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What Tool? When?

An hour long presentation by Ron Moore, Managing Partner, The RM Group, Inc.

There are a plethora of tools available for improvement. Properly applied, essentially all these tools will work. Unfortunately, according to a variety of sources, most will not work, or work very long. This seminar will provide a hierarchy for using the tools based on the experience of the author, and as importantly will cover issues related to organizational readiness for effectively applying and sustaining the tools - leadership, alignment, teamwork, innovation, employee engagement, and managing cultural change.

Are You Proactive? A Daily Planner for Effective Maintenance Management

By Ricky Smith

In the maintenance and reliability industry, the definition for proactive is:

To act before the cost of doing so increases
To act before the necessity of the situation demands it.

“A great maintenance manager sees the relationship of poor performance and the lack of good maintenance routines.” “Poor performance always leads to the lack of maintenance routines or poor execution of existing routines.” - Rick Mullen, Global Reliability Leader, Anheuser-Busch InBev

Reliability Solutions Rebranding and Idcon Alliance

Reliability Solutions LLC announced the completion of a review and restructuring of our overall essential work offerings design and product base.

Reliability Solutions constantly strive to assist client organizations to improve reliability within their manufacturing process. They work directly with clients to optimize product quality/quantity, improve asset availability, reduce overall maintenance costs, conserve energy consumption, and change safety performance. They accomplish this with Reliable Manufacturing Excellence.

Orange County Container Group Achieved Over $3 Million in Savings With CMMS Implementation

Presented by Gene Pargas

Bill Chant credits the success of the CMMS implementation and the subsequent savings to many factors, including a team effort involving maintenance, IT, accounting, auditors, suppliers, and production, all dedicated to getting it right the first time.

Multi-million dollar savings is big news in any language. When Orange County Container Group (OCCG) implemented eMaint X3 CMMS (featuring bilingual customer support) to track inventory across multiple locations, they found substantial savings in what initially looked like small numbers.

The Next-Generation Maintenance Manager (NGMM)

By John Reeve

As an Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) consultant visiting multiple industries over the years, I've noticed a new generation entering the maintenance work force. They work primarily in the maintenance organization from trades to maintenance manager, are mostly younger professionals, and are very comfortable with computers.

But, whether younger or older, they see the value of corporate systems as a means to retrieve data to help them do their jobs and stay competitive. They recognize that almost every job in today's market involves some form of computerization, and they have embraced technology. They even welcome change. The maintenance manager who is part of this new generation is what I call the Next-Generation Maintenance Manager (NGMM).

work execution management

PM Optimization at OneSteel achieves outstanding results

An hour long presentation by Mr. Steve Turner - Director, OMCS International and Mark Brunner - Reliability and Systems Superintendant, OneSteel

PM Optimization is a process that has become very popular worldwide as a cost effective and practical alternative to RCM.

United Water and Pontiac, MI Sign Professional Services Agreement

HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. - (BUSINESS WIRE) United Water and Pontiac, MI Sign Professional Services Agreement for Management of Water and Wastewater Systems. United Water announced that the company has signed a five-year contract for professional operations, maintenance and management of the water and wastewater systems with the city of Pontiac, MI, located 30 miles northwest of Detroit. The agreement calls for United Water to manage the city’s water and sewer utilities division, which is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the water distribution system, two wastewater treatment plants and storm and sanitary sewer systems.

Solomon Associates Helps Industrial Facilities Drive Reliability and Maintenance Performance

Dallas, TX - Solomon Associates, the leading performance improvement company for the global energy industry, today announced the launch of its 2011 International Study of Plant Reliability and Maintenance Effectiveness (RAM Study) for refineries, chemical plants, and other industrial facilities. The study provides comparative analysis and critical insights designed to help plants identify opportunities for improving reliability and reducing maintenance costs.

Work Execution Management

Maximo Data Analysis & Reporting

An hour long Presentation by Mr. Sunil Kamerkar, Sr. Principal Consultant, Reporting House

Data gathered within Maximo (5x,6x,7x) can help in effectively managing various aspects related to 'Asset Reliability & Maintenance Management'. This session will discuss how Reporting tools like BIRT, Actuate, Crystal, Cognos & MSRS can be used for leveraging Maximo data to make informed decisions about Work & work flow, Planning & Scheduling, Resources, Asset life cycle, Reliability, Failure analysis, Spares Parts, Costing etc.

Emerson’s integrated Pump Health Monitoring solution helps avoid downtime

AUSTIN, Texas Industry estimates suggest that approximately 5 percent of production capacity is lost each year to unplanned downtime, much of it caused by equipment failure. Emerson Process Management’s new integrated Pump Health Monitoring solution enables users to detect and predict problems - greatly reducing the risk of unexpected pump failures that can cause lost production and expensive repairs, as well as safety and environmental incidents.

The Myth of Free Air

By Shannon RichardsThe air we breathe may be free but the notion that this applies to the compressed air that drives processes and production tools is a myth that no plant can really afford. Although the costs of air compressors may appear minor when compared to pricey production equipment, air systems should be properly scrutinized; otherwise plants may face higher electrical costs, maintenance, premature failures and, worst of all, unplanned downtime.

Back to the Basics - Developing and Delivering a Maintenance Plan

By Malcolm Hide

So how do you go about setting up all of the maintenance requirements for several thousand discretely maintainable assets? This was the challenge facing us when we needed to set up the maintenance requirements package for a baggage handling system in a new airport terminal in a major international airport. From previous experience, and the airport requirements, we had a good idea of what needed to be done.

Six Steps to A Healthy Machine

Introduction: Most condition assessment programs in industry concentrate on one or two technologies. The people, procedures and practices are tailored to those technologies. Application of the technology is optimized, rather than the results. This paper advocates a machine centered, as opposed to a technology centered, approach to the assessment of the condition of machinery. Just as your physician uses a variety of tests and evaluations to assess your state of health, we should do the same for our machinery. To do less means we make decisions based on incomplete information.

Work Execution Management

Driving Regulatory Compliance, Safety, Reliability and Profitability with your Mechanical Integrity

A 60-minute recorded webinar playback on demand by Scott Jones, Vice President, Meridium Asset Integrity Services, Meridium

With catastrophic industrial incidents on the rise, and the alarming safety, environmental and financial implications they carry, it's imperative that operating companies' develop comprehensive RBI and mechanical integrity initiatives to prevent these events from happening. According to an article in Accountancy Age, recent research suggests that the most important business risks currently are concentrated in the areas of regulation and compliance. In this webinar, attendees will learn more about industry proven Mechanical Integrity APM Work Process and Best Practices, as well as how to deliver a comprehensive, integrated approach for Risk Based Inspection, Thickness Monitoring, and Inspection Management.

Repairable Spares: The Complete Program

By Daniel DeWald, CPIM

The establishment of a repairable spares program is essential to complete a solid MRO (maintenance parts, repair, and operating supplies) management program. Repairing parts before the point of failure is a strategy that reduces maintenance costs, reduces purchasing dollars in buying new equipment, and reduces the need for an increased capital budgeting process.