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How to Reduce Data Errors on Infrared Surveys
Common problems in gathering accurate infrared
data ...
This
article is about how to reduce infrared data errors when conducting
infrared scanning surveys for electrical equipment testing and
building scanning. This infrared data article is a great edition to
our many resources for troubleshooting electrical problems.
CMMS
Systems Integration
CMMS
integration with current systems, solutions - implementation..
This
article offers insight to integrating your CMMS or Maintenance Management Systems
with other systems like your inventory,
accounting, purchasing systems and other enterprise management systems. Some examples of CMMS/Accounting system integration are provided
while touching on the topic of shop floor data systems
and SCADA.
Supply Chain Management
with RFID Systems
All
about RFID systems for pharmaceutical distributors and the FDA
regulations.
Article
and whitepaper all about RFID systems for pharmaceutical distributors
and the FDA regulations on drugs. The pharmaceutical supply chain
makes an excellent example of supply chain management utilizing RFID
for a track and trace system.
Slip and fall safety around chip machine.
Advice
from Chip Systems International
Slip and fall advice by Chip Systems International for safety floor management around chip machine, briquetting equipment, mist collectors and other heavy machines.
Equipment
Failure and the Cost of that Failure.
Excerpts
from Mike Sondalini's book 'Defect and Failure True Costing' - 2006
The
business of defect cost and equipment failure cost are covered in
detail in this business article. Excepts from the author's book about
DAFT Cost Management explorer production cost and the cost of failure.
A must read for business operations management.
PID
Controller Design, Model based control tuning.
Model-Based
Tuning Methods for PID Controllers.
Discussed
are the qualities required for "good" dynamic process data
and tuning methods for dynamic modeling the process data for
controller design. As it is common for process data studies to be
performed with the PID controller in automatic (closed loop), this
article is a must read.
Safety
Relay Circuits
Force Guided vs. General Purpose Relays.
This article helps you understand how relays work, in particular, the force guided relays. Safety Circuits, Force Guided vs. General Purpose Relays.
Keys for Effective
Electrical Troubleshooting
Analyzing a faulty electrical circuit
.
Troubleshooting Electrical Circuits and Equipment can be a complex and hazardous process. This article describes the skills required to become an expert troubleshooter.
Hazardous
Area Installations
92
% of sites safer without increasing the costs of compliance.
A
recent study by the Health and Safety Executive, UK, 11 out of 12
facilities had potentially dangerous hazardous area electrical &
instrument installations. This White Paper is an attempt to help
engineers and managers, not only in the
UK
, but also elsewhere, to have a clear understanding of this subject
and address the key issues involved.
How to Troubleshoot like an Expert
Electrician
The 5 Step
Electrical Troubleshooting Approach.
To expertly troubleshoot electrical equipment, problems must be solved by replacing only defective equipment or components in the least amount of time.
Maintenance
Management of your company's PLC
PLCs
are the brains of your operation.
When
the PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers) is not functioning properly,
lines shut down, plants shutdown, even city bridges and water stations
could cease to operate. Thousands to millions could be lost by one
little PLC in an electrical panel that you never even knew existed.
The
Japanese Path to Maintenance Excellence
Japanese
way to decide equipment criticality
Equipment
criticality determines what level of preventative maintenance to use,
what type and amount of condition monitoring to use and what type and
amount of observation is required from the operators. We can
learn from Mike's visit to a major Japanese manufacturer.
M2M
Device Networking
Enabling
New Possibilities for Preventive Maintenance
An
article about how the ability to extract raw data from a device,
machine or appliance and convert that data into useful information
transforms the decision-making from an art to a science.
How
a photoelectric sensor saved my job
A more advanced photo sensor on a canning equipment
An article by author Larry Bush about how a more advanced photo sensor on a canning equipment seamer in the food processing industry had saved his job.
Electrical Industrial Troubleshooting
Electrical industrial troubleshooting - Motors, controllers and PLC
An article on electrical industrial troubleshooting with sections on industrial motor control and programmable logic controller. Covers problem solving with motor test and short circuit training.
Hydrocarbon Traces In Purging Nitrogen (by Chromatography)
Chromatograph removes hydrocarbons in catalyst hydroprocessing - regeneration.
When the reactors of Hydroprocessing Units and Reformers and other plant equipment are given for maintenance or for regeneration of the catalyst, it becomes necessary to remove all residual hydrocarbons from the system.
OEE
- Automated Data Collection
OEE
Reports - Automated Capturing & Recording of Availability Data
Moving
Beyond Manual Data Collection & Manual Data Compilation. Automated
capturing and recording of "Availability Information" is
covered in this article. Future articles will address the automated
data collection of Performance Rate and Quality Rate.
Lean
maintenance using six sigma DMAIC
You
can not have truly lean manufacturing without also having Lean
Maintenance ™.
This
article is a detailed overview of how to successfully implement Lean Maintenance
™. From identifying the barriers, defining the problem, to arriving
at a solution. This article is a great start to controlling the
project.
Overall
Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
Many
maintenance departments today still do not effectively utilize the OEE
tool.
Overall
Equipment Effectiveness is a benchmarking tool as well as an analysis
tool. This article covers what OEE is, why you should use OEE, and how
to use it.
The
Change
Management Plan
Focus
On Results and Change the Culture Along the Way.
