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Seeing ROI With Infrared, Even In A Down Economy

by David Doerhoff

The sluggish economy is taking its toll on many areas of industry. Manufacturers are looking for smart, cost-effective ways to help their facilities operate more efficiently and save money without sacrificing product quality and performance.

Managing a Successful Condition Monitoring Program

Managing a successful condition monitoring program may seem easy to begin with. The technologies may be presented (by the sales companies) as being easy to use, and with a number of the technologies, it is not immediately obvious if they are not being used correctly. In the early days of a program, fault conditions will be easier to detect (there are probably a lot of them) so it is likely that management will be pleased with the results.

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Jobs – A Consequence of Being Competitive

Ron Moore

Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up, knowing that it must run faster than the fastest lion, or be eaten. The same morning a lion wakes up, knowing it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or starve to death. Whether you’re a lion or gazelle, you must be prepared to run as fast as possible.

---African Proverb

Choose Your PdM Partners Wisely

Or Discover Another Reason Why PdM Programs Can Fail

by Alan Friedman

Whether you are considering starting a new program, revamping a dead one, outsourcing or looking for someone to become a long term partner to step in when needed and step back when not needed, make sure you pick the correct partner.

Why Do Predictive Maintenance Programs Fail?

In the past few years we have witnessed a marked change in predictive maintenance (PdM) practices whereby more and more companies are choosing to outsource their programs. While many facilities routinely calculate 20:1 return on investment metrics, others cynically refer to aging data collectors as "dust collectors" or use them as bookends.

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Asset Management? Or, Maintenance Management, Rebranded?

by Ron Moore

The development of PAS55, a British standard for supporting asset management, has had a very positive influence on various maintenance organizations. It’s a good document, one which has been slowly evolving into ISO55000, scheduled for issue in early 2014. According to Terrence O’Hanlon, CEO of Reliabilityweb.com and Uptime magazine, and a member of the ISO standards committee for asset management, ISO55000 is a management systems standard for asset management.

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7 Steps to Criticality Analysis for Capital Projects and Sustainment Planning

Asset criticality is a ranking of assets according to potential operational impact. This is usually determined through a formal asset criticality analysis on each asset or group of like assets.

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A Vision of Enterprise Reliability

Looking Into the Future of the Industry

by Dennis Belanger

What is the ultimate vision for enterprise reliability? If you’re like me, occasionally you find yourself drifting off into a day dream. One of the recurring day dreams I’ve been having for the last 10 years involves this question. I often lapse into deep thought, pondering, “How is all of this reliability and maintenance stuff supposed to work?