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Articles: Maintenance Management

What Do You Have A Right To Expect?

By Dan Daley, Author, The Little Black Book Of Reliability Management

Expect what you inspect.
~ An old inspector’s saying 

Approximately twenty years ago, the company where I was employed sponsored a workshop focusing exclusively on reliability. When the workshop and its subject were announced, I was a little surprised.

 

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.

Why do PdM Programs Fail?

Lack of Consistency in Methodology

by Tom Francisco, PE, CMRP

There are a number of reasons why Predictive Maintenance (PdM) programs fail.  In recent years we have seen an industry shift toward outsourcing these functions to PdM service providers and/or equipment vendors in order to remedy the issues that have made it difficult for plants to run their own programs.  This article will focus on the common problem of a lack of consistency in how the PdM program is run and managed, more from a technical level than a personnel level – although the two are often related.  If your plant has not received the advertised 10:1, 20:1 or even 30:1 return on investment (ROI) promised by these programs then this article may provide you with one of the reasons why.

You Want How Much Money?

The end of the year is near. If your maintenance operation is based around the calendar year, you may want to consider the following to prepare for the coming year.

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