October 19, 2006 Register Today a Free Infrared Thermal Imaging Web Workshop
Date: Friday October 20, 2006
When: 11am - 12 noon EST (GMT - 5)
Cost: $0 - FREE
Part 1 - 6 Steps to an Effective Infrared Testing Program by James Taylor
and
Part 2 Introduction to Infrared by Greg Stockton
Each workshop will feature two presentations - one covering management aspects and one covering technical aspects. Each presentation will be followed by a Q & A session, and you can choose to continue the discussion with other participants via the web for days, weeks or months. Our goal is to create a community of shared knowledge that will lead maintenance & reliability professionals to a better understanding of reliability principles.
Space is limited so please use this link to enroll in this FREE workshop today!
October 19, 2006 Coolant Tip
Know your coolant’s boil point
The point at which coolant boils is determined by operating temperature, pressure and elevation. When coolant boils, it not only degrades prematurely but can pit liners, radiators and oil coolers and cause water pump failure. When calculating a coolant’s boil point, consider the following: 2.7°F is gained per 1lb. of pressure and 3°F is lost for every 1000 feet elevation beyond 5000 feet above sea level. Be sure your coolant formulations contain correct glycol concentrations to keep them from boiling at their highest operating elevation.
Tip provided by Polaris Laboratories
October 19, 2006 Unforgettable Vibration Training
Mobius iLearn offers in person vibration analysis training in several countries as well as award winning computer based vibration and alignment training.
Learn for yourself why people who have be trained through Mobius iLearn find that they use the knowledge gained for years to come.
Please call Mobius iLearn at (206) 842-8721 or…
October 19, 2006 Planning and Scheduling Maintenance Tips
Granularity of Planning must be Appropriate
In order to use the strength of automatic functions to optimize scheduling and resource utilization, the planning of work orders needs to be proper. Planning too high is as bad as planning too granular.
Planning too high can be using work orders as “cost buckets” where work is performed by different functions and combined in one operation. This approach prevents the optimization of start times for individual work tasks and the overall improvement of team utilization. On the other hand, too much granularity can add so much administrative overhead that the benefit of planning and scheduling is negated.
Work orders should be broken down into substantial operations that identify the individual steps executed by various functions to complete the job.
Tip provided by Martin Stenzig, Vesta Partners, LLC
October 19, 2006 Why use Mikron ViewPorts for thermal inspection of electrical switchgear?
It’s simple:
1. With no crystalline window, they are virtually maintenance-free.
2. You can forget the heavy, hot PPE suit—with cabinet doors closed, NFPA 70E safety compliance has never been simpler.
3. With nothing between the lens and the target, Mikron ViewPorts allow more accurate thermal readings.
4. At around $50.00 each, the ViewPorts are the best way to stretch your thermal inspection budget.
5. Installation / inspection with ViewPorts is simple and fast.
For more information on the safest choice for thermal inspection of electrical cabinets, call 1-888-506-3900 or…
October 19, 2006 Tip for Inspecting bolt/nut tightness
First: Install a nut to proper tightness.
Second: Scribe a line through the nut to the equipment frame around the nut
On PM inspections just verify that the scribed line is unbroken.
Tip provided by Joel Levitt, Author, 20 Steps to World Class Maintenance
October 19, 2006 Ultrasound Tip
How much noise in your plant is from compressed air leaks?
Before starting your next compressed air leak audit have your safety director or someone else take a reading of how much noise you have in the area to be audited. After you have located and fixed these leaks retake the readings in those same areas and compare.
A well-known compressed air auditor told me one time that this was one of his secrets. I told him telling me must mean that it is no longer a secret.
Tip provided by Jim Hall
Ultra-Sound Technologies
October 19, 2006 Safety Tip
Oftentimes we assume that Bad Outcomes = Bad Processes.
The reality of the situation is that when undesirable outcomes occur, they are rarely caused by some bizarre behavior. In actuality, we often find that such behaviors were common practice used in the past which led to successful and safe results. However, under these circumstances there is usually an unusual condition that existed that did not exist under normal, common practices.
Tip provided by Bob Latino
Reliability Center Inc.
