by Tim Dunton, CMRP, CMRT | Aug 1, 2020 | Asset Management, RAM Tools & Methods
In last week’s article, we took a quick look a what precision maintenance is and the four main steps for implementing it. Those steps include: 1) Creating the Strategy, 2) Building a Plan, 3) Applying the Work, and 4) Capturing Results. Here, we focus on the first of...
by Tim Dunton, CMRP, CMRT | Jul 25, 2020 | Asset Management, RAM Tools & Methods
Many reliability practitioners think of precision maintenance as merely “maintaining machines the right way.” In their view, as long as technicians are trained and given the latest shiny tools, they will be successful. While training and tools are...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, Editor | Jul 4, 2020 | Asset Management, The Sustainable Plant
Within the plant and equipment asset-reliability-management community, we spend substantial time and energy focusing on asset operation and maintenance. However, the design of the equipment represents the DNA—the genetic code—of reliability. Consequently, there is...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, Editor | Jun 27, 2020 | Asset Management, RAM Tools & Methods
Technology has changed behavior patterns in industrial operations tremendously. Some changes have been good and others not so good. As an example of the latter, I’ve observed that managers and engineers spend the majority of their time on computers and in meetings,...
by Bob Williamson, CMRP, CPMM, MIAM, Editor | Jun 21, 2020 | Asset Management, Newsletter Column
We’re finding ourselves in a world of new-tech on the plant floor, including in areas related to the never-ending quest for improved worker productivity and reliable equipment. In other words, we’re looking at a lot of opportunities right now. But...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, Editor | Jun 5, 2020 | Asset Management, RAM Tools & Methods
Digital Manufacturing, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Smart Manufacturing, Industry and/or Manufacturing 4.0 are a few of the buzzwords that have become pervasive in the industrial- equipment asset-management space. We are all excited. Even CEOs have been known...
by Ken Bannister, MEch (UK), CMRP, MLE, Editor | Jun 5, 2020 | Asset Management, RAM Tools & Methods
Einstein once said there are three rules of work: “Out of clutter find simplicity. From discord find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” Those rules seem quite applicable in today’s RAM arena. Work is an honorable pursuit...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, Editor | May 30, 2020 | Asset Management, RAM Tools & Methods
When approaching the challenge of cost-justifying investments to enhance reliability of plant equipment, reliability professionals sometimes struggle to quantify the benefits. Although costs are typically rather easy to define, the benefits often hang us up and...
by Bob Williamson, CMRP, CPMM, MIAM, Editor | May 29, 2020 | Asset Management, Plant Operations
Taking care of your machinery, equipment systems, and facilities is more than good maintenance. It’s basically good medicine for better health and freedom from injury or illness. The physical assets in our businesses must be healthy to perform as intended. That’s what...
by Ken Bannister, MEch (UK), CMRP, MLE, Editor | May 22, 2020 | Asset Management, Lubrication Corner
Throughout their working life, lubricants are subjected to a variety of negative influences that can include load induced shear stress, thermal degradation, water contamination, aeration, wear metal catalyzing, and contamination from dirt, chemicals, and mixing with...
