A valuable feature of hydrodynamically lubricated plain bearings is that they should generally have infinite lives. If they are subjected to heavy cyclical loads, they will eventually crack and

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Elements of Preventive Maintenance

While the focus is often on the characteristics of maintainability when considering reactive maintenance, it is equally important to consider those characteristics when viewing preventive

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Helpful Hints on Performing an Acoustic Lubrication Application

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How to Maximize Profits with Proper Machinery Alignment

It’s a cruel reality, but in a business-minded world companies are concerned with only one topic: PROFIT. And there are two ways to go about maximizing profits: Either increase the number

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68% of Pump Bearing Failures are Caused by Lubrication Related Issues

Did you know that as many as 68% of pump bearing failures are caused by lubrication related issues that could be easily prevented by maintaining correct oil level?

Incorrect oil level is

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Who Owns Equipment Reliability

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PDCA Cycle

The power of PDCA is its simplicity and cumulative improvement possibilities by continually repeating the cycle, done either by the same team or other teams.

PLAN: Start with the expected results in mind. Establish the objectives and processes required to attain the expected results.

DO: Implement the new process. Start small at first to test the new idea.

CHECK: Measure the new process relative to the expected results.

ACT: Analyze the differences and root causes by comparing current best practice versus new ideas to understand specific opportunities. Each cause should be the beginning of another PDCA, resulting in further improvement.

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Elements of Focus in Mission Based Reliability

While there are a significant number of elements that might be subjected to pre-departure testing as a part of mission-based reliability, it is important to test those that really need testing

... by Daniel T. Daley

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How to Use One Point Lessons

One point lessons (OPLs) are one page informational documents that teach employees a basic knowledge, an easier way to accomplish a task as an improvement, or a notification of a failure so

... by Mary Jo Cherney & Robert Dapere.

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Coach and Mentor Maintenance Planners for Improved Success

Often, organizations send their Maintenance Planner Schedulers for education on concepts and techniques in both Planning and Scheduling only to have the Planner Schedulers return and fail. So

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When Moving Machines for Alignment, Always Use Jackscrews!

When moving machines for alignment, always use jackscrews. If you don’t have them, beating on the machine frame with a steel-face hammer is a lousy idea.

First, you run the risk of damaging the

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Pre-Departure Testing

The objective of pre-departure checks is to determine that elements subject to short interval failures are good for now. While these checks do not ensure the elements will survive the entire

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