Technician Shortages & Electric Vehicle Reliability
As things now stand, we seem to be headed toward a roadblock in deploying and keeping ever-increasing numbers of electric-drive vehicles moving. You and your organization can help remove it.
Is ‘Corporate Amnesia’ Compromising Your Plant’s Performance?
Lots of valuable knowledge can be disappearing from your site. The result? Less- experienced workers learn through trial and error. That’s not a good approach in reliability-critical operations.
Electrical Signature Analysis (ESA) & Stator-Winding Issues (Part IV)
Regarding his two recently discussed theories on detection of stator faults, the author has homed in on the one associated with rotor running speed. Practical applications support it. So does analysis.
Upgrade Your Compressor Piston Rods
Has piston-rod wear been an issue in your operations? You may want to check out the tough-coating options that have replaced the conventional surface hardening of the past.
5 Actions for Asset Reliability in The ‘New Normal’
Moving through COVID-19 times, plants can leverage a number of reliability tools and strategies to help make risk-informed decisions and right-size their maintenance approach.
Make Sure You’re Measuring What Counts
Given the growing number of maintenance and reliability metrics, it can be easy to lose track of what’s important. Moreover, by measuring the wrong things, you could get the wrong behaviors.
Single-Line Grease Injector for Tough Going
SKF’s Lincoln SL-6 raises productivity in harsh mining and construction-equipment applications.
Consider Single-Point Responsibility for Fluid Machines
Beware conflicting goals. When Best-in-Class companies separate procurement of a major fluid machine from procurement of its driver, only one supplier is given train responsibility.
Electrical Signature Analysis (ESA) & Stator Winding Issues (Part III)
The author’s literature searches regarding analysis of stator defects didn’t bear much fruit. But his own field analyses have, in the form of two plausible theories. Here’s a preview.
Stress vs. Strength: Clash of The Asset Management Titans
Management of stress vs. strength interference requires cooperation between operations and maintenance. That cooperation is key to achieving harmony and reliability in a plant.
