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Maintenance Managers in the Pursuit of World-Class Performance Detail how a savvy maintenance manager can cause organizational change, and why. Improve the management and control capabilities of the maintenance function by using the proper KPIs. This advanced knowledge and insight is invaluable for the Maintenance Managers career planning.
Using the Best Online Resources to Find A Job Best US Government online resources reviewed. While the article is focused on specific tools to contact employing companies, the premise of the two US Government sites talked about are to provide tools to broaden the job seekers choices for employment.
Residential Electrician to Industrial Electrician Career Guide Automated industry and retiring baby-boomers increase demand. A Career Guide for Residential Maintenance and Residential Electricians. The residential maintenance persons should keep the much higher paying Industrial Maintenance career option as an industrial careers pathway.
Total Productive Maintenance definition as married to TPM Total Productive Maintenance: what is it? Much like a successful marriage. After the honey moon, he has his stereotypical jobs and she hers. When we consider that a similar, but much more serious phenomenon is happening from decades in industry, we can easily trace a common denominator.
Recession survival tips for Manufacturing Industry Recession survival tips on how and why not to cut training. ... About the methods for US Manufacturing Industry to adjust for the knowledge vacuum caused by retiring baby boomers with training, while dealing with tight training budgets during a recession.
Converting AB PLC DH485 to USB Converting AB PLC DH485 to RS232 and then to USB can be tricky. ... This article is a guide to connecting a PLC to a laptop with only USB ports. This article covers how to find the port number for USB converter and the dos and don'ts of using Allen Bradley cables with USB converter as well as some money saving tips when purchasing cables.
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 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' 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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 peoples attention on the plant floor as well as in the key decision makers offices.
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 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.
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.
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 and Viscosity Limits Many factors can reduce the service life of hydraulic components. Incorrect fluid viscosity is one of these factors.
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.
Computerized Maintenance Management System A very important aspect of CMMS software. Criteria for CMMS to satisfy facility reliability validity needs.
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)? 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. 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.
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.
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. 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. The "Newbie" Internet Guideline For all of you out there just starting to design WEB pages, here is some resources to help you. |
