by Howard Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP | May 16, 2022 | Asset Management, Electrical Reliability
In Part 1 of this 3-part article (May 8, 2022, see link below), we discussed taking a raw data sample and using a simple data-processing technique to make it look like something we might see on a Motor Current Signature Analyzer or Electrical Signal Analyzer (MCSA and...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | May 15, 2022 | Asset Management, Plant Operations
Part 1 of this article (April 10, 2022) addressed strategic aspects in the configuring of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems for equipment-asset-intensive operations in the manufacturing, process, mining and metals...
by Heinz Bloch, P.E., Editor | May 15, 2022 | Asset Management, Lubrication Corner, The Bloch Files
It would be overly optimistic or even a bit naïve to assume that all lubrication-related design decisions made by the equipment manufacturer best serve the end-user’s long-term interests. Understandably, cost competitiveness will have been foremost on the...
by Ken Bannister, MEch (UK), CMRP, MLE, Editor | May 15, 2022 | Asset Management, The Sustainable Plant
In a perfect world, the Maintenance department receives and signs off on all new equipment purchases. The equipment, in turn, is perfectly set up, balanced, aligned, lubricated, and run by fully trained operators in a brand-new, state-of-the-art facility. While...
by Howard Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP | May 8, 2022 | Asset Management, Electrical Reliability
Over the past few months in The RAM Review, we’ve been waxing philosophically on large-scale electrical issues. Now, let us dive past the basics and get more specific. In particular, let’s get into the programming nitty-gritty of Motor Current Signature Analysis...
by Ken Bannister, MEch (UK), CMRP, MLE, Editor | May 2, 2022 | Asset Management, Newsletter Column
As an asset management consultant, I help companies resolve asset-management and maintenance-related issues. Such issues can, understandably, vary greatly in scope. Invariably, though, the vast majority that I encounter are not maintenance problems: They’re...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | May 2, 2022 | Asset Management, Plant Operations
Part 1 of this article (April 10, 2022, see link below) covers strategic aspects in upgrading of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Often, the configurations of these Management Information Systems (MISs) are driven by...
by Howard Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP | May 1, 2022 | Asset Management, RAM Tools & Methods
Big Data. That definitely was the tipping point. Over many years, starting in the 1970s, concepts around replication of human interactions through computers and the terms “neural network” and “Machine Learning (ML)” were found mostly in...
by Heinz Bloch, P.E., Editor | Apr 24, 2022 | Asset Management, Plant Operations, The Bloch Files
Engineering Procurement and Construction contractors (EPCs) will sometimes ask about literature that discusses practical steps for switching back and forth from preservation to operating modes when using oil mist. Still others will occasionally relay requests from...
by Heinz Bloch, P.E., Editor | Apr 18, 2022 | Asset Management, The Bloch Files, Workforce Issues
Some time ago, a never-before commissioned nuclear plant was about to start up 29 years after it was built. In our editorial capacity with another publication, we received a question from a Reliability Professional at the site who brought up a concern related to the...
