Issue Archive

Where are your assets?
Contributing Editor David Berger, P.Eng., says integrating GIS/GPS with your CMMS reveals where your assets are and much more.

Reliability: Documented and proven
Executive Editor Russ Kratowicz, P.E., CMRP, shows you how to use Weibull analysis to support your requests for a greater maintenance budget.

How did you get here?
Whether it's by choice or by chance, Managing Editor Lisa Towers wants to hear about your experience in the maintenance profession.

Predicting motor failure
Power signatures reveal potential problems with performance and reliability.

Don't lose it
Six ways to capture knowledge — or do without.

Critical steps
Contributing Editor Joel Leonard reports that from South Carolina to Chicago, leaders are taking steps to cure the maintenance crisis.

Visualize the invisible
Energy Expert Peter Garforth says drawing attention to the problem is a fundamental part of any effective energy strategy.

Grit blows blower bearings
In this edition of "What Works," a reliability problem is solved by sealed units and strain sensors.

Love at first sight
In this case, Acme learns about dancing on employees’ mating habits. Remember, only the names are changed to protect the innocent.

The nudge
Editor in Chief Paul Studebaker, CMRP, says the "Nudge" is a powerful tool for modifying human behavior.

An inside story
You must keep your hydraulic system clean of varnish or pay the consequences.

Volume equals power
Learn how to balance storage against excess air compressor capacity.

Ban the leaks
Choose a ball valve with leak-tight seals to curb fugitive emissions.

Arc flash research collects contribution

AFE facilitates site improvements

Siemens shares bullish perspective