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The December issue of Machinery & Equipment MRO will focus on Innovators in the Industrial Supply Chain, with profiles of several distributors who are making a mark with maintenance customers through …
Supervision Suggestions: 16 ways to be a better boss… right now
Your employees are your most important resource. Without them, you can’t sustain business growth. With them, you can do almost anything — if you bring out their best through great leadership and supe…
Energy-efficient 1600-hp motor has been developed
Rockwell Automation of Greenville, S.C., recently presented an overview of the company’s energy efficiency initiative to U.S. government delegates at the Rockwell Automation Advanced Development Labor…
Problem solving products shown at MRO show
Motor line is available in large-frame metric sizesAs a result of the Italian company the Lafert Group’s purchase of AEG of Spain, Lafert North America now stocks AEG design large-frame IEC metric Laf…
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Focus on Pumps: It’s all in the connections
They’re all around us. We each have one, the cars we drive have at least three, and according to the Guinness Book of Records, after the electric motor they are the most used item in our industrial wo…
Cover Feature: CMMS Powers Up maintenance at east-coast utility
Abenchmarking project undertaken by Nova Scotia Power Inc. of Halifax, N.S., a few years ago showed it to be deficient in its maintenance practices compared to other hydro-electric power facilities ar…
Cover Feature: CMMS on the web. Is it viable?
Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMSs) have been in the industrial mainstream for at least a decade. Many maintenance departments have progressed beyond their initial installations and ar…
Futuretech: Conformance testing ensures network specs are met
Conformance testing is a procedure used to ensure that DeviceNet products, regardless of manufacturer, comply with the specifications of the network. One of the key benefits of an open network is the …
Ultrasonic detector features internal data collector
The Ultrawave 170 MD ultrasonic detector from SDT is an easy-to-use multi-functional device that can monitor acoustic vibration from bearings as well as contact and non-contact infra-red temperature, …
Operating motors in wet environments
Problem: Is there a way to extend the life of electric motors that are installed in damp or wet areas?Solution: Wet conditions often shorten the life of electric motors, as damp insulation will eventu…
Focus on Harsh Environments: Cold Comfort
In low-temperature conditions, lubrication media must be carefully selected, taking into account the whole range of temperatures over which machinery has to function. Understanding what happens to the…
-Maintenance Management: What influences learning styles?
Learning styles are not absolute. People sometimes exhibit a combination of two or three different styles. And frequently, other factors influence the preferred learning style of the moment:Environmen…
Maintenance Management: Improving your training techniques
You attempt to teach a skill to a particular employee … time and again. But despite your efforts, he just doesn’t seem to get it. He’s a good performer, and you know he’s a smart guy, so what’s wron…
Story and study reveal the benefits and concerns of outsourcing
A recent survey has studied the outsourcing habits of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Results indicate that most U.S. companies plan to increase the volume of outsourced project work in th…
PRE-SHOW REPORT: All-new MRO Expo features practical products and seminars
Numerous exhibitors displaying products for a wide variety of industrial applications, plus a conference, seminars and workshops, make MRO Expo worthwhile to attend.Build your knowledge of products, m…
Finding the data you need
On the web … Hand-held, remote ordering of products from GE Supply, the electrical, voice and data products distribution business of General Electric, now is on-line via its www.gesupply.com websit…
Company Briefs (September 01, 2001)
Rick Thomas was promoted to president of NTN Bearing Corporation of Canada, Mississauga, Ont., July 3, 2001. A 29-year veteran at NTN, Thomas was most recently executive vice-president, sales and ma…
New superconductor motor operates at high temperatures
Siemens’ Research Center at Erlangen, Germany, has started up the first motor in Europe to have a winding made of high-temperature, superconducting materials. The summer 2001 project was sponsored by …
Products for Harsh Environments: Tough conditions?
Bearing series is designed for extreme serviceKoyo Canada has introduced several lines of bearings designed for extreme environments and other special operating conditions. Originally designed for hig…
Association Newswatch: EASA convention proves popular with Canadian companies
It wasn’t a typical trade show, especially for Chicago. Children strolled the aisles with one or both of their parents. There was lots of camaraderie among families and friends around the exhibits. Bu…
Practical Automation: Using air-over-oil circuits for more controllable pneumatic power
The air-over-oil system offers some unique and economical benefits, but it can exhaust oil vapour in the workplace. There are a few tricks which can be used to make things work better.The past few Pra…
futuretech: Editor’s note
General Motors North American Operations spent over six months investigating and testing various DeviceNet products to validate them for the Saturn Innovate Project. Erick Rudaitis, Gary C. Workman an…
MRO-ESOURCE.COM: Product Locator Guide Resource Expands
A major expansion of the information packed into www.mro-esource.com is adding to the website’s usefulness for MRO professionals. Two areas in particular continue to undergo continuous updates — indu…
Futuretech: Troubleshooting industrial network communications
An industrial end user usually decides to implement a networked automation solution because of the promise of increased efficiency and productivity. An open system offers the added benefits of interop…
Maintenance Case History: Outsourcing is key strategy for maintaining water filtration plant
Across from the Island of Montreal, giant electric and diesel motors ranging up to 950 hp pump an average of 170,000 cu m of water a day from the St. Lawrence River into two filtration plants and onwa…
New split housing surpasses earlier designs
NSK’s new line of split housings–the SNN series–is dimensionally based on the SN series to provide direct interchangeability. This NSK design incorporates a rich set of features with refinements suc…
Canadian products focus on maintenance
Mill liner bolt remover works automaticallyA new Mill Liner Bolt Remover developed by the Centre de Recherche Industrielle du Quebec (CRIQ) in Sainte-Foy, Que., has been successfully implemented at a …
OBITUARY: Bearing expert Bill Botterill
Bill Botterill, one of the best known figures in the bearing industry in Canada, has died at the age of 66, after a short illness.”Bill was a mentor, teacher and friend to many people in the industry,…
Industry Events (June 01, 2001)
An extensive, up-to-date list of industry events–conferences, trade shows, seminars and association meetings–of interest to plant maintenance and engineering practitioners can be found on the Intern…
