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Preventative Maintenance
Maximization of IIoT technologies in test & measurement to enable smart testing
Santa Clara, Calif. – The emergence of Industrial Internet…
MRO Tip – Work completion rates
Scheduling for a week at a time to give…
At your service – Extracting value from maintainability
As a tradesman, “maintainability” wasn’t a word I thought…
SKF expands remote diagnostics program for rotating equipment
Gothenburg, Sweden – SKF is expanding and simplifying its…
Tipping Point – transforming industrial maintenance through IoT
In an increasingly complex manufacturing ecosystem, researchers count information-rich,…
What’s Up Doug? Severe service bearings
There are many severe applications in the world and…
A game plan for unexpected electrical power outages
Stories of mass disruptions caused by electrical power outages…
Retrofitting – Taking the next smart step with your VFD
As VFDs continue to inhabit the industrial and commercial…
One day lubrication fundamentals seminar with STLE in Hamilton
The STLE (Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers) Hamilton…
Cost concepts of planning and scheduling
Most people are surprised to see maintenance costs go…
How much value do you get from your CMMS?
Maintenance Connection, the industry’s leading computerized maintenance management software…
Combination of process and monitoring data can mitigate asset shutdowns
Further digitalization of established technologies such as condition monitoring and smart sensors could have a revolutionary effect on manufacturing, says Bernie van Leeuwen, Director Product Management Digitalization at SKF.
SKF inaugurates large-size bearing test centre
Gothenburg, Germany – SKF inaugurated its newly-built Sven Wingquist…
Check, Replace, Renew – A look inside a chemical plant’s turnaround activity
An on-site visit at a Dow turnaround in a chemical plant in Böhlen, Germany, reveals the complexities of a well-planned turnaround.
Pruftechnik receives Mobius award for excellent knowledge transfer
Ismaning, Germany – German companies are recognizing the trend…
Danfoss opens new monitoring centre
Danfoss, a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency components and controls…
Holographic overlay to drive productivity and reinvent field service management
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces the launch…
Upcoming workplace safety and health inspections
The Ontario Ministry of Labour schedules inspection blitzes and…
Poor maintenance a factor in fatal Montreal tanker truck explosion: report
Montreal – Poorly maintained emergency brakes on a tanker…
Remanufacturing services for industrial gearboxes
SKF remanufacturing services for industrial gearboxes provide cost-effective solutions…
MainTrain 2017 registration deadline extension
PEMAC has extended the early bird registration discount deadline…
Showstoppers – IFPE 2017 post-show roundup
Fluid power innovations at IFPE confirmed that keeping pace with technology is critical for the industry’s success.
Pruftechnik celebrates 45 years in industry
Ismaning – Industry 4.0 and IoT have been dominating…
Honeywell and SKF launch Industrial Internet of Things pilot project
Gothenberg – Honeywell Process Solutions and SKF have launched…
Abrasive blasting operation improves safety with heavy duty vacuuming system
Replacing manual removal of steel shot with vacuuming to handle ergonomic concern reduces unscheduled downtime by 80 per cent, manpower by more than 50 per cent and provides more efficient maintenance of cleaner environment.
Global filters market forecast
U.S. filter demand is forecast to rise to US$14.7…
Optimizing reliability centered maintenance
Reliability Centered Maintenance methods compliant with the SAE standard JA-1011 (“Evaluation Criteria for RCM Processes”) all have common features – they must, or they won’t comply with the standard. Those requirements are “minimum” requirements, as they are with any standard. RCM-R complies. But what makes it different and why?
IIoT and RCM3: Digital Transformation spawns new approach to Reliability Centered Maintenance
Reliability centered maintenance (RCM) is a rigorous optimization process for asset-intensive organizations. Typically, assets covered by an RCM initiative are mission critical because of the requirements for health, safety and the environment (HSE), but also because of the financial impacts of downtime.
Test & Rewind – Electric motor maintenance
Regular inspections, maintenance and finding the right shop to repair critical motors will reduce costly, unplanned shutdowns.
Roll-In replacement circuit breakers provide refurbishment options that minimize downtime
Aging electrical power distribution systems often contain legacy switchgear…
