March 2007 Web TOC

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Cyber security is a team effort

Soft logic control - Fuzzy logic
Instrument isolators - Remote seal pressure transmitters

Matching the standards

IEEE Stnadard 43-2000 - Testing the insulation resistance of rotating machinery
RK1 fuses - The fuse protection review
Branch circuit maintenance - Don't go out on a limb

Maintaining the flow

Lean maintenance - All signs point to Kanban maintenance
Spare parts inventory - Don't lose your material balance
Non-value-added costs - The seven deadly wastes

Toe the line

Hi-pot testing - Diagnostic insulation testing

Power to the pulleys!

Synchronous belts - Synchronous belts versus V-belts
Dynamic braking - Dynamic braking for hoists
Gear drives - Measuring power transmission loads directly

The incredible shrinking heat exchanger

www.vahterus.com
www.rtedwards.com/journals/IJHEX
www.mesoscopic.com
www.acumentrics.com
www.htri-net.com
www.hw.ac.uk/mecwww/hexag/CHX.pdf

Hydrogen fuel cells approach liftoff

An overview of hydrogen fuel cells is offered at www.cmt.anl.gov/Science_and_Technology/Fuel_Cells/Publications/Hydrogen_Fuel_Cells.pdf
The U.S. Department of Energy has hydrogen safety training information available at www.hydrogen.energy.gov/firstresponders
For an overview of hydrogen supply for industrial processes, visit www.plantservices.com/articles/2002/137.html