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 8, 2022 | Plant Operations, RAM Tools & Methods, The Bloch Files
For process pumps that consistently meet high reliability expectations, oil rings are rarely (if ever) the most dependable means of lubricant application. They tend to skip around and even abrade (Fig. 1) unless: the shaft system is truly horizontal. However,...
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 Heinz Bloch, P.E., Editor | May 1, 2022 | Plant Operations, Tech Reviews, The Bloch Files
You will probably have worked with some equipment and component suppliers that saw no reason to offer you upgraded components. Perhaps your seal vendor was among those that were quite happy with the status quo. Such sellers link their growth to numbers of products...
by Bob Williamson, CMRP, CPMM, MIAM, Editor | May 1, 2022 | Beyond RAM, Plant Operations
Last week was a working vacation for my wife and me. We traveled to my home state of Michigan, where I presented a short seminar on the “The Mysteries of History as Told by Our Country’s Flags.” Touring the area with my brother and sister in-law who live in Holland,...
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 Bob Williamson, CMRP, CPMM, MIAM, Editor | Apr 18, 2022 | Newsletter Column, Plant Operations
The seminar that I conducted at the April 2022 Oklahoma Predictive Maintenance User Group (OPMUG) meeting in Stillwater continues to provide keen insights on various obstacles confronting many equipment-intensive industries. When I asked the attendees (from a broad...
by Bob Williamson, CMRP, CPMM, MIAM, Editor | Apr 11, 2022 | Newsletter Column, Plant Operations
Meeting with groups of fellow reliability-minded practitioners, i.e., RAM Professionals, and sharing my four-plus decades of on-site and in-plant experiences is always a pleasure. The bonus comes from learning firsthand about the participants’ most...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | Apr 10, 2022 | Asset Management, Plant Operations
Many organizations are actively undertaking an upgrade of their Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and/or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. This represents a tremendous opportunity to align the configuration to better meet the needs of the business and create...
by Bob Williamson, CMRP, CPMM, MIAM, Editor | Apr 4, 2022 | Asset Management, Plant Operations
We face challenging situations every day. In many cases, dealing with short-term challenges is basically a normal way of life for a maintenance organization. The real problems are our long-term challenges, the ones at our doorstep or looming just over the horizon that...
