June 04, 2008
Bearing Analysis Web Workshop
Understanding Demodulation/Enveloping, Spike Energy and PeakVue Methods, and Stage Two Bearing Faults
Join us for a Web Workshop on June 12
This Web Workshop will focus on the demodulation and enveloping techniques and the Spike Energy and PeakVue methods. We will discuss how the method works, why they are effective in detection bearing faults, and how to choose the settings in your analyzer to ensure that you get the best results. We will also review how the same methods can be used to detect gear damage, looseness and other fault conditions. All analyzers from the major vendors offer at least one of these methods, however they are often not understood and not used correctly (or at all).
Important Note: There is no fee for this web workshop - however participants must dial in using a telephone (long distance charges may apply from your phone company) to hear the presentation.
Space is limited.
June 04, 2008
Taking Infrared Thermography Off-Road
Welcome to the Jungle - by Steve Edwards
Usually thermal imagers grace the realms of heavy industry, manufacturing and the like. So one would not expect to find one bouncing about on the back of an open Land Rover on the prowl for lions.
Having seen the obvious advantage of Infrared thermography in industry, we thought what better way to track down elusive night time predators. So, we thought it would be a very interesting exercise to go to the Phinda (pronounced Pinda) game reserve in northern KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Phinda is a Zulu word meaning “the return”.
In one of the biggest reintroductions of game in Africa, in the 1990’s, Phinda was restocked with lion, rhino, buffalo, elephant, leopard, giraffe and other big game.
June 04, 2008
Your Reliability Program Deserves a Good Plan
Successful Reliability programs require integration of all elements.
MRG has a proven Reliability Roadmap Approach that can help you develop your Reliability plan.
June 04, 2008
Procedure for establishing an effective Oil Analysis program
Oil is often times known as the bloodline of industrial facilities. Defining oil in this manner definitely emphasizes the importance it has on the health of equipment. So just how much do you know about your oil?
In the last 10-12 years more attention has been given to that question. Knowing that technology of today is advanced enough to give us a very detailed breakdown of oil; more companies are starting Oil Analysis programs. More…
June 04, 2008
Why Precision Alignment?
An iPresentation Tutorial by Ana Maria Delgado – LUDECA, INC.
The heartbeat of every industry is a PUMP. The heart keeps US going, the pump, your industry.
One of the prerequisites to allow your pumps to work efficiently is proper shaft/coupling alignment prior to start-up and subsequent to any maintenance repairs.
Reliability requires precision alignment. That is what this 6 minute iPresentation is all about. Why Alignment, Benefits of Precision Alignment, Advantages of Laser Alignment and other subjects make it clear how beneficial it is for today’s reduced staffing of maintenance departments to use the proper tools to save time and energy.
June 04, 2008
Uptime Magazine PdM Program of Year Award Winners at PdM-2008
Uptime Magazine PdM Program of Year Award Winners from 2006 and 2007 return the share best practices at the Predictive Maintenance Technology Conference, September 15-18 in Omaha Nebraska.
• Catawba Nuclear Site’s Relentless Pursuit of PdM Excellence, by Ted Royal, Duke Energy – Winner Best Overall PdM Program Award
• Gallatin Steel Company Predictive Maintenance Story by Jeff Stegemiller, Gallatin Steel and Donald Nice, Jr. Timken - Winner Best Overall PdM Program Award
• Road to Gold: Hamilton Sunstrand quest to achieve UTC’s Ace Gold Status by Steven Piazza - Winner Best Ultrasound Inspection Program Award
• Calpine Motor Testing PdM Initiatives by Kevin Nordenstrom - Winner Best Motor Testing Program Award
• Working Toward Infrared Excellence at Arnold Air Force Base by Jennifer Daugherty - Winner Best Infrared Thermal Imaging Program Award
• Managing Lubrication and Oil Analysis at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Mike Bryson - Winner Best Lubrication/Oil Analysis Program Award
• Timing is Everything - Effective Precision Spindle and Gearbox Condition Monitoring by Andrew Calcagno, GM Spring Hill Powertrain - Winner Best Vibration Analysis Program Award
• Pieces of the (Infrared) Puzzle by Matt Willems and Nick Bohonik, Johns Manville - Winner Best Infrared Thermal Imaging Program Award
• PM and Today’s Maintenance Realities by Carl Stevens, Virginia Department of Transportation - Winner Best mobile Lubrication/Oil Analysis Program Award
You will more than a maintenance survivor at PdM-2008 – you will be a maintenance champion.
Super team discounts – the earlier your register your team – the more bonus passes you get.
Find out more about learning to move from reactive maintenance to proactive maintenance at PdM-2008
June 04, 2008
Maintenance Management 201
More Things You Must Know To Have A Proactive Maintenance Organization
An iPresentation Tutorial by Bruce Hawkins, CMRP, MRG Inc.
Maintenance Management 101 iPresentation explored ten of the most fundamental concepts that newly appointed Maintenance Managers need to understand in order to build a proactive work culture. In this 21 minute iPresentation, Bruce Hawkins, Field Manager, builds on those points by discussing ten additional concepts that both reinforce those foundational elements and provide guidance for ingraining them into your organization. Many of these concepts address managerial tips and techniques that are not always addressed in company-sponsored management training programs, but are essential for building an organization that contains the requisite level of discipline for creating a world-class reliability program.
June 04, 2008
RCM – A Biomedical Engineering Experience
by Phill Thorburn, Director Biomedical Engineering, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Central Northern Adelaide Health Service, South Australia, Australia
The Biomedical Engineering Department (BME) is responsible for the management and maintenance of medical devices and systems, equipment used in the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of patients, owned or operated by the RAH. Medical devices supported range from surgical instruments through to large diagnostic imaging devices such as PET/CT scanners and networks of medical devices. We support over 7200 assets made up of approximately 2600 different manufacturer/model combinations used in many different contexts across the three campuses and in the community. Compounding our task further is the rapid advance in technology, which results in an average technical life for medical devices of approximately 10 years. More…
