Issue Archive

Central or departmental compressed air system?
Size and configure compressed air piping for the right fit.

Is that a work breakdown structure in your CMMS? — Part II
Checklist to keep your planned outage on schedule and under budget.

More torque, less money
Worm-gear reducers can do in one stage what other reducers need multiple stages to accomplish.

Part cleaning technique enables sustainable practices
In this installment of What Works, Volkswagen Plastics Technology relies on CO2 snow jet technology to clean injection-molded parts.

Configure your own CMMS software
David Berger says today's software should allow users to modify without the expense or risk of customization.

Wage war on energy impact
Peter Garforth says the road to zero waste, water and emissions now goes through U.S. Army facilities.

Maintenance looks more predictable from the cloud
Mike Bacidore says cloud computing is an opportunity to pool data for better analytics.

Take equipment reliability to a higher level
Tom Moriarty explains how a baseball movie plot based on a true story translates to the plant floor.

Lubrication advancements keep plants running
Sheila Kennedy explains how training, testing and formulations continue to improve.

Wrench time by design
Plant upgrades are opportunities to bring engineering and maintenance departments together.