July 30, 2008
Mikron Infrared Dual Vision Thermal Imaging Camera
Mikron Infrared announces the release of its M7816 Dual Vision Thermal Imaging Camera. Providing a 160 x 120 pixel resolution along with Mikron’s Dual Vision capabilities, this highly versatile economically priced camera provides all the tools necessary for demanding PPM applications. This addition to the Mikron Infrared family of portable imaging products provides the best value available on the market. Go to to learn more.
Find out more about the Mikron Infrared Dual Vision Thermal Imaging Camera
July 30, 2008
Predictive Maintenance Technology Conference
PdM-2008
Predictive Maintenance Technology Conference
September 15-18, 2008
Qwest Center - Omaha Nebraska
Learn to do more with less during tough times ahead!
Please join us to learn how companies just like yours are adding predictive maintenance technologies to increase equipment reliability, safety and uptime.
Save $200 with Early Bird Registration before August 1
Get early warning of equipment problems so you can plan effectively.
Best Practice companies have a competitive edge because of machinery condition monitoring technologies like:
-Vibration Analysis
-Infrared Thermography
-Ultrasonic Detection
-Electric Motor Testing
-Oil Analysis
Please join us in Omaha!
Save $200 with Early Bird Registration before August 1
July 30, 2008
A Reliability Program Deserves a Reliability Roadmap
Many organizations have tried to implement a reliability program, but have failed to achieve the desired benefits. The lack of a reliability roadmap that integrates the elements of a reliability program is a main factor that leads to reliability program under performance.
MRG has a proven approach to develop reliability a reliability roadmap
July 30, 2008
SKF @ptitude Decision Support
SKF @ptitude Decision Support enhances your team’s ability to keep plant machinery up and running.
Enabling your workforce to rapidly determine:
• What is the problem?
• How serious is it?
• What should be done about it – priority?
• What are the potential risks to productivity, quality, worker safety and the environment?
Find out more about SKF @ptitude Decision Support
July 30, 2008
Audio Interview: AEDC/ATA Best Predictive Maintenance Program Winner
Uptime Magazine has announced that Arnold Engineering Development Center AEDC/ATA is the winner of the Best Predictive Maintenance Program of Year Award for 2008.
We caught up with Walter Bishop, Christopher Mears and Ramesh Gulati who gave us an in depth look at their Predictive Maintenance Program and provide advice for others making the journey to improved reliability.
Listen online or download the MP3 file to your Blackberry or iPod
Listen to (or download the MP3) a 40 minute interview
July 30, 2008
LubricationWorld Virtual Conference Playback
One registration gets you 3 fantastic lubrication management tutorials that you can playback over the web on your PC.
Session 1 - Building a Foundation for Machinery Reliability
Oil Maintenance by Jack Poley, OMA, sponsored by Condition Monitoring International
(48 minutes)
Session 2 - Getting Back to the Basics – the Building Blocks to creating an Effective Plant Lubrication Program by Paul Dufresne, CMRP, CPMM sponsored by Trico Corporation
(52 Minutes)
Session 3 - Certification and Professional Development by Dr. Robert Gresham, Society of Tribologist & Lubrication Engineers (STLE) (30 Minutes)
Start your LubricationWorld Virtual Conference Playback
July 30, 2008
Playback: Introduction To Condition Based Monitoring
by Andy Page, John M. Campbell Co.
A web workshop for Managers, Engineers, Planners and Supervisors who are responsible for the daily use of information that comes from a condition monitoring program. This unique web workshop provides an overview which will allow attendees to understand the application and integration of basic predictive maintenance technologies.
Join maintenance and reliability expert Andy Page to learn:
• How to strike the right balance between Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Predictive Maintenance (PdM)
• The principles of PdM and the reasons why it’s so powerful
• The business case and value proposition for PdM
• How PdM can increase the capacity of your plant without a dollar of capital investment
Start your Web Workshop Playback Now
July 30, 2008
The Lean Dream
by Joel Levitt
I have a dream. No not the dream of Martin Luther King about all people being created equal. My dream is about the organizations that we all work for. I dream that all organizations will act responsibly toward people and the environment. I dream about the day where there won’t be news stories about refinery explosions, OSHA fines, or other malfeasance. I dream of a world where companies have higher safety and environmental standards then the government requires. More…
July 23, 2008
PdM-2008 Predictive Maintenance Technology Conference
PdM-2008
Predictive Maintenance Technology Conference
September 15-18, 2008
Qwest Center - Omaha Nebraska
Learn why best practice companies have a competitive edge because of machinery condition monitoring technologies like:
-Vibration Analysis
-Infrared Thermography
-Ultrasonic Detection
-Electric Motor Testing
-Oil Analysis
* Heinz Bloch Keynote Address
* 7 Preconference Certificate Workshops
* Over 45 Predictive Maintenance Case Studies for all levels including PdM beginner and PdM advanced
* Hand’s On Vibration Analysis Learning Lab
* PdM-2008 Expo with 70 Leading Predictive Maintenance Vendors
* 5 Post Conference Bonus Workshops included at no cost
* Association for Maintenance Professionals Breakthrough Benchmarking
* Co-located with LubricationWorld - 2 events - 1 price
* Meet Uptime Magazine’s PdM Program of the Year Winners for 2008
Please join us in Omaha!
July 23, 2008
Mean Time Between Failure Discussion
Doesn’t Mean Time Between Failure seem like a strange metric to go by when some 70-90% of failures are supposed to fall into the Random Failure category?
Simple failure trending seems like a much better tool to spot emerging problems, especially those induced outside of your company such as parts suppliers sending problem parts that wind up installed in your system only to fail early and in groups.
More…
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