Knowing when to inspect your machinery is one thing, but knowing what to look for is another. Each employee who will have a hand in inspections should have a thorough checklist so that they can

Work Execution Management

Implementation of Kitting Critical Success Factors

Kitting drives improvements in the efficiency of the maintenance workforce and reduces costs. The implementation of kitting has several critical factors that must be in place for the process ...

Work Execution Management

Set a Schedule and Make Maintenance Easy to Understand

Every piece of equipment in your facility has a lifespan. And each lifespan is contingent on your ability to keep up with regular maintenance and servicing. The more complex your facility is, the

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Reliability Engineering for Maintenance

KISS Your Equipment and Improve Reliability

One of the first rules of good engineering practice is the KISS principle. KISS is an acronym for "Keep it simple, stupid". Basically, this means that most things function best if they are kept

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Leadership for Reliability

Definition: Cavitation

The formation of an air or vapor pocket (or bubble) due to lowering of pressure in a liquid. Often the result of a solid body, such as a propeller or piston, moving through the liquid. Cavitation

Work Execution Management

Definition: Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

A software-based system that provides a link between planning and administrative systems and the shop floor. It can link MRP II-generated production schedules to direct process-control software.

Reliability Engineering for Maintenance

Adjusting Packed Centrifugal Pumps With Open Impellers

Open impellers are frequently used in centrifugal pumps, which pump liquids that contain suspended solid materials (slurries, paper stock, etc.). They do not plug as easily as closed impellers

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Asset Condition Management

Top 5 Items in Your Camera Case: Building Inspections

Home performance contractors and energy auditors who have been carrying around a thermal imager the longest know what additions to their camera case make the difference in being prepared. We

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Reliability Engineering for Maintenance

Definition: Prioritization Matrix

A tool used to choose among several options that have many useful benefits but where not all of them are of equal value. The choices are prioritized according to known weighted criteria and then

Asset Condition Management

Oil Filtration in Hard-to-Reach Places

Carrying a filter cart up 20 feet of scaffolding is not an ideal way to filter equipment. Compact, lightweight, and handheld systems are ideal in portability for carrying, lifting, and toting

Tip ...Michelle Arceneaux, Sr. Product ManagerDes-Case Corporation

Asset Condition Management

How to Prevent Cross-Contamination of Your Lubricants

Make sure that ALL lubricant containers are clearly labeled with the contents, material number, and SAP/stockroom number to ensure that folks use the correct lubricant when performing routine

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