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Striving for Operational Excellence in Work Execution Management

Uptime Award in Work Execution Management: 

LOOP was honored to receive the 2014 Uptime Award for Best Work Execution Management, which was presented at the International Maintenance Conference on December 12, 2014 in Daytona, Florida. Our reliability group worked in concert with maintenance and operations to create a proactive culture by setting and achieving asset and work management goals. Thanks to our owner representatives from Marathon, Shell and Valero, executives, the management team and administrative support; this was truly received as a company-wide award for LOOP recognizing the accomplishments of the entire organization. 

Definition: Corrective Maintenace(CM)

Maintenance tasks initiated as a result of the observed or measured condition of an asset or system, before or after functional failure, to correct the problem. Corrective maintenance can be

 

Let’s Start Doing the Right Job and Focus on Doing the Job Right Later.

For decades maintenance management has been obsessed with the pursuit of making sure planned predictive (PdM) & preventive (PM) maintenance jobs are executed and signed off on, in hopes of 1. ...

HYDRAULIC INSTITUTE AND AMBEONE DMCC-DUBAI SIGN JOINT PUMP TRAINING PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT TO ENHANCE

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) and Pump Systems Matter (PSM), HI’s educational affiliate, recently signed a joint training partnership agreement with Ambeone DMCC/Marketways Arabia, located in Dubai, UAE. The training partnership will bring the first ever Pump Systems Optimization Course (PSO) course in the Middle East.  Together, the companies share the mutual goal to bring the latest pump systems education programs to the Middle East.  The executive leadership of HI, the global authority on pumps and pumping systems, is looking forward to partnering with Ambeone, a leading training institute based in Dubai.  Together, both organizations will bring the most comprehensive pump training programs to increase energy efficiency as well as pump systems reliability and profitability across many countries.

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Conquering the Low Hanging Fruit of Your CMMS

Conquering the Low Hanging Fruit of Your CMMS

If you have implemented your CMMS or are in the planning stage, you want to make sure you are getting the most value out of your investment. We all know that it’s the details and planning that make all the difference. Review the top 5 CMMS areas that, with the right focus will drive the most return to your company. Join us to learn how:

Definition: PM Optimization

A Process to optimize preventive maintenance(PM) tasksand frequencies to educe likely failure modes by utilizing tools/techniques such as FMEA,RCM,and CBM.

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Chasing the Checkered Flag

What the Process Industry Can Learn from Formula 1 Racing about Remote Reliability and Performance Monitoring

Graphic Products to Host Pipe Marking Webinar

Graphic Products will host a complimentary Pipe Marking Webinar which will discuss implementing or updating a pipe marking system with minimum hassle.

The Right Resources: Start Designing a Planning & Scheduling Program

The Right Resources: Start Designing a Planning & Scheduling Program

If you need to implement a new planning and scheduling program, you’re probably discovering that the task can be rather daunting. You need the right resources, the right organizational support, the right data, the right business practices, the right amount of time, the right change management approach, and the list goes on. This high level generic stuff may seem like implementing planning and scheduling just isn’t within your grasp. But there are ways to achieve an environment that will support a planning and scheduling program that works with what you already have in place and takes into account what your team is able to manage throughout implementation and beyond. If you take a closer look at what you already have, putting the final touches on a successful planning and scheduling program may not really be that big a beast to tackle.

Your Electrical PdM Program—More Important Than Ever

Recent changes to the NFPA 70E and CSA Z462 standards for Electrical Safety in the Workplace have added several references to the condition and maintenance of electrical equipment in your

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Is Training Really Necessary for Implementing Best Practices in the Storeroom?

Having the right part in storage when you need one to execute a repair is always a concern for maintenance. Why store items if you continually have to purchase those items when you need them? ...

Classification of Defects

The listing of possible defects of a unit, classified according to their seriousness.

Commonly used classifications:

  • Class A, B, C, D
  • Critical, Major, Minor, Incidental
  • Critical, Major,

Using Effective EAM to Improve Asset Utilization & Reduce Costs

For businesses that rely on heavy assets, an effective enterprise asset management (EAM) program could hold the key to addressing the common challenges of increasing asset utilization rates and overall operational performance while holding the line on costs.

The Importance of Single Point Lessons in the Workplace

Single point lessons, or SPLs, taken in the context of total productive maintenance (TPM), are defined as lessons or subjects that can be described in a page or less and explained in five minutes or less.

Definition: Environmental Concerns

Plant activities that impact the air, water, and soil quality as driven by local, state, and federal laws (e.g., EPA) and corporate conscience. Actions required to minimize, or prevent and

Enabling The Reliability Value Chain

Enabling The Reliability Value Chain

A Webinar by Terrence O'Hanlon, CMRP, CEO/Publisher Reliabilityweb.com/Uptime Magazine and Jennifer Allen, Oracle Asset Lifecycle Management Product Strategy

As asset is something that has actual or potential value to an organization and asset management is a coordinated set of activities to deliver that value. Reliability enables that value delivery.

Steps to Audit and Benchmark your Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Culture

Many organizations either have the need for or have implemented the role of the Maintenance Planner Scheduler. This is an important role in proactive maintenance cultures and properly utilized,

 

...Jeff Shiver, CMRP,CRL, CPMM, RCM2 Practitioner Managing PrincipalPeople and Processes, Inc.

Consider a Comprehensive Maintenance Management System

For a bigger facility, sticking to a written schedule can be difficult. One slip-up leads to another, and eventually you are responding to problems rather than working to head them off.

What You Need to Know When Upgrading Power Transformers

If your transformers are 10-15 years old, now is the time to take proactive steps to save utility costs and prevent power outages.

Maintenance Budget Creation From the Assets Up

Maintenance Budget Creation From the Assets Up

For most asset-intensive industries, maintenance costs are a significant portion of operational costs and can run 20 to 50% of the production cost, depending on the industry. With stakes so high, budgets must be accurate and achievable. However, creating a maintenance budget is a highly complex and time-consuming task and requires a wealth of EAM data to ensure accuracy.

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