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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.

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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.

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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.

Top Ten Ways to Waste Money

By Dave Bertolini, Managing Principal, People and Processes

Being the self described humorist that I like to think of myself as, I have pulled together my "Top Ten" money wasting things I have seen, heard, and regrettably even witnessed. Living in the "consulting world," I have been exposed to a lot of things: good, bad, evil, and just downright funny things. Hope you get a chuckle or two from my collection, but more importantly, you take away the messages buried beneath the humor.

Life Cycle Engineering introduces R. Keith Mobley’s Reflections on Excellence E-newsletter

CHARLESTON, SC,—Life Cycle Engineering is inviting readers interested in reliability excellence to subscribe to a new, monthly e-newsletter authored by renowned consultant, author and engineering expert, R. Keith Mobley.

MaintCon 2010 is a Huge Success!

The Gulf Society of Maintenance Professionals (GSMP) organized and delivered the first ever Middle East Maintenance Conference (MAINTCON2010) on December 5-8, 2010 in Manama, Bahrain, supported by the Bahrain Society of Engineers (BSE). The conference was sponsored by the Minister of Oil and Gas Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza with the theme “Managing Maintenance for Operational Excellence”.

Association for Maintenance Professionals Creates Working Group Framework

Format designed to do good work and remain centerless

Fort Myers FL, - December 17, 2010 - The Association for Maintenance Professionals (AMP) has created a unique framework for Working Groups in order to advance its mission and vision to contribute to the evolution of maintenance reliability.

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Deriving Task Periodicities Within Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)

This article does not present original theorems in mathematics or RCM, but is an attempt to consolidate some existing but distinct concepts relating to maintenance periodicity selection, and to provide some guidance on the best way to apply them.