Balance Asset Management Objectives Wisely
By Drew D. Troyer, CRE, Contributing Editor In my two most-recent columns (Jan. and Feb. 2019), I...
Power Quality And Automation: Why Problems Arise
Manufacturers are responsible for providing the power quality required by today’s automation...
Reliability Determines Reporting Structure
Q: To whom should maintenance departments report? A : The answer is typically engineering or...
Doing The Right Work Right
By Drew D. Troyer, CRE, Contributing Editor Many debate what’s more important: knowledge or skills;...
ON THE FLOOR
Each month we talk with maintenance and technology professionals about their views and pressing problems on the factory floor.
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The Future of Maintenance
By Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC)
Innovative Maintenance: A Concept
By Howard W Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP, MotorDoc LLC There’s been a constant buzz in the reliability...
Systems Thinking Leads to Savings
In 2002, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information, Washington...
Electrical Unbalance Kills Motors
By Drew D. Troyer, CRE, Contributing Editor
Winterize Your Plant
Is your plant ready for the challenges of winter weather?
What’s Happening to Maintenance?
Every day we see and read articles, reports, and studies about new technologies and ways of doing...
Determine The Correct Maintenance Prescription
Adapting best practices from the medical arena can help drive uptime in your plant.
Drones Fly Beyond Inspections
Unmanned-aircraft systems are excellent and safe inspectors, but the future is in analyzing the...
Aging Equipment Isn’t the Problem
Q: How much does equipment age matter?