by Bob Williamson, CMRP, CPMM, MIAM, Editor | Oct 4, 2019 | Asset Management, Plant Operations
In our high-tech world, we tend to look for high-tech solutions to deal with reliability, availability, and maintenance issues in today’s operations. In many cases, however, lower-tech tools can easily address the root causes of such problems. Equipment...
by Jane Alexander, Managing Editor | Oct 3, 2019 | Asset Management, Lubrication Corner
Have you checked to make sure that your plant’s equipment is breathing properly? According to Trent Phillips, CRL, CMRP, you should. The Global Reliability Manager at Novelis (Atlanta), Phillips discussed the issue of poor equipment breathing in a recent blog post...
by TheRAMReview | Oct 2, 2019 | Solution Showcase
AutomationDirect, Cumming, GA, has announced availability of the IronHorse GSD8 series of DC drives. The products feature a microprocessor-based design with non-volatile memory storage that’s programmable with adjustable parameters, programmable alarm outputs...
by Randall Noon, P.E. | Sep 28, 2019 | Learning from Mistakes
Do you remember the old short story, “The Lady or the Tiger?” by Frank Stockton? It emphasized a crucial choice. In some ways, this case study is similar. It involves two critical pumps at a power plant and the decision as to which should be refurbished. There is no...
by TheRAMReview | Sep 27, 2019 | Solution Showcase
According to Honeywell Process Solutions, Houston, the Honeywell Forge Cybersecurity Platform can improve cybersecurity performance at a single site or across an enterprise by increasing visibility of vulnerabilities and threats, mitigating risks, and improving...
