MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 09:59 - Capacity Assurance Marketplace

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Bearing Analysis In A Box

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 09:36 - Viewpoint: Looking Back / Moving Forward

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John Berra began working in 1969 as an instrument engineer for Monsanto. He recently retired after a distinguished career that included championing industry standards such as HART and FOUNDATION fieldbus and serving as president of Emerson Process Management.

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 09:23 - Uptime: OEE And 'Balls To The Wall'

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We're all in a race—a race to improve competitiveness. Our racecars and our plant's equipment are sometimes running "balls to the wall" (so to speak), but we often lose sight of how well we're doing with our maintenance and reliability programs. We can measure a lot of things, but does overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) truly indicate how well our equipment is performing?

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 09:12 - Special Solution-Supplier Spotlight: Water Services Giant ...

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:12:51 +0100

Veolia Water North America partners with RCM pioneer Mac Smith to improve the company's water and wastewater services.

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 08:53 - A Powerful Case For Infrared Windows

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:53:39 +0100

See what you've missed! Numbers based on the real-world experience of a power-gen facility show significant ROI.

Tuesday, 09 November 2010 16:34 - My Take: You Snooze, You Lose

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:34:51 +0100

This column goes to press on Election Day. By the time you read it, the voters will have spoken and scores will have been settled. Regardless of your leanings, you, like me, will probably be delighted the mid-term madness is finally over—and that maybe, just maybe, sanity and civility will return to the legislative process, and Washington will get down to the business of healing our economy. For now, I'll keep chirping about innovation.

Tuesday, 09 November 2010 14:48 - Boosting Your Bottom Line: Life-Cycle Cost — The Real ...

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Life-cycle cost (LCC) analysis is a powerful method of evaluating the total costs over the lifetime of equipment or systems. A basic LCC analysis will reflect purchase, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal costs. Looking beyond the initial purchase price will help you understand where your organization spends its money.

Tuesday, 09 November 2010 14:32 - The Green Edge

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Duke Energy Generation Services Partners With Others On Nationwide Solar Efforts

Monday, 08 November 2010 15:47 - The Fundamentals: Part II - How To Begin Maintenance ...

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:47:24 +0100

Effective maintenance is strongly linked to effective job plans. Pay attention to the required components. Don't skip anything.

Monday, 08 November 2010 15:27 - Updating Your Electrical Safety Knowledge

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Avoid devastating accidents by following the safety steps and standards listed here.

Monday, 08 November 2010 15:02 - Communications: Sustaining Partnership Agreements

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:02:54 +0100

We end this "Maintenance Partnership" series of articles as we began five years ago: by stressing that the maintenance department must acknowledge that it cannot—and does not—function autonomously. Maintenance must recognize its success is based on a series of integral inter- and intra-departmental relationships that are set up and managed to provide mutual benefit for all partners.

Monday, 08 November 2010 14:54 - Part II: From Good To Great With Lean Maintenance

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:54:54 +0100

Stepping up improvement efforts will require you to go ever deeper into lean. As this expert concludes, the payoff is well worth it.