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Clean Green & Reliable
How equipment reliability delivers low-cost, energy-efficient assets at plants around the world!
Douglas Plucknette and Chris Colson
Conserve Your Energy - The Benefits of Pump System Optimization
by Roland McKinney
Most process industries depend on rotodynamic pumps to achieve their business goals. Unfortunately in many cases, the approach is to "fit and forget" (at least until a critical repair is needed). There can be severe cost penalties associated with this approach, of which reduced productivity is probably the greatest as well as higher than necessary energy and maintenance cost.
Energy Analysis: How it Saved Jobs at Austin Energy
A white paper written by Noah Bethel, Vice President-Product Development, PdMA Corporation
Submitted by Trade Press Services, November 2010
Management Excellence: Our Journey Towards Energy and Sustainability
By Sam Rundell and Eric Huston
SKF was founded in 1907 and grew to become a global company, present in more than 130 countries. The Flowery Branch factory joined the SKF Group in 1986. SKF Flowery Branch is a bearing manufacturing plant located one hour north of Atlanta, Georgia. The site occupies 64 acres with 200,000 square feet of manufacturing and office space near Lake Sidney Lanier, employs 268 full-time people and last year produced over eight million bearings of various types and sizes. We are committed to a culture of sustainability and are always looking for new innovations to further that effort.
U.S. Energy Information Administration / International Energy Outlook 2010
World marketed energy consumption increases by 49 percent from 2007 to 2035 in the Reference case. Total energy demand in the non-OECD countries increases by 84 percent, compared with an increase of 14 percent in the OECD countries.
What Do You Mean Compressed Air Isn’t Free? We Use It Everyday!
It is amazing that while there is so much discussion in various media about energy and carbon reduction, most plant personnel fail to realize that there are incredible opportunities for cutting energy waste and carbon gases right under their proverbial noses. These are opportunities that could dramatically improve their company's competitiveness.

- Alignment and Balancing
- Asset Management
- CMMS and EAM
- Green Reliability
- Human Asset Management
- Infrared Thermal Imaging
- KPIs - Reliability Performance Metrics
- Lean Maintenance
- Lubrication
- Maintenance Management
- Motor and Power System Testing
- MRO - Spares Management
- Oil and Fluid Analysis
- Planning and Scheduling
- PM Optimization
- Predictive Maintenance and Condition Monitoring Management
- Reliability-Centered Maintenance
- Reliability Engineering
- Reliability Leadership
- Root Cause Analysis
- Shutdowns and Turnarounds
- Total Productive Maintenance (Asset Care)
- Training
- Ultrasonics
- Vibration Analysis

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- Job Postings for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals
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- Become an Aladon Certified RCM2 Facilitator
- Reliability Centered Maintenance for SAP Plant Maintenance
- Integrating Your CBM Just Makes Sense
- MRO Inventory and Purchasing Books
- New AT33IND Perfect for QC & Troubleshooting
- Join The Association For Maintenance Professionals
- Reliability Engineering Services
- GPAllied Inspired Training: Hard-Hitting, Impactful Courses and Workshops.
- IR Windows: Compare and Save with Exiscan
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- Belt/Sheave Alignment Laser, Custom Shim and Gaskets


- Alignment and Balancing
- Asset Management
- CMMS and EAM
- Green Reliability
- Human Asset Management
- Infrared Thermal Imaging
- KPIs - Reliability Performance Metrics
- Lean Maintenance
- Lubrication
- Maintenance Management
- Motor and Power System Testing
- MRO - Spares Management
- Oil and Fluid Analysis
- Planning and Scheduling
- PM Optimization
- Predictive Maintenance and Condition Monitoring Management
- Reliability-Centered Maintenance
- Reliability Engineering
- Reliability Leadership
- Root Cause Analysis
- Shutdowns and Turnarounds
- Total Productive Maintenance (Asset Care)
- Training
- Ultrasonics
- Vibration Analysis
