July 28, 2005 Predictive Maintenance Technology Conference & Expo
Learn how to create success with your predictive maintenance program
Please join us for PdM-2005, the Predictive Maintenance Technology Conference & Expo from September 19 through September 22, 2005 in beautiful downtown Atlanta Georgia.
Learning Zone Sessions include:
• Vertical Alignment
• Managing a successful condition monitoring program
• Wear Particle Analysis Short Course
• The Value of Implementing Reliability Based Maintenance Practices
• Advanced Thermographic Data Collection Techniques
• Identifying High Resistance Commutator Bar Connections
• Using Predictive technologies to improve equipment reliability at Duracell
• Mounting Resonance
• Identifying Motor Defects Through the Six Fault Zones
• Industrial safety – the challenges we are facing tomorrow
• AC Motor Testing
• Oil analysis Short Course
• Electrical Predictive Maintenance with Ultrasound
• Developing a Motor Management Program
• Applying Operating Deflection Shape in PdM
• integrated – Equipment Reliability Improvement Program
• Multiple Discriminant Analysis
• Spectrometer Metals in Oil Analysis - What do all those metals mean?
• The Economic Benefits of Properly Applied PdM Tools and Techniques
• Success in Condition Based Maintenance Requires Results, Communication & Accountability
• Reducing Particle Counts and Varnish Potential on Frame 7F Combustion Turbines with Balanced Charge Agglomeration Technology
• Understanding Ultrasonic Spectrum Analysis
• Alignment 101
• All Things Infrared
• Are you actually achieving your condition based monitoring objectives?
• The Shock Pulse Method For Condition Monitoring
6 full day workshops, 12 short courses and over 30 excellent presentation sessions focused on Predictive Maintenance Technology.
Register toll free in the USA at 888-575-1245 or 305-735-3746 Intl or…
July 28, 2005 Welcome to the world of Predictive Maintenance and Condition Monitoring
Uptime is a free monthly publication with a predictive maintenance technology focus delivered in both print and digital editions.
This is an excellent publication with an editorial advisory board that reads like a who’s who in maintenance & reliability.
Uptime promises to provide information for the Predictive Maintenance Professional who actually uses Predictive technologies such as:
• Vibration Analysis
• Airborne Ultrasound
• Infrared Thermal Imaging
• Motor Testing
• Oil Analysis
• Precision Maintenance
-Alignment
-Balancing
-Leak Detection
-Lubrication
Get Focused on Predictive Maintenance! Get Uptime!
July 28, 2005 Window/Construction Shims
Mr. Shims “U” shaped structural shims are lightweight but strong enough to withstand tons of compressive force.
Mr. Shims Window/Structural (WS) Shims made for the construction & Glass Industries, assures convenient leveling and alignment.
They come in 4 sizes 1-1/2” x 2”, 1-7/8” x 2-5/8”, 2-5/16” x 3” and 1-1/2” x 3-1/2”.
3 standard thicknesses, each with its own color for quick, exact thickness identification. 1/16” Blue, 1/8” Red and ¼” Black.
Remember, we’re only a phone call or a click away.
For any shim needs call Mr. Shims at 1-800-727-4467,
fax 630-832-5744. Email
Or visit our web site http://www.mrshims.com for these or other products
July 28, 2005 MaintainEX CMMS simplifies routine maintenance
Taking control of your Inspections routines is now even easier with the latest version of MaintainEX. This CMMS gives you flexibility in creating preventative maintenance plan that includes preventative maintenance policies, inspection routines and standard jobs. MaintainEX will allow you to create a maintenance plan to suit your needs.
MaintainEX Inspections provides effective centralized control over the equipment inspection process. It also enables the delivery of a mobile inspection system that guides operators through single or multiple inspections. Users customize inspection applications by defining their specific sets of inspection questions and answers. These questions and answers later guide the operator through the inspection runs and will automatically activate Work Orders based on results. With the addition of palm devices, there is no paperwork and no separate data entry, ensuring simplicity and efficiency.
MaintainEXV11 also includes new flexible functionality and expanded features ensuring that this CMMS delivers benefits to any size company - from stand-alone installations to multi-site regionalized organizations. Whether a maintenance operation services five or 50,000 pieces of equipment, the MaintainEX system gives users the power to take control, utilizing either MaintainEX Access or MaintainEX Enterprise SQL Server.
MaintainEXv11 is about simplifying routine maintenance, and this new version also includes a ToDo list for task control, streamlined electronic safety permit approvals, system regionalization, simplified security, multi-select functions and conditional formatting.
Maintenance Experts has been delivering maintenance efficiency to business operations since 1993. Now with over 3,500 system users across the globe, this company is providing solutions to virtually all industry sectors, including manufacturing plants, building facilities and maintenance contractors.
For more information about Maintenance Experts USA, Inc., the America subsidiary company, and MaintainEXv11 contact us at 1-888-872-3630, or…
visit our download section at http://www.maintainex.com for a test drive of this high performance vehicle
July 28, 2005 Hawk IR Sightglasses
Infrared Thermography has been used for detection of electrical problems in equipment such as electrical switchgear and high voltage electrical components for many years however you cannot obtain adequate or reliable information with an infrared camera without opening the enclosure and looking at the actual electrical components. Serious problems can sometimes exist without a significant temperature rise on the cover of the enclosure.
