Cold room reconstructed in St. Louis
Problem-solvers meet trouble on a tight schedule at Sigma-Aldrich’s St. Louis chemical plant.

Dare to compare air compressors
Knowing operating characteristics and physical limitations will help you select the best machine for your plant.

The power of element No. 6
Executive Editor Russ Kratowicz gets to the bottom of carbon's role in the global warming debate. The greenhouse gas situation might not be as bleak as some people would have you believe.

How Berger hits the spot

Seals: Make the right choice
Proper application of these principles can improve the life, dependability and operation of your process and mechanical machinery.

Fugitives found fleeing gas-handling equipment
Infrared imaging pinpoints VOC and greenhouse gas emissions.

Identify and avoid
Be sure to clearly state the issues and risks of counterfeits to everyone within your organization to prevent problems.

Between the tiles
To avoid recurrences, you must get to the root cause(s) of flooring failures. Dissecting the individual mechanisms that make up the floor system often isn’t an easy task. Independent floor covering inspector and consultant Claudia Lezell shows you how to get to the bottom of problems with epoxy ...

Showing you the money
Russ Kratowicz, P.E., CMRP, executive editor, shows you where to find detailed, specific salary information to arm you with facts for your next negotiation.

Coated roof keeps cool
Leaking seams can be addressed without the high costs of tear-off and replacement. A new metal roof renewal system stops leaks and reflects rays.

Steam valve overhauled on-site
In this "What works" installment, a fast, in situ seat repair relies on a powerful, portable boring machine.

Transformer fire averted in Arkansas
In this installment of "What works," a relay’s event reports offer data needed to diagnose a power problem.

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Counterfeits can kill
There’s more evidence than ever before that fake products and parts are detrimental to those who purchase them. Don’t risk lives, reliability and profits just to save a buck.

High-priced mistakes
Editor in Chief Paul Studebaker says plant safety is too important to leave to chance, and that you can enrich yourself by learning from others' mistakes.

Tune in
Joel Leonard and Plant Services launch SkillTV to elevate the crusade against the Maintenance Crisis to a new level.

Say cheese!
Contributing Editor Sheila Kennedy reports on how today’s camera systems do more than snap pictures or videos.

PET project saves energy
Blow molding costs are deflated by recycling high-pressure compressed air.

SkillRadio: Tune in to tune up
New information tools, used to fight the maintenance crisis, will be posted on www.SkillTV.net in a new section titled SkillRadio.

Hydrogen in action
Fuel cells have the power to move you, especially when it comes to materials-handling equipment.

'Reliability Nation'
Contributing Editor Joel Leonard is leading a movement to move maintenance up on the list of national priorities.

Tooting horns
Russ Kratowicz, P.E., CMRP, executive editor, writes that If nothing else, the world of blogs clearly shows that whatever your particular combination of views and beliefs might be, they aren’t universally accepted. It’s just as easy to find a blog with content you endorse as it is to find one ...

2008 Best Practices Awards
Most organizations need examples that demonstrate how to introduce best practices, show the potential payoffs, and provide inspiration for those who must overcome cultural inertia and make effective changes. That's why we present you with your picks of the year’s leading applications.

Resolve to trim that excess air
Five excess air heater good practices can lead the way to peak performance.

Short seal life problem pulverized
Cement plant cuts vertical roller mill downtime with bearing isolator.

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When the belt breaks
Your millwrights can ensure sheave and belt reliability with these basic maintenance measures.

Lightning on a stick
Russ Kratowicz, P.E., CMRP, executive editor, reviews ways to safely channel meteorological sparks away from structures.

Precision Shaft Alignment made easy with the award-winning OPTALIGN SMART
If you are interested in innovative predictive maintenance technologies or in need of shaft alignment solutions, check out this OPTALIGN SMART video.

Getting a life
In this installment, Acme finds that its doctors can’t patch up a bad staffing situation. Only the names are changed to protect the innocent.

Tennant Co. to acquire Applied Sweepers

Companies respond to ecosystem degradation

Reliability: Fake parts in U.S. aircraft?

Cost slows nuclear plant drive

Timken expands reliability solutions to provide maintenance consulting to industrial customers

Study: Share of workers with employer-provided health insurance is declining

Manufacturers say outsourcing maintenance will keep their plants viable

Survey says manufacturers' concerns include raw material and energy costs

SMRP updates basis for CMRP examination
SMRP invites your comments during pubic review period.

DOE's Industrial Technologies Program e-bulletin provides energy-saving information

CEE reports 2007 efficiency program budgets exceeded $3.7 billion

‘Super Boiler’ technology passing the test
Three sites get positive results with more testing planned this year.

“Pit Crew Experience” helps improve teamwork and equipment reliability

Survey: Strategies for optimal parts and distributed asset management

WRI joins North America’s largest greenhouse gas reporting partnership

UC Irvine extension offers leadership development for environmental, safety, facilities professionals

Ohio middle school students win Future City Competition

Atlanta Rail Authority saves on maintenance

OSHA posts top five cited standards

California companies create buyers’ group for renewable power

NSPE asks for your vote on engineering's grand challenges

ARC Advisory Group offers its first asset life cycle management forum

Kaeser Compressors offers free air system design guide

Caterpillar CEO says U.S. probably in recession

Aberdeen recognizes five best-in-class organizations at Product Innovation Executive Summit

OSHA says proposed confined space construction rule will cut fatalities

Managing assets for sustainability can reduce energy consumption 6% to 11%

Research reveals increased interest in energy efficiency, but companies taking limited action

National Engineers Week Foundation hosts Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day

'Maintenance Evangelist' Joel Leonard goes to Washington