by T.A. Cook, Part of Accenture | Jun 25, 2021 | SPONSORED INFORMATION
From Peter Munson, Senior Manager and Global Expertise Lead Maintenance T.A. Cook (tacook.com) Maintenance professionals often see themselves as the unsung heroes of the plant. They toil away out of the limelight, underfunded and unappreciated, to keep things from...
by Bob Williamson, CMRP, CPMM, MIAM, Editor | Jun 20, 2021 | Newsletter Column
In an Oct. 30, 2020, article for The RAM Review, I wrote about my concern that the quest for electric vehicles will threaten the global environment more than maintaining a majority of fossil-fueled vehicles would (see link below). My concerns have only heightened...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | Jun 20, 2021 | Asset Management, RAM Tools & Methods
My multi-installment focus on leading metrics that drive proactive asset-management behaviors on the plant floor continues here with a look at Overall Vibration Effectiveness (OVE). The discussion is particularly timely, following the June 13, 2021,...
by Howard Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP | Jun 20, 2021 | Electrical Reliability, The Sustainable Plant
I received a number of comments regarding Part 9 (June 11, 2021, see link below) of my series on reliability and maintenance opportunities. Several of of those messages compared the longer life of nuclear or coal-fired power plants to what might be construed as the...
by Ken Bannister, MEch (UK), CMRP, MLE, Editor | Jun 19, 2021 | Asset Management, Lubrication Corner
I was recently asked, “Why are lubricants so different? Why can’t we simply buy a ‘one fits all’ oil and grease?” I explained that the old farmers axiom, “Oil is oil, any oil will do,” may have had some merit 100 years ago, but it doesn’t now. In...
by Heinz Bloch, P.E., Editor | Jun 19, 2021 | Asset Management, Plant Operations, The Bloch Files
The title of this article says it all. Let’s explore the issue by using centrifugal fans and blowers as an example. (Keep in mind that a similar “upgrading” discussion applies when it comes to other types of packaged equipment in plants and...
by Bob Williamson, CMRP, CPMM, MIAM, Editor | Jun 13, 2021 | Newsletter Column
In January 2019, a railway collision near Copenhagen, Denmark resulted in 8 passenger fatalities and 18 injuries. What got my attention in the post-mortem report were the stated causes of the incident: improper loading, lack of lubrication, improper maintenance, and...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | Jun 13, 2021 | Asset Management, RAM Tools & Methods
This week, I continue my multi-installment focus on leading metrics that help drive proactive behaviors with a discussion of Overall Lubrication Effectiveness (OLE). It builds upon my May 29, 2021, article for The RAM Review (see link below) on Overall Inspection...
by Ken Bannister, MEch (UK), CMRP, MLE, Editor | Jun 11, 2021 | RAM Tools & Methods
When confronted with performing maintenance on a newly purchased and installed machine versus an older machine covered in production swarf, oil, grease, dirt, water, and accumulated grime, on which would you prefer to work? Good housekeeping is an essential and...
by Howard Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP | Jun 11, 2021 | Electrical Reliability, RAM Tools & Methods
As discussed in my June 5, 2021, article (Part 8, see link below), taking a step back and looking at the bigger picture can change your perspective greatly. Consider, for example, unsatisfactory equipment operation, including not meeting expected performance;...
