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February 2010

Plant Services Magazine is an MRO (maintain, repair, replace, retrofit, overhaul and operations) resource that features problem-solving articles and editorials for plant maintenance professionals.

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Articles

Best friend?
Remote services solve problems with reliability, staffing and skills.

Generating nitrogen on site cuts costs
In this installment of What Works, a complete system revamp involves no capital cost for the manufacturing plant.

DC motors: Why are they still used?
The reasons come from the user base, R&D and the application.

The growing value of a CMMS
David Berger, P.Eng., contributing editor, explores how to build the business case for better asset management.

Get pumped
Sheila Kennedy, contributing editor, says don't let inefficient and inappropriate pumping systems degrade the bottom line.

Your Space
Paul Studebaker, CMRP, editor in chief, has created a place for your experience, wisdom or perspective.

New challenges call for new traditions
Joel Leonard, contributing editor, says we can reach new and unskilled workers in a more contemporary manner.

Politics vs. common sense
Energy Expert Peter Garforth says the U.S. Army's master planning goes beyond geographic or political constraints.

A wise use of time
Adopting an information-centric approach to MRO and retrofitting.

Lighten up
Tom Moriarty, P.E., CMRP, contributing editor, pens a note to senior managers on data drag and its effects on your staff.

The case of the missing office manager
In this edition of In the Trenches, Acme learns the downside of expecting people to be on the job.

Green industrial roofing
Evolution is yielding effective technology.

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