reliable plant November 2005

MillerCoors Asset CARE planner Tim Davison Planning isn’t sexy. Tom Clancy will not write an espionage thriller entitled “The Maintenance...

An electric motor’s insulation system separates electrical components from each other, preventing short circuits and, thus, winding burnout and failure. Insulation’s major enemy is heat, so it’s...

Condition-based maintenance (CBM) holds the promise of predicting machinery maintenance requirements based on process performance measurements. A CBM system can minimize the maintenance actions on...

Has it ever occurred to you that it’s often necessary to specifically ask your original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to add modern lubrication to the bill-of-material when you purchase equipment from...

Mahatma Gandhi was once asked what he thought of Western civilization. He replied that he thought it would be a good idea. The same thought comes to mind when considering management skills in...

In past articles, I outlined why planning frustrates many companies and why many planners do not plan. I explained that serious frustration stems from incorrectly encouraging supervisors to wait on...

“Get the right people on the bus.” Thanks to Jim Collins and his book “Good to Great”, this is a pretty popular phrase these days. In fact, I can’t recall the last time I attended a meeting or...

Pay to maintenance employees at American manufacturing facilities increased a mere 2.32 percent this year, its smallest rise since 2002, according to a national compensation survey and consulting firm...

Nearly 150 industry leaders from 22 states and three countries attended the “Lean Manufacturing 2005: Lean Tools for Maintenance & Reliability” conference presented by Reliable Plant magazine. The...

Sealless, self-contained pumps are a staple in the chemical industry. Although these assets typically aren’t large, they are expensive. The three-horsepower pump in this case study costs...

Industrial electric motor manufacturers provide their insights to a question posed by Reliable Plant.  They were asked: “In your opinion, what are the keys to maximizing the service life of...