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 Kevin Clark Joins Fluke and eMaint as Director of Global Service and Alliances

Kevin Clark Joins Fluke and eMaint as Director of Global Service and Alliances

Fluke Corporation, the world leader in compact, professional electronic test tools and software for measuring and condition monitoring, has hired Kevin Clark as Director of Global Service and Alliances to drive business growth as they continue to expand their suite of solutions.

Do We Really Want to Be Proactive? (Part1)

Do We Really Want to Be Proactive? (Part1)

As we struggle to move from reactive to proactive maintenance, maybe at some point we just need to stop and ask ourselves the basic question:

"Do we really want to be proactive in maintenance? Really? Honestly?"

BRIEFLY RESTATING THE DIFFERENCE:

REACTIVE MAINTENANCE is dealing with loss issues due to equipment malfunction that show up unexpectedly and repairs have to be done immediately, on a crisis basis, in a very inefficient, unplanned, unscheduled way.

PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE is monitoring equipment for signs of deterioration and performing the necessary repairs and adjustments, when needed, in an efficient, planned, scheduled way, before a loss issue actually happens.

Who wouldn’t want to operate in the Proactive Mode?

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Using Digital Technology to Revolutionize Turnarounds

Using Digital Technology to Revolutionize Turnarounds

When industrial companies have to take facilities off-line for essential maintenance or upgrades, careful management of the process is key. These turnarounds, or TARs, can be complex and require meticulous planning and solid execution because delays only mean more lost production and higher costs.

Reliability and the MRO Supply Chain: 4 Essential Tools

Many companies continue to struggle with the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) issue by ignoring or at least tolerating the existence of the MRO storeroom and the necessary operations around it. Few companies work to improve the MRO function in the supply chain and some do not even consider MRO storeroom management as part of plant operations at all. Others are striving to strike a balance in managing MRO.

Reasons Why Health Facilities Need CMMS in 2016

The challenges of running a maintenance department that is efficient and praised by top management and staff members may seem insurmountable but not when you have a Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS). The responsibility of maintaining and managing an excellent healthcare facility calls for the use of a computerized system that is effective. So, what is CMMS software? The use of CMMS coupled with commitment from management, as well as efficient planning and scheduling, can transform the operations of health facilities.

Design Phase Spare Parts Optimization: How to Reduce Spare Parts Inventory Costs

An important goal for any process facility is to keep costs low, while simultaneously maintaining uptime. While meeting this goal requires the application of many asset management practices, ...

Assessment and Gap Analysis – A Crucial Part of the Journey

The complexity of today’s automobiles makes home repairs nearly impossible without high level skills and a great manual, a roadmap to the repair. Today’s industrial scene can be equally as

... Principal Consultant

Determining Proper Stocking Policies

Based on the type of items that are carried in an MRO storeroom, it can be seen that one policy will not work for all inventory items. Some very expensive items are slow-moving, whereas other

... by Terry Wireman

Connected Maintenance Solutions Enable New Business Models

Connected Maintenance Solutions Enable New Business Models

There is tremendous hype around the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT), but the IoT is not a singular entity as the value proposition, timeline and technological needs vary widely across its three major domains – industrial, consumer and healthcare. The hype across all three of these IoT domains is palatable, with talk of industry 4.0, smart homes and digital healthcare increasing on a daily basis. This makes finding the right IoT markets and the best bets an enormous challenge.

Work Execution Auditing - the How’s and the Why’s

Work Execution Auditing - the How’s and the Why’s

The RELIABILITY Conference - 42:12
by Derek Burley, Blue Sky Reliability Consulting, LLC

This presentation addresses the need to make sure that after diligently developing your maintenance tasks and schedules that the actual work is being performed correctly.

Subject matter includes:

• Who to audit

• When to audit

• How to audit

• What to do with the results

• Correcting execution deficiencies

The presentation is split into two parts - the how to develop and conduct an auditing program and the reasons for doing so. A free, simple auditing tool will be provided as a take-away from this presentation.

How Much to Schedule for Next Week?

In a perfect world, common sense says to schedule 100%, not 65% or 120%; of the available craft labor hours for next week’s schedule.

However, if a relatively young planning organization with a

Fixing the Broken Model of Equipment Maintenance for African Farms

For a variety of reasons including food security and a desire to become independent of reliance on oil revenue, several nations in Africa and elsewhere (e.g. Azerbaijan) are working hard to increase agriculture production. However, their efforts are hampered by the fact that the traditional model for the provision equipment maintenance does not work for these countries. TractorExport's new model that features mobile mechanics and just in time parts inventory supply is changing the game for African farms. TractorExport will explain next about the new model and real-world impact.

 Fluke Acquires eMaint Enterprises

Fluke Acquires eMaint Enterprises

Companies to offer ground-breaking reliability platform, increasing uptime with seamless integration of maintenance devices, data and systems

The Repair Work Process Flow

Once you have determined that a component is in need of repair, it is sent to a selected supplier to evaluate whether it can be repaired and provide a quote to do the repair. The tracking


... by Daniel DeWald

 PumPac® Angular Contact Ball Bearing Arrangements From SKF Integrate Optimized Internal Design

PumPac® Angular Contact Ball Bearing Arrangements From SKF Integrate Optimized Internal Design

The MRC PumPac® series of angular contact ball bearing arrangements from SKF integrate optimized internal designs and uniquely engineered contact angles to reduce operating temperatures and vibration while helping to prevent ball sliding and shuttling in demanding pump applications. These bearings ultimately can deliver ideal performance for centrifugal pumps and other systems typically subject to significant thrust loads while operating at relatively high speeds.

 Budget-Friendly UV LED Flashlight Ideal for Industrial Leak Detection

Budget-Friendly UV LED Flashlight Ideal for Industrial Leak Detection

Poorly maintained equipment can leak more than fluids, it can leak money. Spectroline’s LeakTracker™ (LT-300) is a powerful, economical leak detection flashlight that’s ideal for all industrial fluid system applications. LeakTracker has a high-output UV LED that delivers superior fluorescent dye response, making industrial leaks easier to spot. It works with all oil- and water-based fluorescent dyes, including difficult-to-fluoresce yellow, white and blue dyes—even in dirty fluids.

Assessing Asset Performance

Assessing Asset Performance

The RELIABILITY Conference Forums - 39:22 
by Sunil Kamerkar, Johnny Bofilios of Asset Analytix

Keeping score is one of the things that humans need to be engaged! Humans also change the way they play the game when THEY keep score. Join us for a simple yet powerful method for assessing asset performance management at your organization at the enterprise level, the plant level and/or the department level based on Uptime Elements Reliability Framework for Asset Performance.

Viewers will walk away with a clear sense of the benefits for using this powerful framework to implement and track improvements.

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