignment For Steam And Gas Turbines Centralign Ultra from Ludeca was developed for the alignment of steam and gas turbines.

13. Maintenance Pros Meet, Mix And Learn At IMEC 2009

2009/November

Author:Staff

Five years into a successful run, this Toronto event again brought together recognized experts and eager participants from around the globe…

14. Applying SMED To Maintenance

2009/November

Author:Wayne Vaughn, P.E., CMRP

If boosting available productive capacity and increasing wrench time has some appeal for your team, explore this fast-lane approach that the production side of the house has been using.

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