Recently, I saw a sign in a plant that read – “MAINTENANCE – TO MAINTAIN, KEEP, PRESERVE, PROTECT” may be simple but it is the backbone of a comprehensive preventive maintenance strategy.
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We have all experienced duplicate work orders in our work order system. The problem is generally rooted in the way the current system is designed and in how it functions. Thereby becoming a systemic problem for the organization. It creates wasted time for planners, frustration with the creators of the work orders, and over-states the
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We commonly work with clients with a high amount of “Reactive” maintenance. In the worst-case scenarios, this translates into unscheduled downtime and lost production. The million-dollar question is “why does this occur”? And the next question is, “What unscheduled downtime costing my organization”? Whatever the costs might be, it will be high, and you need
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Putting together Work Order Job Kits is more than just gathering the parts needed for a planned job. The Kitting of parts and materials is a mission-critical component to the successful execution of any Planned job. The “Job Kit” should also contain items that are required by the crafts as they execute the Job Plan.
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Like everyone else, I get too many emails to read so my daily routine each morning is to do a quick glance at all my new emails and immediately make a decision. The decision is to keep them or delete them. Recently, one in particular caught my eye because I saw the words, “Be More
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The most important point about oil samples and oil analysis in general is you are looking for any “change” that is taking place.
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Why does silicone cause carbon brush wear in DC motors? It is known that the presence of silicone will cause very rapid wear of carbon brushes. The wear rate can be many times greater than the rate of wear would be if no silicone present. The concentration of silicone necessary to cause this rapid wear
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Carbon brush grades are usually classified according to the manufacturing processes and the types of carbons, graphites, and other ingredients used. The 4 main brush grade families are: Carbon-graphites Electrographitics Graphites Metal-graphites Carbon-Graphite Brushes made their entrance early in the brush industry. These are generally limited to lower current densities (45 amps/sq.in.) and are used
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Over the past 10 years, the North American diesel fuel market has slowly moved from High Sulphur fuel to Low Sulphur fuel (< 500ppm) and eventually to Ultra Low Sulphur (ULSD) fuel (<15ppm). With these changes, new problems have arisen. One of the largest problems has been the increased failure rate of fuel injectors. And
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First question- what is grease? Grease is simply a semi-fluid product that’s made up of an oil (70-90%) combined with a “thickener” (5-15%). Added to the mix are a few special additives (3-10%) to make some specific improvements and you have GREASE! Now we get a little more technical There are two main types of
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