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Conquering the World One Asset at a Time

by Tedd Weitzman

Southern Company is a large power utility focused on generating and selling electricity in the southeastern United States. In 2012, Southern Company provided over 40,000 megawatts of power generation to 4.4 million customers and had operational revenue of $16.54 billion.

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Conquering the World One Asset at a Time

Southern Company is a large power utility focused on generating and selling electricity in the southeastern United States. In 2012, Southern Company provided over 40,000 megawatts of power generation to 4.4 million customers and had operational revenue of $16.54 billion.

Where is the Leprechaun? Root cause analysis of a planetary drive train

by Marcel Bélanger

The goal of this article is to explain the process of oil selection after gear failure of a planetary gearbox. Some mechanical failures show little sign of degradation. A good understanding of gear dynamics and failure stages allows for the selection of a different oil grade for this specific application. This will reduce the fatigue wear on the low speed sun gear.

The Missing Link in Reliability

Many Equipment Failures Could Be Linked To Materials Management

by Art Posey and Phillip Slater

Oh no, not again! Is this the perennial cry of the maintenance and reliability professional? We all know this situation: a recent failure was repaired and has now failed again shortly after.

Reliability Engineering for Maintenance

Why Single-Source Supply Contracts Can Disappoint - PART 2

by Heinz P. Bloch

Part 1 of this article in the Dec/Jan 2014 issue of Uptime introduced the premise that all manufacturers operate with business models that emphasize quality, low price, or innovation. It started with the common sense position that a manufacturing entity that simultaneously and consistently achieved all three would soon become the only surviving provider of the asset in question. Part 2 looks at the caveats in process pump engineering addressed by machinery quality assessment (MQA).

The Effectiveness of Quality Filtration

Focusing on In-Situ Filtration and Filtration of Stored Lubricants

by Paul Dufresne, CLS, CMRP

In the current global economic market companies are trying to find new and innovative ways to reinvent themselves to run more efficiently and increase production while minimizing equipment downtime. Now more than ever, plant managers, and maintenance and reliability leaders are looking for ways to improve equipment reliability, optimize maintenance and reduce energy consumption.

Is Your Company Running Scared?

Fight or Flight Might Not Be Your Best Strategy

by Chris Colson and Timothy R. Weilbaker

Any time a market (or an entire economy) declines, there are certain behaviors that we can expect to observe in companies. The specific actions we witness should come as no surprise to even the casual observer, especially since the actions taken by companies during tough financial periods are also observable in individual human behavior during times of great fear. And what other emotion would be more fitting than fear when corporate revenue experiences a sustained decline?

Leadership for Reliability

The 5 Habits of Great Reliability Engineers

Editor’s Note:

The author’s fascination with technology dates back to his youth. His father was a blacksmith, an engineer of metal work, and was instrumental in helping the author discover his love of creation through construction. He also passed on his passion for airplanes, which led the author to a career in aeronautical engineering, where he first encountered aspects of reliability. A subsequent career in reliability guided him along a path of confusion, frustration, curiosity, learning and change. Although still going through those stages constantly, they taught the author the five habits presented in this article. Now, those five habits make achieving meaningful change that much easier. They have been so effective, in fact, that it prompted the author to pass them on to Uptime readers.

Asset Management

Business Case for Data Integrity

By Robert DiStefano and Stephen Thomas

Introduction to the Business Case
A vast and growing amount of data is being accumulated in businesses today, yet many people in business intuitively know there is not a corresponding improvement in reliable information on which to base good decisions. In fact, in many cases just the opposite is happening-despite more and more data, finding information that can be trusted is increasingly difficult.

Search Results for

Conquering the World One Asset at a Time

Conquering the World One Asset at a Time

Where is the Leprechaun? Root cause analysis of a planetary drive train

The Missing Link in Reliability

Many Equipment Failures Could Be Linked To Materials Management

We Remember John Moubray, Originator of RCM2 – Reliability Centered Maintenance

Why Single-Source Supply Contracts Can Disappoint - PART 2

The Effectiveness of Quality Filtration

Focusing on In-Situ Filtration and Filtration of Stored Lubricants

Is Your Company Running Scared?

Fight or Flight Might Not Be Your Best Strategy

The 5 Habits of Great Reliability Engineers

10 Steps to Pump Reliability - Part 1

Business Case for Data Integrity

Incorporating Reliability Centered Maintenance Principles in Front End Engineering and Design