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Effective maintenance programs start with a critical equipment list
Assess the relationships between various types of maintenance to determine the best strategy.
Post Date: 04/14/2011
Author: Jeff Townsend, Progress Energy

Prove the value of predictive maintenance (PdM) to senior management: Part 2
Proof of predictive maintenance benefits can have an astronomical effect.
Post Date: 04/01/2011
Author: Russ Kratowicz, P.E., CMRP, executive editor

Prove the value of predictive maintenance (PdM) to senior management
Proof of predictive maintenance benefits can have an astronomical effect.
Post Date: 03/31/2011
Author: Russ Kratowicz, P.E., CMRP, executive editor

Laser alignment demonstration
Learn how a laser-line tool can be used to align v-belt pulleys.
Post Date: 03/18/2011
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Product Roundup: Predictive maintenance
Predictive maintenance requires strong commitment and the right tools.
Post Date: 03/17/2011
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Use the maintenance function to achieve meaningful energy reduction
Costly attitudes: A commitment to energy efficiency needs to be more than a bunch of hot air.
Post Date: 01/18/2011
Author: Dan Towse, T.A. Cook

Technology prevents bearing failure at a steel mill
Steel roll mill temperature monitoring: Online monitoring averts major gearbox failure on the mill stand gear drive in areas F1 and F2.
Post Date: 12/07/2010
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In-house oil analysis helps plant avoid catastrophic failure
In this installment of What Works, a lubrication program enables a plant to trend data on its equipment.
Post Date: 11/09/2010
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Data mining and analyzing the information found in a CMMS can lead to the ability to predict machinery failures
Statistical failure prediction: Take a pragmatic approach to the repair/replace decision.
Post Date: 10/25/2010
Author: Ralf Gitzel, ABB

Suggestions for implementing a successful predictive maintenance program
Identifying the hallmarks of proactivity.
Post Date: 08/10/2010
Author: Jeff Evans and Dean Wallace

Predicting maintenance with NDT
Sheila Kennedy, contributing editor, says examine the integrity of an object, material or system without harming it.
Post Date: 06/30/2010
Author: Sheila Kennedy, contributing editor

Testing for failed steam traps using structure borne ultrasound inspection

Post Date: 06/07/2010
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A path to greater power savings
Here's a way to cost justify IR thermography to find loose electrical connections.
Post Date: 05/18/2010
Author: Larry Massey

Ultrasound inspection for predictive maintenance and reliability

Post Date: 04/29/2010
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Vibration amplitude criteria
Use actual vibration data to baseline machine condition.
Post Date: 04/08/2010
Author: Bill Watts, P.E

Maintenance planning
Begin with the basics.
Post Date: 01/05/2010
Author: Gunnar Gustafsson

Improving shutdown management
David Berger, P.Eng., contributing editor, says it's a matter of timing, scale and using the CMMS for a plant shutdown
Post Date: 12/07/2009
Author: David Berger, P.Eng.

Hallsta Mill realizes savings with Shock Pulse Method
Exploring the Shock Pulse Method and the resulting savings that the Hallsta Mill in Sweden realized from utilizing it as the primary component of its condition based maintenance program.
Post Date: 11/11/2009
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Bad vibrations
How modal analysis can sleuth out a hidden cause.
Post Date: 11/05/2009
Author: Stanley R. Bognatz, P.E.

What Works: Vibration monitoring saves bearings
In this installment of "What Works," vibration monitoring saves expensive bearings and downtime.
Post Date: 10/07/2009
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