Features
Focus on Harsh Environments: Maintenance of dirty, corrosive plant requires a sense of humour
Sewage treatment is a dirty and dangerous business, but one that you get used to, according to Jim Sehle. Contaminants, gases, and the severe nature of the process “keep things interesting,” he says.C…
TECH TIPS: Extending bearing life in rotating equipment
Like any mechanical device, bearings wear out over time. This is an unavoidable fact of life. Yet there are ways of getting the maximum life out of the bearings in your rotating equipment.To start wit…
Handbook tells how to extend bearing life in paper machines
Rolling Bearings in Paper Machines is a new handbook developed by SKF to help paper machine designers select bearings and to help specialists in paper mills maximize bearing life through proper mounti…
Sealed bearings withstand high temperature and speed
Fafnir True High-Speed Sealed Bearings (THSS) are super-precision, angular contact ball bearings that offer high speeds and accuracy, and an extended service life. Non-contact dynamic seals keep conta…
Float and lever valve is versatile
Keckley float and lever valves are recommended for the control of fluid levels in open or closed tanks. Special float valves are available in a full range of sizes, in bronze, iron, stainless steel an…
Bearing suppliers gather for convention
Industry leaders from Canada’s bearing suppliers and distributors attended the 36th annual convention of the Bearing Specialists Association in Florida in April, 2002. The theme of the convention was …
Tech Tips: Abrasion – the Grit Hits the Fan
There are three main areas that affect the wear on equipment such as fans, pumps, conveyor belting, etc., that come in contact with abrasive materials. They are: the speed at which the particles hit t…
Branched clips have tenacious grip
Designed for fast and easy installation and secure holding, the range of nylon branched clips from Cords Canada features a ribbed shank design. When the clip is pushed into the opening, the ribs defle…
Technical paper details cam followers
This company’s going around trying to make a point. RBC Bearings has issued a white paper that presents a technical case for the use of cylindrical, rather than needle, roller cam followers. This eigh…
Bulletin describes double-single sprockets
Martin Sprocket & Gear has issued a publication describing its line of double-single sprockets (no, you electrical guys, that’s not a typo). The company offers a full line of sprockets, gears, sheaves…
Critical data for critical equipment
Stories in this issue deal with some of those time-consuming and often frustrating tasks that we all hate to deal with, but are essential for the successful operation of maintenance departments — the…
Tiny data logger is big on storage
It takes a lickin’ and keeps on tickin’ … for at least a year. Housed in a water-resistant, stainless steel case, the Dwyer Instruments miniature Series BDL button data logger can record data for on…
Speakers at BSA split fact from fiction
Show business was, in a sense, the theme of the latest annual convention of the Bearing Specialists Association (BSA). The industry association hosted its 2002 annual convention in Palm Beach, Fla., o…
Focus on Bearings: New life for old anti-friction bearings
The concept of remanufacturing anti-friction bearings has been known for many years, and when they are processed correctly, the procedure provides additional service life for many bearings.Bearing lif…
Keeping compressed air dry
Now that the warm weather is here, you’ve probably become complacent about your compressed air system. During the winter, water problems that plagued your compressed air system all last summer seemed …
Your top 10 delegation mistakes … and how to overcome them
Time and time again, you’ve heard that delegation is crucial to your success. Spread the work around and you get more done in the long run. Delegate especially well and you can build a network of effe…
Small gear unit saves space
They’re a fraction of their former selves. SEW-Eurodrive has extended its line of Spiroplan right-angle, low-horsepower gearmotors to meet the requirements of fractional horsepower applications. Avail…
Small, light motor has high response rate
It’s small, but it still gets response. Rockwell’s new RPM III DC motor line includes the new Reliance C500/GS315, which is designed to optimize the power output from a motor of this frame size. It ha…
Focus on Lubrication: This machine screams for grease
It may be hard to remember, while riding the boomerangs and corkscrew loops of one of North America’s top roller coasters, that all that excitement depends on grease. But John Kuschyk, supervisor of m…
The Practical Problem Solver
Survey WinnersFirst off, Mr. O would like to thank all readers who participated in the 2-Minute Reader Survey that appeared in our April 2002 issue. We learned some valuable information from the surve…
Machinery and process safety rules to change in world of mechatronics
A new integrated industrial safety program covering all aspects of industrial automation has been unveiled by Siemens Canada.Calling it “the most comprehensive program available from any source today,…
News and views about companies, staff, products and more. (June 01, 2002)
The pump manufacturer American Machine and Tool of Royersford, Pa., has been acquired by the Gorman-Rupp Company, based in Mansfield, Ohio. Gorman-Rupp manufactures pumps and accessories for a wide …
Information Resources: Where to find MRO information
Flexco has expanded its web site, www.flexco.com, to include a Safety & Task Training Program to help mine, quarry and industrial safety managers provide task-specific training for safer, more effic…
Case History: Refined Maintenance
A metals refinery can be one of the harshest environments in industry for both man and machine. Yet there are exceptions to this fire-and-brimstone image, such as the scene at Noranda’s Canadian Coppe…
Maintenance Management: Audit of key data is essential for electrical equipment
As industrial plants adapt and expand, it is all too common to find electrical equipment that is unfixable because key information is not available. With internal configurations, codes and passwords o…
Cover Feature: The plant walk-down – Steps to avoid a data disaster
Industrial maintenance and repair is a strategic and time-sensitive business activity that depends on easy access to accurate technical information. When plant equipment breaks down, the inability to …
Welding air extractors suit harsh conditions
Lev-Co recently installed two high-volume Airflow Systems EZ-Arms and individual exhaust fans for a large manufacturer of lighting equipment to eliminate hazardous fumes from two alumunum welding appl…
Waterproof step motor operates reliably immersed in water
Designed for harsh, wet environments where sanitary conditions must be maintained, the line of NEMA 23 Rubber Duck step motors employs a new waterproof motor technology and can operate in up to 30 ft …
Dry ice blaster cleans equipment
The new Power PTX dry ice blast cleaner from CAE Alpheus is an aggressive single-hose unit in a compact package. Rice-sized dry ice pellets are blasted at the surface to be cleaned, effectively removi…
For our 100th issue, tell us how we’ve helped you
Our next edition, June 2002, will be our 100th since we launched this magazine in December 1985, over 16 years ago. With just six issues a year, it’s taken quite a while to reach our centennial issue….