Hawk IR Sightglasses enable a safe visual, infrared and non-destructive inspection of internal areas of protected closed cells. Permanently fitted onto switchboards, transformer panels, motor lead boxes and cell doors. Hawk IR Sightglasses allow thermographers to clearly recognize thermal signature of problems during predictive maintenance without the need to open the enclosure.
The C-Range product line has successfully passed third party arc-fault tests with short circuit levels reaching 40,000A for a duration of 30 cycles making it the safest and most flexible IR Sightglass product on the market today.
July 21, 2005 Fluke Ti30™: Using Thermography to Make your PdM Program Pay Dividends
Part 3 of 4: Maximizing Your Return
In past issues, we discussed using the Fluke Ti30 thermal imager as part of a predictive maintenance (PdM) program, and analyzing the investment.
Once you have analyzed your program investment, consider how the program will save money. These typically include:
• reduced unnecessary preventive maintenance activities
• improved maintenance efficiency and reduced unplanned downtime
• reduced capital equipment expenditures due to increased life expectancy of capital equipment
• reduced or eliminated expenses for periodic thermographic inspections by outside consultants
• improved production efficiency and quality
To maximize return, spend time up front to lay out your thermal imaging inspection routes and frequency. These enable you to identify failure before it happens, and not spend time or money on unneeded maintenance that is based on time instead of performance. Your thermal imager will likely also be used as a troubleshooting tool, which can save yet more money by identifying imminent failure.
The Fluke Ti30 thermal imager is designed to deliver maximum return on that investment with full support for inspection routing in the camera and software. One upfront cost ($9,995 in US) includes the imager, all needed accessories, unlimited-license analysis and reporting software, and a professional two-day training class.
*training package varies by country
Next month—Part 4 of 4: Monetizing the Benefits of a Ti30
Download your whitepaper, “Thermography and PdM: How to Maximize Your ROI”
July 21, 2005 xmLABOR™, Labor Time Entry
Accurately track all maintenance labor time!
Used with your MicroMain XM™ CMMS (computerized maintenance management system), xmLABOR allows you to track not only labor time related to work orders, but also time spent on administrative tasks and break times. You can track the type of hours—including overtime, vacation or jury duty—as well.
With all hours accounted for in a day or a week, you can evaluate time spent on specific tasks and make better decisions regarding labor resources.
xmLABOR also allows you to secure transaction approvals before staff and contract labor submit their timesheets. These approvals can be used for compliance regulations, such as those required by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA).
In addition to tracking time, you can use this software module to add parts, labor, or other costs to work orders. You can also easily generate labor-related reports, including time spent on work orders, administrative tasks, or other activities.
Affordable and easy to use, xmLABOR gives you complete control of labor time and helps simplify your labor management.
Call 512-328-3235 or …
July 21, 2005 D450 value priced precision laser shaft alignment system
Precision shaft alignment has never been easier
Easy-Laser® D450 is a basic system, with the performance and expanding possibilities of much more expensive ones. In fact, with the right accessories your D450 system can become any other Easy-Laser® system!
The overall thought with the system is “simplicity for the user”. All parts included in the system are developed for rough use and to be easy to mount on the machines. As a user you are lead step-by-step on the display through the whole measurement procedure. Even if the technology inside is rather advanced, the principle for measurement is easy. It is built upon the “reverse indicator method” with two laser-/measuring units mounted on each side of the coupling.
In system D450 two measurement programs are included: Horizontal shaft alignment and Softfoot*. The displayed measurement resolution can be set down to 0.05 mils/thou. When the measurement is finished you can make a print-out, save in the display unit or transfer the data to your PC.
July 21, 2005 PdM-2005, the Predictive Maintenance Technology Conference & Expo
Please join us for PdM-2005, the Predictive Maintenance Technology Conference & Expo from September 19, 2005 through September 22, 2005 in beautiful downtown Atlanta Georgia.
Not since P/PM Magazine’s Predictive Maintenance National Conference sponsored throughout the 90’s (and no longer in operation) has one event provided a venue for the technologies required for reliable machinery operation.
PdM-2005 will focus on:
• Vibration Analysis
• Airborne Ultrasound
• Infrared Imaging
• Motor Testing
• Oil and Wear Particle Analysis
• Other condition monitoring technologies
6 full day workshops, 12 short courses and over 30 excellent presentation sessions focused on Predictive Maintenance Technology.
Register toll free in the USA at 888-575-1245 or 305-735-3746 Intl or…
July 14, 2005 Infrared Solutions IR-FlexCam Thermal Imager: Sharper – Simpler – Smarter
Using patented VOx thermal sensors, Infrared Solutions delivers the finest IR cameras for use in predictive maintenance programs. There are three different FlexCam models available, with thermal imaging temperature spectrums ranging from 0C to 1200C (32F – 2192C), so you can match the right camera with your particular needs.
IR-FlexCam Features Include:
• 5” viewing screen
• Highly sensitive VOx IR detector that produces exceptionally clear and crisp video images and still photos.
• Intuitive, easy-to-use IR camera with on-screen mouse pointer for precise and instant non-contact temperature measurement.
• 180-degree articulating lens joint.
• Interchangeable lenses.
• Reporting software that is easy to use, powerful and can be openly shared within your organization. Reporting software integrates into Word so that you can easily e-mail and share your reports, and upgrades are always available online for free.
Infrared Solutions’ technical and customer support is world-class. You and your technicians have direct access to product and software experts, and will always get a live person with the ability to be immediately productive for you (during regular business hours). Infrared Solutions will always strive to exceed your expectations.
Contact Infrared Solutions: 1-800-760-4523 or…
