Reliable Plant January 2007

Many reactive organizations conclude that root cause analysis (RCA) is the first agenda item for improving reliability. But after completing a few root cause activities, it's obvious that the...

Let us share a few words about wrench time: What is it? Why is it important? And, how do we measure it? What is wrench time? Wrench time is a measure of crafts personnel at work, using...

In many companies, it's common practice to review and re-tender MRO contracts on a three- to seven-year cycle. Lubricants are no exception, particularly in today's economy where lubricant prices,...

What is your biggest challenge related to condition-based maintenance? That's the simple question we at Allied Reliability have asked thousands of maintenance and reliability professionals. The No. 1...

I'm willing to bet that the great majority of you can tell me where I can find the "plaque on the wall." You know what I'm talking about. It's the plaque that states all or some combination of...

"What should I do to advance my career, get ahead and/or get to the next level in an organization?" In my travels, I am asked this question on a rather consistent basis. I hear this from...

For nearly all manufacturing plants, an efficient maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) process is a fundamental requirement for success. From storage of strategic spares, to facility maintenance,...

Do you ever wish that your thermography trainer would walk along with you and answer questions while you are in the field doing an infrared survey or route? Now that would be real on-the-job training!...

Threaded fasteners set and hold tolerances on assemblies ranging from light-duty equipment to heavy machinery. Loosening is one of the major causes of industrial equipment failure, and results in...

The Reliability in Action department features case studies submitted by our readers. To have your case study considered for inclusion in an upcoming issue, e-mail it to parnold@noria.com or mail it to...

Brian Kenny, a plant manager at Paulco Inc., had a good problem. He had just gotten off the phone with Randall Tinsley, the company's vice president of operations. Mr. Tinsley had let him know - in...