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    Sept. 1, 2006

     What's new at www.plantservices.com/thismonth?

    Every month, PlantServices.com offers a special page (www.plantservices.com/thismonth) that contains extra content specifically related to articles found in the print edition.  Keep an eye out while you’re flipping through the magazine and you’ll see references to articles, white papers, news etc. related to the articles you’re reading. Bookmark www.plantservices.com/thismonth and peruse all the extras as well as sift through plantservices.com’s archives.
    Plant Services magazine extras

    Steamy numbers

    Hydrogen as a fuel - Hydrogen supply for industrial processes
    Steam quality calcs - Quanitying steam quality
    Solid waste fuels - Burning waste paper pellets
    Steam challenge - Do you still think steam is an uncontrollable fixed cost of production?
    Burning used oil for HVAC - Liquid gold

    Hillbilly RCM

    Reliability-centered maintenance - Root cause analysis
    Reliability-centered maintenance     - Rethinking lubrication management
    Case history - A concrete case for RCM

    The FRETT approach

    RCA failures - Why root cause analysis doesn't always work?
    Tools for RCA - Stastical tools for root-cause analysis
    Financials and RCA     - A powerful combination
    Root cause analysis - Root cause analysis
    RCA - Pulling problems out by their roots
    RCA - Find the root cause of gear failure - Part 1
    RCA - Find the root cause of gear failure - Part  2
    RCA - Digging below the metaphorical surface

    The smart way to troubleshoot hydraulics

    Hydraulic cleanliness - Hydraulic maintenance
    Troubleshooting hydraulics - Troubleshooting electro-hydraulic pumps: A 12-step program
    Hydraulic cylinders - Hydraulic cylinder recap
    Hydraulic troubleshooting - Troubleshooting hydraulic systems rationally
    Hydraulic system PdM - Hands-on hydraulics

    Advanced jobseeking

    Business writing resources - Command of the language
    Entrepreneurialism - Don't quit your day job
    Incentive programs - Incentive programs
    Job hunting     - Trading time for money
    Negotiation skills - Hey buddy, Ya' wanna make a deal
    Networking - Networking for fun and profit
    Personality inventory - Know thyself
    Persuasion, idea selling - The silver-tongued devil
    Public speaking resources - Ethos, pathos, logos
    Salary surveys - Reality check

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