What Really Caused The Deadly Train Collision?
There were several “stated causes” for the 2019 Great Belt Bridge crossing incident in Denmark. But they weren’t the root causes. The author provides some pertinent details.
Leading Indicators For Asset Management: OLE (Overall Lubrication Effectiveness)
Lubrication practices help drive asset reliability. Look to OLE to ensure your site’s lubricants and lube processes are protecting machinery components from performance degradation.
Industrial Housekeeping: A Tier-One Maintenance And Energy Management Strategy
Good housekeeping is an essential component of any maintenance-improvement initiative. Sadly, it’s often ignored as Maintenance and Operations argue over who’s really responsible for it.
Reliability & Maintenance Opportunities: (Part 9) ‘Bigger Picture’ Case Study
This follow-up article continues the discussion of a nagging wind-energy issue and quest for solutions. Original thinking on defects and failures identified as root causes could be changing.
The Right Steam Traps Save Money
The lowly steam trap is crucial to system reliability and efficiency. But traps differ. Converting to superior designs can be a savvy move for sites that are serious about their steam.
Managing Maintenance As A Value Center
It’s a fact: Investing in maintenance improves business performance. Isn’t it time for maintenance professionals to take hold of their fate and start acting like the ‘value center’ they are?
Eliminate Contamination: A Two-Part Strategy
Lubricant contamination, which comes in various forms, from various sources, is a bona fide machine killer. Sites that depend on lubricated equipment ignore it at their peril. The author lays out a plan.
World To Oil & Gas: ‘Reduce Your Climate Impacts’ (So, How Can Today’s RAM Pros Help?)
Those slugging away in the RAM trenches can’t solve industry’s entire greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions problem. But by thinking globally and acting locally, they can be a big part of the solution.
Reliability & Maintenance Opportunities: (Part 8) Taking A Look At The Bigger Picture
It’s very human to identify and correct a problem, then move on, even though said problem may actually be a symptom of a larger issue. That approach doesn’t work very well in industrial operations.
Let’s Make Industrial Training Work
Industrial “training” in the U.S. often misses the mark. That’s bad news for workers and employers alike. This article highlights good news: successful approaches to a tough workforce dilemma.
