Maintenance News

Uptime Magazine Announces Predictive Maintenance Program 2010 Award Winners

Excellence in maintenance reliability acknowledged for 14 best practice programs

FORT MYERS, Fla., Nov. 1, 2010—Uptime Magazine, a magazine serving over 50,000 maintenance reliability professionals, announced the winners of the 2010 Predictive Maintenance Program Of The Year Awards.

SKF Acquires US Based Lubrication Systems Company Lincoln Industrial

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Regulatory News:

SKF has agreed to acquire US based lubrication systems provider Lincoln Holdings Enterprises, Inc. for USD 1 billion on a cash and debt free basis from Harbour Group, a privately owned operating company based in St Louis, Missouri, USA. The transaction is subject to relevant regulatory approvals.

Vestas – American Wind Technology to use Dingo’s Trakka™

Denver, CO - Dingo, a company of Lubricated Asset Experts, has received an order from Vestas - American Wind Technology, Inc. for a one-year license of Trakka^TM, Dingo’s condition-management software and benchmarking database tool.

IBM Delivers New Mobile Software for Smarter Maintenance of Cities, Campuses and Businesses

University of Texas Medical Branch uses IBM software to gain intelligence on thousands of physical assets across its campus.

Free Webinars Make it Easy to Understand and Use Fluke ScopeMeter

Move to the next level in electrical troubleshooting

Wilcoxon.com adds a Spanish-language page

Germantown, MD—Meggitt, a leading supplier of quality vibration sensors and sensor networks, has added a Spanish-language page to the www.wilcoxon.com website, which focuses on vibration sensors for industrial machinery health monitoring.

Datastick Vibration Analyzer Has Exceptionally Low Noise Floor

SAN JOSE, CA, - After extensive research of its customer base, Datastick Systems, Inc., has concluded that the noise floor of its handheld VSA(TM) Vibration Spectrum Analyzers may be the lowest in the industry, according to Penny Melrose, Datastick CEO.

WorkTech Helps California Water District Save Thousands

WorkTech’s QuickPick Works to Help MWD Verify and Track Date Efficiently.

Cleaner/Degreaser Eliminates Need For Multiple Cleaning Solutions

Formulated to eliminate the need for multiple cleaning solutions, new eco-friendly Oil Eater Original cleaner-degreaser quickly and safely dissolves oil, grease and grime on equipment, engines, bearings, tools, concrete floors and much more.

New Microgage 2D Spindle and Lathe Alignment Measuring Kit

PINPOINT Laser Systems, Inc., is pleased to annouce the New Microgage 2D Spindle and Lathe Alignment Measuring Kit.  We are very excited and we believe you, as well as your readers will find this Microgage Spindle and Lathe Alignment Measuring Kitof great interest and value.

CMMS Data Group Announces Plug & Play Lube Storage Rooms with CMMS Integration

The Issue
Most petroleum-based lubricants stored in ambient-controlled conditions (not suffering temperature swings) last for 30 years. However, most lubricants are not stored in ambient-controlled conditions: temperature swings allow moisture, foreign material, and other contaminants to enter the storage containers, resulting in reduced lube life and lubrication effectiveness. The end result: shortened equipment life, even failures.

Fluitec’s Magnotti Selected to Chair and Present at the 2010 China Smart Grid Conference

SHANGHAI, PRNewswire/—Mr. Frank Magnotti, the CEO of Fluitec, a rapidly growing Cleantech company that increases the availability and reliability of industrial rotating equipment through condition monitoring and contamination control, was selected to be a chair and keynote speaker at the prestigious China Smart Grid Conference in Shanghai on November 8-10. The event brings together industry leaders and visionaries whose knowledge will shape China’s Smart Grid strategies.

Want to be there for the ‘Big Game’ in Texas in February 2011?

Fluke announces the 2010 Fluke Football BIG GAME Sweeps. One lucky person-a licensed contractor or individual in a professional trade-

SKF Advanced Bearing Analysis Kit provides oil and vibration condition monitoring

SAN DIEGO, Ca. - The SKF Advanced Bearing Analysis Kit now is available, providing all the necessary equipment and consumables for oil and overall machine vibration condition monitoring.  The kit is designed to provide fast, accurate results for multiple oil parameters, on-site maintenance decisions and assessment of overall machine condition.

GPAllied Announces Strategic Hire: Tim Weilbaker

Charleston, SC. - Global reliability and operations solutions provider, GPAllied, announced today that it welcomes Timothy R. Weilbaker to their organization. This opportunity is the result of an agreement between GPAllied and Process Thinking. Process Thinking is a New Albany, Indiana based management consulting firm founded by Mr. Weilbaker nearly five years ago.

Three Top Asset Management Pros Join CH2M HILL Team

DENVER, Colo, - CH2M HILL welcomes three of the water and wastewater industry’s top asset management professionals with the recent additions of Marius Basson, Priscilla Bloomfield and John Fortin to the staff.

Fluke announces exciting sweepstakes for customers Winner and companion fly free to Texas

EVERETT, Wash. - Fluke Corporation, the global leader in portable electronic test and measurement technology, will send a lucky professional and companion to Arlington, Texas for football’s “Big Game,” simply for learning about the innovative new tools Fluke has recently introduced.

Onset publishes HVAC Performance Monitoring Guide

BOURNE, MA, - Building operators and managers have the difficult job of providing comfortable working conditions and coaxing aging mechanical equipment to operate at peak performance while minimizing energy costs. If the mechanical equipment is old or has inadequate controls, maintaining comfort and cost may prove difficult or impossible.

IMI Sensors Expands Portfolio of DIN Rail Products

IMI Sensors Expands Portfolio of DIN Rail Products With New Universal Transmitter for 24/7 Industrial Vibration Monitoring.

Ideal Solution for Protecting Critical Rotating Equipment from Costly Downtime

ORNL Uses New Technologies to Take Steam Out of Wasted Energy

Newswise - By installing wireless sensors and replacing faulty traps along the 12 miles of steam lines at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, officials expect to save as much as $675,000 per year.