by Bob Williamson, CMRP, CPMM, MIAM, Editor | Oct 25, 2020 | Newsletter Column, Workforce Issues
The National STEM Consortium (nationalstem.org) reports that there are now over 2.6 million hybrid and electric vehicles on the road in the United States. According to a World Bank study, by the end of 2020, the world-wide electric-vehicle value chain will likely be...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | Oct 24, 2020 | Asset Management, RAM Tools & Methods
“Amnesia” is a partial or total loss of memory. “Corporate amnesia” is when a company suffers that type of “memory” loss. The impact can be significant. Our plants and facilities depend upon the knowledge and know-how of highly...
by Howard Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP | Oct 24, 2020 | Electrical Reliability, Motors & Drives
As discussed in Parts I, II, and III about our ongoing literature searches and analyses of failure models associated with stator-winding defects, we have developed two theories surrounding the detection of faults in the stator. In one theory, the defect would be...
by Heinz Bloch, P.E., Editor | Oct 23, 2020 | Asset Management, Plant Operations, The Bloch Files
Since the mid-1980s, a fair number of compressor users have taken another look at piston rod wear. With sophisticated coatings finding widespread acceptance in aerospace and gas turbine applications, it was only a matter of time before a number of coating types...
by T.A. Cook, Part of Accenture | Oct 22, 2020 | SPONSORED INFORMATION
From Peter Munson, CRE, CSSBB, CMRP Project Manager T.A. Cook (tacook.com) As companies navigate the COVID crisis, they’re feeling their way toward a new and uncertain “normal.” Even as demand begins to recover, most industries will remain in a...
by Bob Williamson, CMRP, CPMM, MIAM, Editor | Oct 19, 2020 | Asset Management, Newsletter Column
Data, metrics, measures, assessments, evaluations, scorecards, progress reports, etc. Many of us have been faced with a host of measurement opportunities. However, some performance measurements seem like moving targets that we seldom hit. With so many business,...
by Jane Alexander, Managing Editor | Oct 18, 2020 | Solution of the Week, Solution Showcase
According to SKF, Gothenburg, Sweden and Lansdale, PA, its Lincoln SL-6 grease injector has been designed for ease of use and maintenance in mind. Among other things, the device is said to offer outstanding leak protection and service life, even with harsh EP...
by Heinz Bloch, P.E., Editor | Oct 17, 2020 | Asset Management, Plant Operations, The Bloch Files
Equipment purchasers are always interested in meeting the cost and schedule targets for projects. There could, however, be conflicting goals when purchasing drivers and/or auxiliaries from vendors other than the primary fluid-machinery manufacturer. While cost targets...
by Howard Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP | Oct 17, 2020 | Electrical Reliability, Motors & Drives
Following publication of Parts I and II of this series (Oct. 3, 2020, and Oct. 9, 2020, respectively), we continued our literature search for information on stator analysis (from academic and other types of technical papers). And, unfortunately, we continued to come...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | Oct 17, 2020 | Asset Management, RAM Tools & Methods
The concept of stress vs. strength “interference” is important in the field of reliability engineering. This concept is so simple that one could almost call it naïve. However, minimizing interference between stress and strength in the plant often results in a clash...
