The most important point about oil samples and oil analysis in general is you are looking for any "change" that is taking place. In order to see a "change", each sample must be taken in a Each ...

Asset Condition Management

A Tissue a Day Keeps the Water Away

To minimize water from entering new drums of oil, keep drums indoors and stacked horizontally. However, here is a technique to be used to remove water from the top of a drum. Lay a paper towel to

Reliability Engineering for Maintenance

Equipment Criticality Ranking

It is critical (pun intended) that you have a criticality ranking for your equipment. This will help you properly direct maintenance and reliability efforts. It is difficult to have granularity

Work Execution Management

Definition: Environmental Concerns

Plant activities that impact the air, water, and soil quality as driven by local, state, and federal laws (e.g., EPA) and corporate conscience. Actions required to minimize, or prevent and

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Reliability Engineering for Maintenance

Why Is Your RCM Team So Slow to Get Going?

New and inexperienced RCM facilitators can sometimes feel concerned that their analysis team is slow getting started. It's not unusual at all!

Forming, storming, norming, and performing is a model

Asset Condition Management

Condition Indicators Detect Contaminated Grease

Dirty grease is a silent killer of bearings. Monitoring bearings with ultrasound can often reveal contaminants in the grease, but not if you rely solely on trending dB levels. An increasing

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Asset Condition Management

Low Frequency Machinery Monitoring: Measurement Considerations

Low frequency monitoring of industrial machinery requires specialized sensors, instrumentation and measurement techniques.

The primary goal when measuring low frequency vibrations is to minimize

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Asset Condition Management

Keep Your Motor Running with Right Grease in Right Amount at Right Time

A high-performance lubricant properly selected for the specific application and type of equipment is the first step in ensuring long-lasting operation of your electric motor. After that, using

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Asset Condition Management

Definition: Nondestructive Testing (NDT)

A collection of technologies that provide a means of assessing the integrity, properties, and condition of componenets or material without damaging or altering them. NDT methods include

Asset Condition Management

After Shaft Alignment, Back Off on Jacking Bolts to Reduce Vibration

Jacking bolts provide an easy and accurate way to horizontally position a motor during a shaft alignment. However, it they are left tight against the feet, some unexpected problems may occur.

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Reliability Engineering for Maintenance

Smart Tools for Failure Analysis

Some plants buy a high-powered microscope in order to do failure analysis. While this sometimes is necessary, it could be good to consider other options to get started. Why not start with a $13

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Reliability Engineering for Maintenance

What Do Pancakes and Your Reliability Efforts Have in Common?

Just because you pour syrup on it don't make it a pancake!

Certain ingredients are required to make a reliability program that is desirable, meaningful and sustainable. The minimum ingredients are:

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Ensure that equipment is designed to be reliable.
Create proper metrics to verify performance.
Do the work!

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