April 06, 2006 The Predictive Maintenance Program of the Year Awards
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April 06, 2006 Maintenance Inventory Tip
The first step to take when re-organizing the maintenance storeroom is to tag and toss.
Go through the storeroom and identify the items that need to be kept, the ones that definitely need to be discarded, and the ones that are questionable. Green, red, and yellow tags respectively can be used to tag the items.
Tip provided by Mike LeCompte
Maintenance Systems Development, LLC
April 06, 2006 CMRP Maintenance and Reliability Professional Exam Goes International
The Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals is pleased to announce the the CMRP Exam will be offered at various international locations such as
* EuroMaintenance in Basel Switzerland on June 22
* WCEAM in Surfer’s Paradise Australia on July 14
Exam dates are also available in Amsterdam, Jakarta, Dubai, Mexico City, Caracas, and Buenos Aires (en Español and English)
Please use the link below to learn more about dates, exam requirements and locations. USA and Canadian exam dates are also listed.
Bonus: International Exam registrants will also get the Exam Study Guide (PDF) at no cost (a US$35 Value) by request.
Learn more about the CMRP Exam
April 06, 2006 Lubrication Tip
It is normal practice to buy lubricating grease in bulk packs to reduce cost. Even for small quantity of grease, these drums have to be opened every time and the risk of contamination is very high.
If grease is bought in small packs apt for single charge will avoid contamination and reduce bearing failures. The price difference between grease in small packs and bulk packing will be paid back by reduction in breakdowns and grease waste.
Remember a minute dust particle in grease can end up in failure of bearings.
Reader tip provided by Terence D’Cruz, Manager - Maintenance, Cochin Spices Private Limited
Thanks Terence - your Maintenance Tips hat is on the way!
April 06, 2006 Motor Testing Tip
Electrical Signature Analysis (ESA) is a powerful tool for viewing the condition both upstream and downstream from the point the test is taken. Voltage Signature Analysis (VSA) provides an FFT and demodulated view upstream, and assists the analyst in identifying the condition of variable frequency drives, control, power supply and other components that impact the motor supply. Current Signature Analysis (CSA) provides an FFT and demodulated view downstream towards the motor and driven equipment, and assists the analyst in identifying the condition of the electrical and mechanical condition of the motor and driven equipment. VSA and CSA test results can be directly compared, in dB, to determine if signatures are being developed by a condition in the motor and driven equipment or conditions within the supply, reducing troubleshooting and evaluation time significantly.
Tip provided by ALL-TEST Pro, LLC
http://www.alltestpro.com
Tel: 860.395.2988
April 06, 2006 Why is my CMMS data so bad?
Are you currently using an Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system or Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)?
Are you having trouble collecting good quality maintenance history on your assets?
If your ability to collect history in your EAM/CMMS is less than adequate please give Practical Reliability Group a call to learn more about improving your maintenance history.
Tel: 540-966-6269
April 06, 2006 Reliability Physics Tip
The root cause analysis investigator can be more effective in the verification of failed parts analysis by understanding differences in material failures. The analyst can benefit by knowing whether they are viewing a fatigue failure or an overload failure. The difference in how each of these could have occurred is significantly different. Fatigue occurs over time and overload happens instantaneously. The reasons or scenarios of how this can happen can be explored confidently with this knowledge.
Tip provided by the Reliability Center Inc.
http://www.reliability.com
Tel: 804-458-0645
April 06, 2006 Vibration Analysis Tip
Multi-Mode vs. Balancing Readings
Have you ever wondered why your vibration readings may be significantly different when taking the readings in Multi-mode (off-route) as compared to the same readings taken in Balancing mode?
Commonly it is thought that taking the same type of reading (displacement or velocity) throughout the same frequency range should give exactly the same result. So, why doesn’t this happen?
When taking the reading in Multi-mode, the reading incorporates the total energy throughout the frequency range.
When taking the reading in the balancing program, the reading eliminates all non-synchronous energy. Therefore, it is common for the balancing mode reading to be smaller than your multi-mode (off route) reading.
Tip provided by LUDECA, INC.
ALIGNMENT * VIBRATION * BALANCING
http://www.ludeca.com
Tel: 305-591-8935
