Developing An Asset Reliablity Profile Portfolio
How up-to-date is your site’s current CMMS? Decisions made regarding its original set-up may have institutionalized a system that doesn’t necessarily support a reliability-driven maintenance approach.
Augment Your ‘Rules of Thumb’ with A ‘Why, Why’ Plant Culture
Attempting to reduce a complex problem into a simple one for which a familiar solution will fit is usually done with the best of intentions, but the outcome could be off the mark or just plain wrong. More info is usually needed.
The ‘A’ in RAM: Consider It A Convenient Reminder
Plant professionals are familiar with plenty of acronyms. In the author’s opinion, the letter representing “availability” in “RAM” stands for yet another important term around best-in-class companies.
Don’t Let Legacy Knowledge Ride Off into The Sunset
Wise businesses recognize the importance of implementing strategies, sooner than later, to capture the “treasure chest” of baby-boomer knowledge within their operations and make it available to future generations of workers.
Efficiency-Loving Fanless Servo Motors
Rockwell Automation’s new Allen-Bradley Kinetix VPC fanless, continuous-duty servo motors reduce energy and other costs.
Do You Have A “Contingency” Budget?
As the author’s real-world example shows, an opportunity may knock only once, and not answering could be costly. Planning ahead and being prepared for contingencies could save more than time, money, and frustration later on.
Regarding Reliability of Large Electric Motors: Comparing What The Studies Said
What’s often cited as the conclusion from EPRI’s 1983 study of large electric motors is somewhat correct. Details behind the findings are very interesting, however, in that the research focused on motors in power-gen operations.
A Closed-Loop System for Defect Management
Successfully avoiding, detecting, analyzing, and correcting defects in a plant is a matter of continuous improvement. Driven by certain organizational behaviors, this type of closed-loop process can generate significant dividends for an operation.
Preparing The Next-Gen Workforce for The Brighter Tomorrow to Come
Despite the stark reality of today’s horrific unemployment statistics, once the global economy begins to recover, industry’s owner/operators will again find themselves dealing with many of the same skills gaps that have plagued their plants for years.
Maintenance Work Orders: The Request
How plant personnel request maintenance work orders can be all over the map, or, in some cases all over a ‘matchbook.’ This back-to-basics article outlines a formalized, vastly more effective approach for today’s operations.
