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Machinery and Equipment Maintenance
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MRO Tip – Work completion rates
Scheduling for a week at a time to give each crew supervisor a simple batch of work greatly improves work order completion rates. This batch of work has enough planned hours to match the available labour hours. The batch gives…
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MRO Quiz – How well can you troubleshoot lubrication problems?
Investigating problems related to equipment lubrication issues can be difficult unless the troubleshooter understands two items of critical importance. Firstly, he must fully and completely understand the operation of the machine or associated components and the operating conditions, such as…
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What’s Up Doug? How bearings assist in power transmission
Let’s start at the beginning. Mass-produced bearings date back to the end of the industrial revolution (late 1800s) and one of their major uses was to support the line shaft suspended from the factory ceilings that transmitted power from the…
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Words of wisdom on conveyor drive components
Simon Rouleau is the president and owner of Quebec-based Simar-Dacon, Inc. He designs, and his shop builds, conveyors of all shapes and sizes for different industries. Douglas Froom is the president of Nova Scotia-based BF Consulting. He is a conveyor…
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At your service – Extracting value from maintainability
As a tradesman, “maintainability” wasn’t a word I thought about when something was inaccessible or removals required a contortionist with a handful of various extensions. I used different words. They were eloquent strings of disjointed words that clearly demonstrated the…
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SKF expands remote diagnostics program for rotating equipment
Gothenburg, Sweden – SKF is expanding and simplifying its software as a service offering to help its customers and SKF service partners by focusing on increasing performance and productivity, while reducing the time spent working to identify complex equipment faults.…
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Ontario won’t meet 2020 electric vehicle target, analysts say
Toronto – Ontario is envisioning a future in which millions of electric vehicles are on the roads, but analysts predict consumer uptake will remain far off the government target for 2020, despite tens of millions of dollars in subsidies. The…
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Oshawa GM plant cuts worker shifts as it slows car output, adds truck line
Oshawa, Ont. – GM Canada says it will temporarily lay off employees at its Oshawa, Ont., works as it restarts a truck assembly line and scales back car production to address shifting American buyer preferences. Spokeswoman Jennifer Wright says that…
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Tipping Point – transforming industrial maintenance through IoT
In an increasingly complex manufacturing ecosystem, researchers count information-rich, streamlined process optimization and speed among the drivers behind cost reduction in the new connected value chain. Yet, for many organizations, a digital transformation strategy is still generally missing – the…
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A digital future for maintenance
Connectivity presents unprecedented opportunity. That much was clear after attending Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2017 Conference in Singapore in October. Siemens and Bentley Systems have formed a technology-software partnership that is expected to accelerate digitalization and boost infrastructure project delivery…
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Survey: Chinese manufacturing heats up in November
Beijing – Chinese manufacturing activity accelerated in November, a survey showed Thursday, adding to signs of a pickup in global and domestic demand. The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said its purchasing managers’ index rose to 52.4 from October’s…
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PTDA Foundation introduces PT WORK Force
Chicago, Ill. – Recruiting, hiring, retaining and training employees continues to be an overwhelming challenge for industrial distributors. With a focus on developing resources to assist power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) employers in these critical areas, the PTDA Foundation Board of…
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Conference highlights trends in industrial hose business
Fairlawn, Ohio – Speaking to a group of industry executives at the 2017 Annual Hose Conference, Continental’s executive vice president of Industrial Fluid Solutions, Andreas Gerstenberger, said there are megatrends developing in the automotive and industrial hose businesses and those…
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What’s Up Doug? Severe service bearings
There are many severe applications in the world and some are specialized to certain industries. When it comes to bearings, most companies are split into business units that generally serve three main industries: Aerospace, Automotive and Industrial. There is no…
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Retrofitting – Taking the next smart step with your VFD
As VFDs continue to inhabit the industrial and commercial landscapes around us, there comes a time when everyone realizes the finite lifecycle of their investment. Far too often this recognition happens during an unplanned failure or fault. Most experts in…
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Hydraulics manufacturer boosts production
Shanghai – XCMG, the world’s leading construction machinery manufacturer, reports that the company’s latest achievement in Intelligent Manufacturing (IM) has boosted production efficiency by 32.5 per cent and lowered energy consumption turnover during production by 22.2 per cent at its…
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C&U Americas appoints Jason Stocker as president
Plymouth, MI – C&U Americas, LLC, the North American subsidiary of the C&U Group, one of the world’s top 10 bearing manufacturers and China’s largest bearing producer, has named Jason Stocker as its new President. The announcement was made by…
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Unison Ltd and Pneuform Machines Ltd announce joint venture
Unison Ltd, which manufactures tube bending machines and simulation software, announces that it has entered a joint venture with Pneuform Machines Ltd leading to full integration within the Unison family of companies joining Yorkshire CNC and Ingenium Integration. The joint…
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Making the case for Workplace Wellness Programs
Hamilton, ON – To help employers better understand the value of workplace wellness programs, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has launched the e-course, Business Case for Workplace Wellness. With many workers in Canada spending the majority…
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Syncrude faces federal charges over 2015 heron deaths
Fort McMurray, Alta. – One of the country’s largest oilsands companies is facing federal charges in the death of 31 great blue herons at one of its mine sites in northern Alberta more than two years ago. The charges against…
