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Preventative Maintenance
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Webinar: What is the lubricant’s role in energy efficiency?
This complimentary webinar considers the various ways energy savings can be measured directly or indirectly. A panel of experts will provide practical advice on how to save energy and reduce operating costs through reduced maintenance, longer oil change intervals and…
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Industrial equipment maker boosts digital factory with $4.5 billion acquisition
Frankfurt – German industrial equipment maker Siemens AG says it has agreed to buy U.S.-based software firm Mentor Graphics Corp. for $4.5 billion, broadening Siemens digital capabilities. The companies said in a joint statement Monday that Mentor’s board recommended shareholders…
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Danfoss awarded for innovation in asset performance
Danfoss, a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency components and controls for air-conditioning, heating, refrigeration, industrial, and water systems, has been named a winner in the 2016 Be Inspired Awards for its Danfoss Enterprise Services platform. Bentley Systems, a leading global provider…
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Who laid off the asset management data quality people?
The petroleum-triggered economic global downturn has impacted all aspects of industrial life – production levels are down; plants are closing; companies are merging or being acquired; good people are going home; jobs are moving between plants – all having an…
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Engineered products company merges with operational reliability solutions provider
Houston – Texas-based T.F. Hudgins Inc. announced a merger with Charleston, South Carolina-based Allied Reliability, Inc. Founded in 1947, T.F. Hudgins (www.tfhudgins.com) is a Houston, TX, based company that provides a portfolio of engineered products and services that improve the…
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Maintenance test tools company grows with CMMS solutions acquisition
Everett, Wash. – Fluke Corporation, the world leader in electronic test tools and software, has acquired eMaint Enterprises, LLC, a global leader in computerized maintenance management software (CMMS). eMaint’s award-winning software platform is used by more than 50,000 maintenance professionals…
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Avoid health scares with regular hygiene assessments
The list of prosecution bulletins and food recalls posted on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website makes it apparent that enforcing standards can be onerous. In the first two weeks of September alone, there were at least seven recall warnings…
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NEB to require companies to publish emergency management programs
Calgary – The National Energy Board says it plans to require companies to publish their emergency management programs by the end of March next year as part of a push for increased transparency. The regulator said Thursday that it’s accepting…
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Darlington refurbishment on track for Fall start
Toronto – Years of preparation, planning and practice has ensured the Darlington Refurbishment will begin mid-October. Today, OPG released the latest in a series of performance reports that have tracked the company’s efforts for the past two years. “I’m pleased…
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SKF consolidates manufacturing facilities in North America
Gothenburg, Sweden – SKF is consolidating its manufacturing facilities in North America by going ahead with the closure of its sites in San Diego, California and Baltimore, Maryland. Restructuring costs are expected to amount to around SEK 300 million, of…
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SKF to showcase efficiency boosting oil and gas technologies at Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia 2016
Gothenburg, Sweden – SKF will use the Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia 2016 to demonstrate how to increase efficiency and reliability, while cutting maintenance requirements in the oil and gas sector through the use of its proven technologies and services. Visitors…
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Does your oil & lubrication program ensure your equipment is running at its best?
Most plant managers ask themselves how they can extract every ounce of productivity from their equipment to ensure that the plant is as efficient, safe and profitable as possible. The answer: Doing as much as you can to protect your…
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What’s Up Doug? Rolling Element Bearings and Fluid Power
There are a number of ways that rolling element bearings and fluid power are related. Fluid power is used for installation of rolling bearings, removal of rolling bearings and lubrication of rolling bearings. In many cases, the oil used in…
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Flushable wipes blamed for clogs in sewer systems
Calgary – The long-running “flushable wipes” controversy has turned into an ongoing war of words in Canada, with manufacturers insisting their moist towelettes are more sewer-friendly than ever as municipalities urge citizens to put them in the garbage, not down…
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Bombardier gets contracts to do heavy maintenance on SkyWest, ExpressJet fleets
Montreal – SkyWest Airlines, ExpressJet Airlines and their parent company have signed new 10-year, heavy-maintenance agreements with Bombardier Inc. The two airlines operate a total of 433 Bombardier CRJ Series regional jets for Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, American Airlines…
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Oilsands companies urged to step up detection of pipeline leaks
Calgary – The Alberta Energy Regulator is urging pipeline operators to do a better job of developing and maintaining programs to discover leaks after it examined nearly two-dozen spills over the last three years. The AER said Thursday that after…
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Deutsche Messe’s five industrial trade fairs co-located with IMTS
Hannover/Chicago – The United States is Germany’s number one trading partner for first time in 40 years. Total trade volume reached 173 billion euros in 2015, and a recent Deloitte study indicates that German manufacturers see the U.S. as the…
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A “Transformer” for maintaining tube trains used by London Underground
At Ealing Common depot, a railway service workshop of London Underground, the Tube trains used on the District line will now be maintained with the aid of a lifting system from Pfaff Verkehrstechnik GmbH, Kissing (Germany). On account of its…
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Motor management programs
In the tactical world of reliability, finding efficiencies is a requirement. But given the challenges associated with meeting production requirements – cost cutting and reduced workforces – many plants are struggling to keep pace. One solution, according to Braam Meij,…
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What’s Up Doug? What is the “right” clearance for an electric motor bearing?
From the day I started in the industry in the 1980s, it has been said that “C3” (greater than normal) is the standard clearance for deep groove ball bearings in electric motors. But why is this so? The deep groove…
