http://reliabilityweb.com Articles, maintenance news and maintenance tips en-us tohanlon@reliabilityweb.com Copyright 2010 2010-09-02T18:05:45+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/company_supports_race_drivers_efforts_to_encourage_and_inspire/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/company_supports_race_drivers_efforts_to_encourage_and_inspire/#When:17:05:45Z HENKEL ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIP OF RACING FOR OUR HEROES:PROGRAM HOSTS WOUNDED SOLDIERS AT AMERICAN LE MANS EVENTS MRO - Spares Management 2010-09-02T17:05:45+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/mintek_mobile_data_solutions_announces_20000_cmms_contest/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/mintek_mobile_data_solutions_announces_20000_cmms_contest/#When:11:55:43Z Win a free, fully installed, Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) Starting August 25, 2010. CMMS and EAM 2010-09-02T11:55:43+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_tips/definition_mean_time_to_repair_mttr/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_tips/definition_mean_time_to_repair_mttr/#When:14:36:10Z The average time needed to restore an asset to its full operational capabilities after a failure. MTTR is a measure of asset maintainability. Tip excerpted from The Professional’s Guide To Maintenance And ReliabilityGet your copy today KPIs - Reliability Performance Metrics 2010-09-01T14:36:10+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_tips/optimize_your_pm_program/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_tips/optimize_your_pm_program/#When:14:02:05Z Too many Preventive (PM) Maintenance programs contain ambiguous and needless tasks at unnecessary frequencies.  What makes this so shocking is that plant facilities send out their craftspeople to work thousands and thousands of hours each year, performing what should be the plant’s most important work, armed with ineffective and inefficient PM tasks and standards. The first step to optimizing your program is determining where to get started. In most plants, there are several sources of… PM Optimization 2010-09-01T14:02:05+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_tips/mp-2_and_you_part_three_seeing_colors_in_mp-2/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_tips/mp-2_and_you_part_three_seeing_colors_in_mp-2/#When:13:14:25Z Another common misunderstood area of MP-2 is the SCHEDULING and UTILIZATION of crafts and employees. If established properly the calendar within MP-2 should be green, yellow, or red. There are a few things that must be established to take full advantage of SCHEDULING and UTILIZATION capabilities of the system. For example: The site SCHEDULE must be established with the normal workdays for the site. If the site works 24/7 then the site SCHEDULE would be… CMMS and EAM 2010-09-01T13:14:25+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_tips/asset_identification1/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_tips/asset_identification1/#When:12:47:48Z An important corner-stone of any maintenance program is asset identification. Experienced maintenance workers know every machine within their area intimately, but for many others that may be given the task of lubrication it is not as easy to identify each machine (let alone each lubrication point). Each asset is to be clearly identified so there can be no mistaking machines and missing lubrication rounds. Each lubrication point is to be color coded as well as… Lubrication 2010-09-01T12:47:48+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_tips/working_north_to_south_in_mccs/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_tips/working_north_to_south_in_mccs/#When:12:35:48Z The safest practice for any electrical inspection, regardless of voltage or Arc Rating, is to freeze a good image and step clear to analyze (wearing appropriate PPE of course). However, in many plants, the escort will open all “buckets” in a vertical row and then move on. The Thermographer will typically scan the row, and then shut the buckets just to the latch. The escort then fastens them tight and the process repeats. If this… Infrared Thermal Imaging 2010-09-01T12:35:48+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/articles/tools_for_improving_maintenance_strategies_and_failure_analysis_processes/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/articles/tools_for_improving_maintenance_strategies_and_failure_analysis_processes/#When:21:14:16Z A tool is anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or purpose. The purpose of this research is to review the tools available that could be used as a means to improve maintenance strategies and failure analysis processes. The tools reviewed basically fall into one of two categories, these being “Prediction” or “Problem solving”. The predictive and problem solving tools reviewed are generic tools that are not specifically aligned to any software package or vendor. In many cases software has been developed to fit these tools or in some cases a generic tool or process has developed from a software package. Reliability Engineering 2010-08-31T21:14:16+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/ct_company_promotes_sustainable_engineering_with_motorsilk_synthetic_o/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/ct_company_promotes_sustainable_engineering_with_motorsilk_synthetic_o/#When:18:28:31Z Evergreen America, a leading sustainable engineering company based in Wallingford, CT, is promoting the only ISO 14064 lubricant oil that reduces greenhouse gasses, accumulates carbon credits that can be traded in international markets and can increase fuel economy by 10%. Lubrication 2010-08-31T18:28:31+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/articles/the_maintenance_function/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/articles/the_maintenance_function/#When:17:02:58Z Maintenance to many organizations is a word which provides little value to an organization when in fact it provides great value to any company when development, management, and discipline are applied.  