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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 challengeDo 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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