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Aluminum Leader Gains Equipment Improvements, Cost Savings with Lubrication Excellence Program

Novelis is a leading producer of flat-rolled aluminum products and the world’s largest recycler of aluminum. Opened in 1959, the Terre Haute, Indiana, facility is a world-class light gauge aluminum rolling plant and a recognized leader in the production of semirigid foil container stock and wide industrial fin stock.

Asset Management

Opening the Lid of the Asset Manager’s Tool Box: Part 2

Asset management (AM) is a recognized value lever for asset intensive organizations. It encompasses a broad vision of possibility and action. Within this new paradigm, AM practitioners need a new toolbox of skills, competencies and tools. This article, written in two parts, opens the lid of this asset manager’s toolbox and takes a look inside.

Asset Condition Management

Emerging Industrial Internet Technology Can Reduce Costs and Dangers in Steam Systems

Steam systems are vital to the smooth operation of so many manufacturing plants and other facilities. Numerous components are at work to ensure this smooth operation, but none more important than steam traps. Yet, despite their critical function, the majority of plants rely on time- and labor-intensive manual inspections. Yet, with the emergence of industrial Internet technology, steam traps make ideal candidates for automated sensing technology.

Asset Condition Management

Technologies That Make Asset Monitoring Boring (In a Good Way)

A call about a line outage or a message from an operator that “something’s wrong” is not a good start to the day. Early warning signs are there to be found. However, maintenance engineers can’t be everywhere at once. Time between data rounds is when something can go wrong, and some equipment isn’t even on a data collection route.

Many experienced maintenance professionals are at or near retirement age. With fewer replacements on the horizon, manufacturers are increasingly looking to industrial technology to maximize worker productivity to unlock capacity and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). Better uptime starts with better data. These four technologies help provide better data quality and access to the teams that keep plants up and running.

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Opening the Lid of the Asset Manager’s Tool Box: Part 2

Operational Machine Learning Goes Mainstream

Emerging Industrial Internet Technology Can Reduce Costs and Dangers in Steam Systems

Featured Reliability Leader: Ron Moore Receives Award from Reliabilityweb.com

Q&A with Natasha Ravinand

Asset Manager's Tool Box

Technologies That Make Asset Monitoring Boring (In a Good Way)

Choose to Reuse: Environmental Benefits of Reconditioned SF₆

What Hides Behind the Term: Lean Maintenance

10 Steps to Precision Maintenance Reliability Success