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Brochure Features Detailed Information on the Chemineer® ChemSeal™ Top Entering Mixer Seal

Dayton, Ohio - Chemineer, Inc. offers a new brochure that provides information on the Chemineer® ChemSealTM Top Entering Mixer Seal. The brochure describes the technical details associated with the seal and identifies the customer benefits and product specifications. The brochure is available on Chemineer’s website - www.chemineer.com/chemseal.

OEM or Non-OEM Parts?

By Ron Moore

Background

The question posed in the title of this article is an age-old one and the short answer is "it depends." A longer, more useful answer is attempted below, but before we get to that, let's consider a few related issues.

Challenging the MRO Summit - The Mountaineer’s Guide to Success
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Challenging the MRO Summit - The Mountaineer’s Guide to Success

An hour long presentation by Rich MacInnes, Partner, MRO Connection

“Life always gets harder toward the summit-the cold increases, the responsibility increases.”
Fredrich Nietzche

Lean experts teach us to see Waste in our operations, so why can’t we see the mountain of MRO materials—whose very existence is to respond to imagined or actual failure. Where cross industry analysis indicate that 58% of annual MRO investments will still be in place 3 years later and 68% of SKUs purchased annually will never be used. This mountain of MRO stock grows nearly 7% annually—this is Waste by any definition. Join MRO Connection in a guided path to reaching the MRO summit, highlighting essential skills while providing insight on the right gear to pack and tackle the seemingly insurmountable MRO challenges.

Reliability Quiz - MRO Storeroom Metrics that Matter

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Reliability Quiz - Tools and Applications for PdM

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Reliability Quiz - MRO Storeroom Quiz

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Storeroom Solutions Names Marilyn Dawes Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

RADNOR, PA - Storeroom Solutions Inc. (SSI), the fastest growing independent MRO integrated supply specialist in North America, has named Marilyn Dawes vice president and chief accounting officer. Based in the company’s Montrose, Pa., office, Dawes previously served as director of finance and accounting.

Waukesha Bearings Corporation Acquires Inpro/Seal Company

NEW YORK, /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV) announced today that Waukesha Bearings, an operating company in Dover’s Fluid Management Segment and global provider of custom-engineered hydrodynamic bearings and magnetic bearing systems, has acquired Inpro/Seal Company, the leading designer and manufacturer of bearing isolator technologies. Inpro/Seal is based in Rock Island, Illinois. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Oniqua MRO Analytics Regional User Conferences Attract World’s Top Energy and Mining Companies

Customers, prospects and partners converge in Brisbane, Johannesburg and Denver to exchange ideas, share case studies and preview new features and functionality of upcoming product releases.

The Maintenance Storeroom: Keys to Efficient Maintenance Operation

By Jeff Zeiler

Besides being the central hub for maintenance, the storeroom also provides functions that are absolutely critical to the maintenance operation. These functions are so important that when the storeroom is operating in a best practices mode, the rest of the maintenance operation can excel. In other words, the storeroom is the enabler.

Xstrata Copper Chooses Oniqua Analytics Solution for MRO Equipment Maintenance

Xstrata Copper Chooses Oniqua Analytics Solution for MRO Equipment Maintenance and Inventory Optimization Across Tintaya Mining Operations in Southern Peru.

Infospectrum Acquires Hetrogenous Inc., a Leader in Real Time Asset Tracking Solutions

Infospectrum acquires Hetrogenous inc. (USA), to provide web-enabled real time Asset Tracking, Asset Management and Maintenance (All In One) solution to its customers.

NWP Services Corporation Introduces GreenSMART Purchasing With MRO Manager Solution

First Industry Solution Capable of Streamlining the Purchase of Energy Efficient Equipment, Appliances and Supplies for Multifamily Housing Operators With a Goal of Reducing Environmental Impact and Energy Costs

Taming Your MRO Spend While Unlocking the Hidden Savings in Your MRO Spares Inventory

By Will Templeton and Niels Martin

Organizations spend over $500 billion annually on spare parts and supplies to support maintenance, repair and operations (MRO). So why do MRO and other "indirect materials" remain the ugly stepchildren when it comes to inventory and cost reduction initiatives? In short, it is because these initiatives can be both complex and risky. How do you keep enough material on the shelf to maintain equipment availability, uptime and service management while not breaking the bank? Read on...

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The Maintenance Storeroom: Keys to Efficient Maintenance Operation

By Jeff Zeiler

Besides being the central hub for maintenance, the storeroom also provides functions that are absolutely critical to the maintenance operation. These functions are so important that when the storeroom is operating in a best practices mode, the rest of the maintenance operation can excel - the storeroom is the enabler. Put another way, if the storeroom is run improperly (such as poor inventory accuracy, parts unavailable when needed due to poor replenishment and procurement practices, etc), the rest of the maintenance operation has no chance of achieving high service levels of equipment availability and reliability.

Pelican Products Unveils The 1560 Laptop Overnight Case

TORRANCE, CA -  September 2011 - The Pelican Products 1560 Laptop Overnight Case (LOC) is a legendarily tough, watertight case designed for road warriors who want to protect their laptops and not waste time at the airport luggage carrousel.

Lean MRO Materials – The Right Part at the Right Time in the Right Quantity
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Lean MRO Materials – The Right Part at the Right Time in the Right Quantity

A 30 minute long presentation by Ron Kuehl, MRO Material Manager, Detroit Diesel Corp

With over 3 million square feet of manufacturing space, Detroit Diesel has experienced their share of challenges while trying to achieve a lean MRO inventory. Ron Kuehl, Detroit Diesel's MRO Materials Manager, shares how they identified their challenges and opportunities for improvement while working to achieve a lean MRO inventory, and why they are now confident that they will have the Right Part at the Right Time in the Right Quantity by employing an MRO inventory optimization service.

Nord-Lock has acquired Superbolt

Nord-Lock has acquired US company Superbolt Inc and Swiss company P&S Vorspannssysteme AG.

Oniqua MRO Analytics Forms Strategic Alliance With MRO Logistics in Brazil

Denver, Colorado - August 22, 2011 - Oniqua MRO Analytics, the leading provider of MRO analytics solutions for asset-intensive organizations, today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with MRO Logistics. MRO Logistics will market, deliver and support Oniqua Analytics Solution as a core part of its MRO logistics solutions offering in Brazil, which includes replenishment and inventory reduction operations, client development and advisory support.

MRO Inventory: The Expert’s Monument to Failure

Have the experts failed us? Lean experts teach us to "see" the hidden factory and all its "waste," so why can't we see the mountains of MRO materials? And while Six Sigma efforts focus on vendor lead times or improved fill rates, why do few Black Belts apply the correct statistical analysis for determining stocking parameters?

Sadly, reliability engineering efforts to predict failure and develop risk management plans have failed to stop excess investments in MRO stock.

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