I think what is most misunderstood about maintenance is the true objective of the function. The objective of maintenance is to maintain the assets of a company so that they meet the reliability needs at an optimal cost. Maintenance Management 2010-08-31T17:02:58+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/olive-3_technologies_announce_on-demand_editions_of_total_manufacturin/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/olive-3_technologies_announce_on-demand_editions_of_total_manufacturin/#When:16:49:00Z Enterprise Asset Management On-Demand (EAM On-Demand) and Total Productive Maintenance On-Demand (TPM On-Demand) Editions deliver state-of-the-art technology to mid-size manufacturers in an affordable subscription model. CMMS and EAM 2010-08-31T16:49:00+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/research_and_markets_practical_lubrication_for_industrial_industries_2/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/research_and_markets_practical_lubrication_for_industrial_industries_2/#When:16:02:01Z DUBLIN—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/eb3206/practical_lubricat) has announced the addition of the “Practical Lubrication for Industrial Industries, 2nd Edition” report to their offering. Lubrication 2010-08-31T16:02:01+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/articles/us_energy_information_administration_international_energy_outlook_2010/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/articles/us_energy_information_administration_international_energy_outlook_2010/#When:19:24:54Z World marketed energy consumption increases by 49 percent from 2007 to 2035 in the Reference case. Total energy demand in the non-OECD countries increases by 84 percent, compared with an increase of 14 percent in the OECD countries. Green Reliability 2010-08-30T19:24:54+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/predictive_service_asia_introduces_tsang_chin_wah_as_a_senior_service_engin/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/predictive_service_asia_introduces_tsang_chin_wah_as_a_senior_service_engin/#When:13:02:03Z PRLog (Press Release) - CLEVELAND - Predictive Service Asia Limited, a global leader in providing predictive maintenance and engineering services, announces the hiring of Tsang Chin Wah (Awa) in its Hong Kong office. As a senior service engineer, Awa will perform infrared inspections and data collection in Hong Kong and locations throughout Asia. Awa holds an Electrician Class A0 Registration and a certificate from the Vocational Training Council of Electricians. He is also a certified Thermographer. Infrared Thermal Imaging 2010-08-30T13:02:03+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/reasonably_priced_eam_software_and_add-on_modules_from_dpsi/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/reasonably_priced_eam_software_and_add-on_modules_from_dpsi/#When:12:22:12Z DPSI, a leading developer of EAM software, is pleased to announce the release of iMaint® 3.5, the latest update to the award-winning Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software. Customers use iMaint to manage maintenance operations for manufacturing plants, facilities and vehicle fleets in a wide range of industries. Many new features enhance this user-friendly version of iMaint, including Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) as an additional order method for parts, an interactive asset tree, and many time-saving utilities. Version 3.5 also introduces the new add-on module, iMaint Dashboard, which provides current information on the most vital parts of any maintenance operation and provides data for more informed decisions. CMMS and EAM 2010-08-30T12:22:12+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/articles/process_improvements_and_cost_reduction_through_reliability_enhancements/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/articles/process_improvements_and_cost_reduction_through_reliability_enhancements/#When:18:37:18Z “Forming a partnership with ABB, we have accomplished production performance improvement and reduced maintenance costs. Our results are a continuing and sustainable process that will pay lasting dividends.” Maintenance Manager, Southeast Chemical Plant Asset Management 2010-08-25T18:37:18+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_tips/definition_proactive_maintenance/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_tips/definition_proactive_maintenance/#When:12:20:18Z Maintenance Work is completed to avoid failures or to indentify defects that could lead to failure (failure finding).  It includes routine preventive and predictive maintenance activities and work tasks identified from them. Tip excerpted from The Professional’s Guide To Maintenance And Reliability Predictive Maintenance and Condition Monitoring Management 2010-08-25T12:20:18+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/rotalign_ultra_live_trend_real-time_measurement_of_machine_positional/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/rotalign_ultra_live_trend_real-time_measurement_of_machine_positional/#When:11:56:19Z An important contribution one can make to lower the operating costs of rotating machines is to align them correctly using the real coupling target values. Target values recommended by manufacturers do not always reflect the real machine centerline movements due to thermal growth, pipe strain and dynamic factors. Alignment and Balancing 2010-08-25T11:56:19+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/murata_electronics_north_america_invests_in_rfm_rf_monolithics_inc/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/murata_electronics_north_america_invests_in_rfm_rf_monolithics_inc/#When:11:38:01Z RFM ANNOUNCES INVESTMENT BY MURATA ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA, INC. AND SIGNING OF COLLABORATION AGREEMENT WITH PARENT MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. DALLAS, TEXAS, RF Monolithics, Inc. (NASDAQ: [RFMI], “RFM” or the “Company”) announced today that Murata Electronics North America, Inc., has purchased 533,000 shares of RFM Common Stock at $1.31/share, representing a small premium over RFM’s recent 30 day volume weighted average price, in a private transaction. The purchase represents less than five percent of RFM’s outstanding stock. Predictive Maintenance and Condition Monitoring Management 2010-08-25T11:38:01+00:00 http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/itp_launches_new_home_page_in_conjunction_with_new_look_and_feel/ http://reliabilityweb.com/index.php/maintenance_news/itp_launches_new_home_page_in_conjunction_with_new_look_and_feel/#When:12:49:55Z The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) is proud to announce the launch of its Web site’s newly redesigned home page. ITP has been working to incorporate comments and feedback from internal and external users to make its home page more user-friendly and organized based on the tasks our stakeholders perform regularly. The new home page offers a simple and clean design that significantly improves functionality. Green Reliability 2010-08-23T12:49:55+00:00