Equipment
becomes more reliable, costs go down, and behaviors change along the
way. The key is focusing on results—the kind of results that will
get people’s attention on the plant floor as well as in the key
decision makers’ offices.
The
Knowledge Network
Networking people and information together.
The most powerful aspect about the knowledge network is often the most overlooked advantage. That advantage is a solution that results when two or more individuals communicating back and forth with a common goal.
Dry
Ice Blasting
Dry
Ice Blasting for Electric Motor Repair.
A case study for using dry ice blasting (CO2) for an electric motor rebuilder, compared to conventional methods such as sand blasting.
Also how it eliminates hazardous waste disposal cost.
Automated
Packaging
Increasing Efficiency and Reducing Costs With Packaging Automation
Automation is certainly the watchword as today's manufacturers face razor-thin profit margins, Just-In-Time (JIT) manufacturing and ISO-9002/QS-1000 quality standards.
CMMS
Error Codes
CMM/CMMS - Facility Maintenance Management Software
Facility and fleet computerized maintenance management software help. While recording downtime, this article will make
you more effective.
Maximum Hydraulic Component Life
Defining Fluid Temperature & Viscosity Limits
Many
factors can reduce the service life of hydraulic components. Incorrect
fluid viscosity is one of these factors.
CMMS
ROI Calculator
How
to cost justify your CMMS program.
A
Return on Investment (ROI) calculation results in a value that
represents the benefits received from a project against the total
costs of the project.
CMMS
to Reliability
Computerized
Maintenance Management System
A
very important aspect of CMMS software. Criteria for CMMS to satisfy
facility reliability validity needs.
Asset
Management
The
Japanese Path to Maintenance Excellence.
Asset management series by world renowned maintenance author, Mike Sondalini who visits Japan to report on the Japanese way of doing maintenance.
The
Funy Story about
the Maintenance Job
A
humorous look at the old maintenance mentality.
With
the advent of technological advances and the movement from reactive
maintenance to proactive maintenance, Bubba & Skeeter are
officially deceased.
What
is the True Downtime Cost (TDC)?
Predetermine the "True"
cost of downtime for each profit center category.
TDC
is a methodology of analyzing all cost factors associated with
downtime, and using this information for cost justification and day to
day management decisions.
Connecting
together all PLCs of different vendors in your facility.
Some basic advice to help you on
your research... There is more than one way to skin a cat. :>)
From PLC vendor proprietary
networks to OPC server, and even to a Palm Pilot if you would like!
The
Cost of Ignorance By Joel Leonard
How
much is ignorance costing your organization?
Joel provides proactive
solutions for manufacturing production and maintenance in his first of
many financial analysis articles to come.
Planning
for Emergency Power By John Swanson
Permanent
backup, Mobile power, and Sourcing equipment.
Electricity is never more precious or more
scarce than after a disaster. Lights are out, telephones disabled,
businesses shut down.
A
Spot vs. Group Re-lamping:
Do
you feel like your always changing bulbs in your facility? Then
you probably are. :>) View some of the highlights of Sylvania's
presentation online, and download the full 28 slides. You can use this
to educate your management on the cost savings of group re-lamping.
A
5 cent shorted fuse can really cost you:
If
you don't stock a certain fuse, documented cases show a cost of
$27,000.We want to help when you don't have an
exact fuse match in stock.
The
Future of Manufacturing: Editorial
reports about current events shaping the Manufacturing Industry. These
article are about the current industrial revolution, but most of the
innovations will soon be standards in the industry.
Lubrication's
Dirty Secrets: Did you
know that compressor oil cost is from $ 900.00 to $ 2000,00 per drum?
Auto-rx.com lets you in on the secrets to extend your compressor
life.
Corrugator
Warp: Get the warp out of
your paper drive. There
is one time Warp Drive is not so cool, that’s when the warp is
driven your scrap rate up and reducing production.
Customer
Complaints: (Prevent or
Perish). Those who
embrace and actively lead their organizations within a prevention
strategy will lead the exceptional companies of the 21st century.
Those who don't will perish. Which will you choose?
The
2nd YIELD: Your current
product line is the first yield. Through MANAGEMENTS OF
SCIENCE and MAINTENANCE you can obtain a second yield of
services. This article is actually several excerpts and
exhibits from the book.
A peak
at PLCs (Members
questions answered). We thought there might be
more out there who could benefit from the answers to these questions
The
Millennium Maintenance Man (AKA:
OEM Eliminator). Entering
into the millennium, we will see manufacturing plants becoming more
and more automated. This will have maintenance supervisors looking for
a different type of maintenance man.
The
Millennium Bug Don't let
it bring your company to a stand still.
Crash in the year 2000 ? The effects on equipment out in the plant
may have been over looked.
Why
should I upgrade to a Program Logic
Controller, (PLC)? That was the question posed to us, by
one of our readers, so we hope this helps.
Online
At Work? Why
not? If your company is not
utilizing the vast resources of WWW, they are probably losing profits
to their competitors.
AOL
4.0 HOAX Disgruntled x-employees of AOL post to
news groups "AOL 4.0 is an Intrusion of Privacy -
IMPORTANT!". BIN95 investigates these allegations.
The
"Newbie" Internet Guideline For all of
you out there just starting to design WEB pages, here is some
resources to help you. |
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