Industrial Maintenance Reference Materials

Description: Thrust is an important factor in vertical turbine pumps because it directly affects the performance and reliability of the pump. ...

Description: In manufacturing, product quality is paramount. The consequences of a defect can be wide-ranging, from lost sales to costly product recalls. There's also the opportunity cost of spending time ...

Description: In automation cells, precise, repeatable and long-lasting linear motion is critical. The Rockford Linear Motion (RLM) product line from Rockford Ball Screw (RBS) offers linear guide rail systems that ...

Description: This article reviews the various ball screw failure modes and describes how Rockford Ball Screw (RBS) can assist with ball screw system design, maintenance, repair and replacement. ...

Description: Better solutions for system integrators to design and build advanced laser processing systems ...

Description: The concrete or aggregate tests involve small displacement under force applications. The behaviour of the sample is then analysed accurately and characterised. Depending on the composite elements in ...

Description: As new refrigerants are phased in, there are new hazards that emergency responders need to be aware of in order to adjust response tactics. It is essential that emergency response and preparedness is ...

Description: What do a hospital, a treatment plant, a police station and a remote mine have in common? They have essential assets requiring uninterruptible power, commonly powered by an engine generator as primary ...

Description: The practice of in-service oil analysis or used oil analysis started over a century ago on locomotive engines. Now it is one of the most important components of condition based maintenance (CBM), a ...

Description: Bringing Energy Efficiency and Cost Savings to Veteran's Facilities Nov 19, 2018 Scott Rouse, Product Line Director va blog image As the infrastructure of our Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities age and ...

Description: Adopting a condition-based maintenance program is an important tool for optimal plant operations. Improved reliability of overall operations, decreased downtime due to asset failure and cost ...

Description: Many companies consider multiple factors when determining the time between sump cleanings: ...

Description: In part 1 of our Flow Energy Management series, we identified the 3 Killer Flow Energy Management Applications that will reduce energy costs: compressed air & natural gas measurement, steam ...

Description: The 2018 Edition of NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, was released in late 2017 with little fanfare. However, there are several significant changes in this edition that have ...

Description: Transformers are everywhere feeding various voltages into our homes and businesses and most people take them for granted. When a transformer fails in a commercial or industrial setting, power ...

Description: With an impending skills gap among technical workers, proactive maintenance plans must also be safe, efficient and easier to implement. ...

Description: Traditional motion control requires extensive hardware and software installations. This can be an expensive undertaking to acquire all the required appliances. Soft motion software provides a solution ...

Description: For most businesses, new year's resolutions remain pretty consistent from year to year: Optimize costs without sacrificing performance. Get to market faster. Beat the competition. These goals stay the ...

Description: Management and control of motion is a task that requires specialized equipment and software. An undertaking that traditionally required massive investment, it has now been made easy through the ...

Description: Radwell International is the industry leader in repairing and selling new, used and surplus manufacturing parts and equipment. Let's take a look at our Willingboro headquarters. ...

Description: To facilitate safer and more efficient condition based maintenance inspections using both Infrared and Ultrasound technology, IRISS' local partner in the region, EEIC, recently completed the pilot ...

Description: An electrical maintenance program is a schedule of planned maintenance testing and corrective actions with the intent of preventing failures of critical assets. An effective electrical maintenance ...

Description: Challenge: Cut time needed to clean machine tool sumps and extend the life of coolant. ...

Description: There exists a dangerous misconception regarding the "Arc Rating" of infrared (IR) windows or viewing panes. Many reliability and maintenance professionals are under the impression that an IR window ...

Description: Air contracts as it cools. When a chamber is pulling down, it actually causes outside room air to be "sucked" into the chamber workspace. The moisture in the air will be drawn to and freeze on the ...

Description: There is a saying: Go big or go home. But not when dealing with sample testing of pharmaceutical powders. Then the saying is: Waste not, want not. In the cutthroat world of Big Pharma, staying one ...

Description: Why do some machines fail early, while others operate for many additional years? ...

Description: Proper care, through maintenance and regular calibration can extend the life of your measurement equipment. ...

Description: Skimping on the maintenance of vital equipment that lifts thousands of tons isn't just asking for trouble, it's asking for negative consequences to an operation's bottom line At Konecranes, we take an ...

Description: Depending on the type of application, some maintenance may be needed on slip rings. It all depends on the number of rotations and/or the environment the slip ring is in. A large portion of the ...

Description: Machine tool spindles in all their designs and sizes serve as highly advanced technology solutions essential to critical operations on the shop floor. They are routinely used to rotate cutting tools, ...

Description: MPS was the critical path contractor for a large paper manufacturer who needed to complete annual valve maintenance within a 3-day mill-wide outage. ...

Description: A large natural gas-fired power plant needed over 100 valves opened, inspected and rebuilt during a scheduled 12-week outage. ...

Description: Minster Machine's Dynamics Zig-Zag roll feeder allows parts to be fed in a staggered pattern for optimum material yield. Previously Minster would build the Zig-Zag feeder's linear motion systems used ...

Description: It is possible to recondition gears, even after years of wear. This Process is particularly beneficial today because of the significant Investment Level and long Lead Times for Gears. ...

Description: When selecting an open gear lubricant for use in a particular application, the method of application used must be considered. Generally, if the open gear lubricant is to be applied by a drip system, ...

Description: Machinery safety is not a static field. New requirements are constantly being introduced as technology advances, as the legal structures of countries change, and as public expectations evolve over ...

Description: The portable Beamex® MC5 Multifunction Calibrator is designed to stay in working order even under the toughest conditions. ...

Description: "Our opinion, based on years of experience, is that Beamex equipment is highly reliable and accurate," Mariano Cejalvo summarizes. ...

Description: The purpose of calibrations is to ensure that the plant is in control of their manufacturing processes, and that the calibrations performed there are documented and traceable to meet internationally ...

Description: "Beamex equipment was chosen because the MC5 offered the most options as far as module ranges, devices that could be calibrated and put into the database, HART® communications, and database ...

Description: Maintenance of electrical and electronic equipment exposes the technician to potentially lethal voltages. Knowledge of the test equipment's capabilities and a thorough familiarization with the various ...

Description: Tablet making machines can suddenly jam in the middle a high speed production run. What's the reason? One cause is the consolidation of the powder in the feed hopper which means that the cohesive ...

Description: Coupling alignment is one of the most misunderstood subjects in the field of maintenance. Major coupling manufacturers advertise the degree of permissable misalignment of their particular unit. From ...

Description: Aggregate crushing in the process of cement manufacturing is critical in that any crushing downtime necessarily halts cement production. To minimize any such unscheduled downtime, meet insurance ...