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White Paper Details Five Things to Consider Before Buying Spiral Bevel Gear Drives

UXBRIDGE, MA — January 23, 2013 — Specifying spiral bevel gear drives can be a deceivingly complex process. To assist design engineers and maintenance and repair (MRO) specialists, a new white paper, “Five Things to Consider Before Buying Spiral Bevel Gear Drives,” is now available to download from http://www.mitrpakbevelgear.com/buying-spiral-bevel-gear-drives.

Unisource Logistics Solutions at the NAHB International Builders’ Show

NORCROSS, GA (January 16, 2013) – Need to optimize supply chains and speed products to market? Unisource Logistics Solutions will show you how during the NAHB International Builders’ Show, January 22 – 24, 2013, in Las Vegas, NV at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

International Analytics Technology Company, Oniqua, Joins ASCO Group

The ASCO Group, a leading international oil and gas services company,  announced today that it has become the majority shareholder in Oniqua MRO Analytics – a global analytics-based technology solutions company.

Work Execution Management

Reliability vs The Capricious MRO Storeroom

By George Krauter

You can’t deliver optimum reliability when your support is unreliable … the capricious MRO storeroom.

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How to Develop a Spare Parts Stocking Strategy

By Kris Goly

Introduction

In recent decades, the manufacturing and process industries have undergone fundamental changes with the presence of ever-increasing automation, sophisticated IT infrastructure, electronics and microprocessor-based equipment in every aspect of the business. These changes introduced a new, very complex class of equipment with random failure pattern (electronics fail at random and failure cannot be predicted) and a need for sophisticated troubleshooting skills. Consequently, it is important to develop management strategies to ensure that the required levels of plant uptime, cost and business risk are met at the lowest possible cost.

ODR Best Practices Series: We only want operators who ALREADY know how to do their job

Dave Staples

Interesting thought, but really? Training is a very big topic and critical to not only your implementation success, but also your long term operator-driven reliability (ODR) sustainability.

MRO Spares Can Unlock Big Capital Project Benefits
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MRO Spares Can Unlock Big Capital Project Benefits

A forty-five minute long presentation by Bruno Storino, Sr. Manager and Kimberly Johnson, Technical Engineer, Management Resources Group, Inc.

Discover the benefits of optimizing your MRO materials inventory before commissioning a new facility and understand WebRUSL's capabilities as part of an Operational Readiness effort.

SKF Wins Contract to Supply Giant Main Bearings and Related Technologies for Observation Wheel

LANSDALE, PA, USA, - SKF has been awarded the contract to supply the two giant main bearings and related technologies for Caesars Entertainment Corporation’s (NASDAQ:CZR) Las Vegas High Roller observation wheel expected to soar at the heart of the world-famous Las Vegas Strip in late 2013. The 550-foot-tall wheel, eclipsing the famed 443-foot-tall London Eye, will be equipped with two SKF spherical roller bearings that will turn out to be the largest ever produced at the SKF manufacturing facility in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Operator-Driven Reliability Best Practices Series: Mobilized Technology Distinguishes the Leaders

Dave Staples

Technology is critical to automating ODR. It opens the door to immediate operator feedback, decision support and information sharing.

Materials sine qua non

So why keep inferior material items?

Greg Perry

According to Merriam-Webster, the origin of sine qua non is from late Latin meaning: "without which not." The more modern and appropriate definition is stated as: "something absolutely indispensable or essential."

Dreisilker Adds New Branch in Carrollton, GA for Sales and Motor Repair

Glen Ellyn, IL - Dreisilker Electric Motors, Inc. has announced that it is opening another branch store and motor repair facility in Georgia. The new location at 213 Avenue C in Carrollton, was formerly Johnson Electric Motor Shop, Inc.

Introducing the Real Men of Maintenance Promotion

(Cleveland, Ohio) - As the innovation leaders in the development of lubricants, chemicals and paints & coatings for the Industrial & MRO space, Sprayon Products and Krylon Industrial are proud to introduce a new contest designed to recognize today’s Industrial Maintenance Professional: The Real Men of Maintenance Promotion.

