by Bob Williamson, CMRP, CPMM, MIAM, Editor | Jul 4, 2022 | Newsletter Column, Plant Operations, Workforce Issues
This is the sixth column in an ongoing series with the following theme: “If there were ever a time to get serious about lean manufacturing, it’s now. The vision of doing more with less of everything may very well be the new reality in our upside-down, post-pandemic...
by Heinz Bloch, P.E., Editor | Jul 4, 2022 | Lubrication Corner, Plant Operations, The Bloch Files
Over the course of several recent discussions in The RAM Review, we’ve highlighted various lubrication strategies and issues, many of them related to long- and short-term storage of industrial equipment. Among other things, we have emphasized the pros and cons...
by Bob Williamson, CMRP, CPMM, MIAM, Editor | Jun 27, 2022 | Newsletter Column, Plant Operations, Workforce Issues
Again, we’ll start with a recap here: This is the fifth in an ongoing series of columns with the following theme: “If there were ever a time to get serious about lean manufacturing, it’s now. The vision of doing more with less of everything may very well be the...
by Heinz Bloch, P.E., Editor | Jun 26, 2022 | Lubrication Corner, Plant Operations, The Bloch Files
Too often, the reward system for project managers encourages them to focus excessively on initial cost savings. Best-in-class (BiC) companies avoid upsetting the needed balance between keeping project costs in check when building the plant while, at the same time...
by Bob Williamson, CMRP, CPMM, MIAM, Editor | Jun 20, 2022 | Newsletter Column, Plant Operations, Workforce Issues
Let’s start with a recap: This is the fourth in an ongoing series of columns with the following theme: “If there were ever a time to get serious about lean manufacturing, it’s now. The vision of doing more with less of everything may very well be the new reality...
by Heinz Bloch, P.E., Editor | Jun 19, 2022 | Lubrication Corner, Plant Operations, The Bloch Files
information in this article relates to “mothballing” (i.e., storage protection or “hibernation”) of equipment that starts out clean. Chances are one gets away with implementing equipment preservation two or three weeks after the asset has been shut down or...
by Heinz Bloch, P.E., Editor | Jun 11, 2022 | Plant Operations, The Bloch Files, The Sustainable Plant
Global warming is a scientific reality governed by facts that the well-informed will never dispute. Adversely trending warming effects and shifting weather patterns have contributed to catastrophic famines, destruction of forests, huge stresses on sea life, disastrous...
by Heinz Bloch, P.E., Editor | Jun 6, 2022 | Asset Management, Lubrication Corner, Plant Operations, The Bloch Files
Let’s start Part 2 of this article with a short recap of Part 1 (May 30, 2022, see link below). As discussed, industrial equipment can often sit idle at a new site for months while construction progress slows. On-site storage protection that’s needed for 3...
by Heinz Bloch, P.E., Editor | May 30, 2022 | Asset Management, Lubrication Corner, Plant Operations, The Bloch Files
The probability of equipment failure is relatively high following the commissioning of equipment, whether for initial operation or after completing rebuild activities. Machines often sit idle at a new industrial site for months while construction progress slows down....
by Heinz Bloch, P.E., Editor | May 22, 2022 | Asset Management, Lubrication Corner, Plant Operations, The Bloch Files
Needless to say that there are significant differences between the storing of a home sewing machine and the preserving of a surplus commercial airliner. We remind readers that this article is focusing on the storage-preservation of machines found in modern industry....