True UV LED Flashlight for Industrial Leak Detection

Westbury, New York-Spectronics Corporation has unveiled the powerful Spectroline OPTIMAX 365 - a cordless, rechargeable true UV LED flashlight ideal for industrial leak detection. When used in conjunction with Spectroline fluorescent dyes, it is easy to pinpoint leaks in hydraulic systems, lubrication systems, pipelines, condensers, water storage tanks and much more.

Why Can’t We Do It Ourselves?

Have you been asked this question by management?

George Krauter and James Rogers

To release value from our MRO operations, do we need to outsource our MRO storeroom to a 3PMRO provider? Why can't we obtain the lower price, the asset recovery dollars and the critical storeroom reliability ourselves?

Storeroom Solutions Names Walter DeSouza CIO

RADNOR, Pa. - Storeroom Solutions Inc. (SSI), the fastest growing independent MRO integrated supply specialist in North America, announces that Walter DeSouza has joined the company as chief information officer. In his new role, DeSouza is responsible for overall IT strategy and implementation, including oversight of Storeroom-on-Site®, SSI’s exclusive web-based Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) materials management platform.

Do I Really Need This in my Storeroom
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Do I Really Need This in my Storeroom

An hour long presentation by Andy Page, Director GPAllied

In this economic environment, storerooms are under the magnifying glass to identify ways to save. As such, the need to identify what stock is critical to an asset and what stock is expendable is imperative. This is where reliability processes, normally limited to maintenance people and reliability engineers, comes into the equation. Certain reliability processes such as Failure Modes Analysis (FMA), FRACAS, and criticality analysis can paint a very clear picture of what parts are likely to be needed and how often.

This webinar will discuss how the reliability world and the stores world come together to create a comprehensive picture of what we can expect from our equipment base and how the right stores strategy can affect it, as well as how these processes can benefit the current demands on MRO inventory.

How a Major Transit Authority is Achieving Item Master Data Integrity in Maximo
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How a Major Transit Authority is Achieving Item Master Data Integrity in Maximo

A half-hour long presentation by Lamar Landry, Senior Account Executive and Aimee Hiskett, Manager of Contracts and Parts, Storerooms and Materials Logistics 

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) manages the regional transportation system in the national capital area. With 22 storerooms and more than 50,000 SKU's in Maximo 6.2 (upgrading to 7.5), data quality and accuracy in the Item Master is of utmost importance. In this session, WMATA will show how they are optimizing their MRO catalog by cleansing and standardizing item descriptions and keeping the data clean with a catalog management/governance tool connected to Maximo. In doing this, they are seeing increased asset utilization and equipment availability, while simultaneously reducing inventory investment.

MRO Optimization – Driving the Supply Chain
Work Execution Management

MRO Optimization – Driving the Supply Chain

An hour long presentation by Crystal Howe & Aimee Hiskett, Xtivity & Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - WMATA

In order to reduce the consequences of asset failure repair parts must be available. Ideally MRO professionals strive to have the right part, at the right time, in the right quantity. The availability of parts is simple to understand, especially for WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority) for their vehicles must be service-ready to make money. Maintenance and maintenance inventories (MRO) are a necessary function and significant cost to achieve this end. Parts must be available in different locations across a city at any time. Parts have a shelf life and must change as the fleet changes. Please join Xtivity's Director of Product services Crystal Howe, and WMATA's Manger of Contract & Parts, Aimee Hiskett as they present the solution to the problems faced by today's MRO professionals.

Building Reliability into Your Storeroom with Best Practices
Work Execution Management

Building Reliability into Your Storeroom with Best Practices

An hour long presentation by Robert L. Wilson – CMRP, Director of Assessments, The MRO Connection LLC

The purpose of the MRO storeroom is to reduce the consequences of asset failure. But we live in a world dominated by cash-flow concerns, leaner staffing, and a growing concern over non-productive assets. The storeroom can become a vital link in the reliability chain. The balance between risk and investment lies in a structured approach to provide the right part, at the right time, in the right quantity, and establish the clear and compelling connection between MRO materials management and asset reliability.

Fluid Leaks Can’t Hide From This Industrial Leak Detection Kit!

Westbury, New York-The new Spectroline® OPK-340 Industrial Leak Detection Kit has everything a technician needs to accurately and efficiently pinpoint the exact source of all fluid leaks in hydraulic equipment, compressors, engines, gearboxes, fuel systems and water-based systems.

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