Reliability and Condition Monitoring Technical Articles
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Vibration amplitude criteria - Use actual vibration data to baseline machine condition - Bill Watts
A kayaker's perspective on reliability and safety
Precision Maintenance: Proper Foot Bolting - SKF
The cost of higher electric motor efficiency
Case Study - CM Trending and Fault Confirmation
How to Remove a Bearing for Repair
Why the Human Element of Reliability is so Important
Tool Shed Terminology - Humour
Detecting material accumulation in equipment with Thermal Imaging
14 Tricks for Detecting and Diagnosing Faults - Jim Fitch
Detecting and Monitoring Hydraulic System Leakage
Energy management and the CMMS
Reliability engineer standards
Role of a reliability engineer operations
The Hidden Value of Maintenance
Applying Ultrasonics to Mobile Fleets
V Belt Overtensioning and its Effect on Bearings
Some Thought Provoking Ideas from Maintenance & Reliability Experts
Magnetic Plug Inspection - Oil Wear Debris Analysis
Wireless Temperature Monitoring - Schneider
5 Whys Video - A simple to use problem solving technique
Peer Assist Video - A structure for getting assistance from others for your problem
Maintenance Benchmarking - Get a better Understanding of the last 17 Years
Play Reliability Roulette with Reliability - Steve Turner
Managing a Successful Condition Monitoring Program - Jason Tranter
Integrating Vibration and Oil Analysis for Bearing Condition Monitoring
Continuous improvement on a Budget
SKF - L10 Bearing Life Calculations
The lean replacement of bearings pumps & motors
Leveraging the power of IR cameras for condition monitoring
Knowledge Management for your Assets
Condition Monitoring - Overview Articles (Bigger file)
How Remembering Historical Disasters May Save The Future
Condition Monitoring Current Overview
Avoid Devastating Electrical Arc Flash Accidents By Following These Safety Standards
Vibration Monitoring Implementation Case Study
CSi Online Wireless Vibration Monitoring System
SKF 2009 Training Calendar Calendar
If you are interested in Welding, Check out this Wiki site GAWDA Wiki
How Does Plant Management Causes Unreliability
Improving on the Fishbone - Effective Root Cause Analysis
The Principles of Planning - A 17 minute iPresentation Tutorial by Doc Palmer
Top 8 Mistakes in Maintenance with Tight Budgets
Tip - Carbon Buildup on Wound Rotor Motors
Motor Efficiency and Fault Zones
Do We Really Need More Capacity? by Ron Moore
Rookie Mistakes in Vibration Analysis
NDT Training Course Sydney - 6th October - AINDT
What Reliability Do You Have A Right To Expect
Natural Frequency Resonant Amplification Problem
Measurement of the physical dimension of a thermal anomaly using your Thermal Imaging Camera
Case studies in Predictive Maintenance - Gary Fore
The Challenges of Automated Spectral Analysis - Jason Tranter
The use of equipment checklists - An emotion-packed discussion
Condition Monitoring Audit Forms
General Bearing Handling and Inspection from Timken
Timken Wireless Vibration & Temperature Monitoring
Alternatives to using dowel pins in machine feet
Optimizing outages through effective task planning
Why steam traps fail and what you can do about it!
Capturing the Knowledge of an Aging Workforce
Simplified Arc-Flash Hazard Analysis Using Energy Boundary Curves
Safety Incident - Storage of Gas Bottles in enclosed spaces (big file so might take a while to open up)
Design For Reliability - Comments and article
Tactile Pressure Indicating Sensor Film A great idea for confirming loads and pressures on bolted surfaces!
Arc Flash Hazard Basics: Testing Update
Assessing Maintenance Training Needs - Ricky Smith
Aircraft at 500mph meets Concrete Wall. What happens?
Virus of Employee Disengagement
Definition of Predictive Maintenance
Ultrasonic Condition Monitoring
Is there life after the death of predictive maintenance?
Ten Pitfalls to Avoid When Selecting a CMMS/EAM
Increase Pump Uptime, Decrease Costs With Water Management System For Mechanical Seals
Detecting Material Buildup in Equipment with Thermal Imaging
The Importance of Consistency When Dealing With People
Why Team Learning need “Practice Fields”
How to utilize CBM tools to prevent equipment failures
Employee performance: Do you have fizzlers or sizzlers?
The Many Uses of Contact Ultrasound
Articles from the last Newsletter
Maintenance and Share Price by Ron Moore
Heinz Block Recommended Reading List
Engineering Maintenance Solutions Magazine April 09
Air Liquide Breaks Down Condition Monitoring Information Silos
Considerations for Online PdM Systems
Keep Pump Gland Drain Holes Clear Pump Reliability Tip
Why Do Predictive Maintenance Programs Fail?
The OneSteel Eight Critical Elements of Asset Management
Why Being Proactive is No Longer Enough?
Internal Consulting in Your Organization
Elevate the Expectations for an Ultrasound Program
Visual Acoustic Analysis Ends Super Calendar Mystery (For CM NERDS)
Eight easy steps to creating a Pareto chart
Quality function at critical crossroads at firms
Steam Trap Monitoring & Cost Analysis
Risk-Based Error-Proofing using FMEA
CSi 9000 Series Transmitters - 0609 - Wireless Vibration Monitoring
An interesting Australian Invention for a Better Universal/CV Joint- UTube Video
A Practical Guide to Implementing Operator-Based Reliability (OBR) IDCON200902
Reducing Hydraulic System Noise by Brendan Casey
Energy Saving Ideas for Combustion Systems, Steam Generation Systems & Process Heating Systems
The Optimization Trap – Spares Optimisation (Ed - I read Phill's little book on the Optimisation Trap. It was well worth reading)
Saving Money on Hydraulic Rebuilds
Successfully Implementing CMMS
A to Z strategies for Building Collaboration
Symptoms of Common Hydraulic Problems and Their Root Causes
An excellent Failure Analysis Information Web Site
Measuring Plant Performance KPIs
Energy Efficient Bearings - FAG
Alignment Pitfalls - How to Identify and Eliminate Them
Truth behind misalignment vibration Spectra
Effectiveness of Your Meetings
Mine Mobile Equipment Improvement
8 Attributes of Successful Reliability Projects
An Economic Comparison Between Lip Seals and Labyrinth Seals
How to Protect Bearings from the Elements
Cutting Maintenance Costs Safely
Machines Talk It pays to listen
AINDT History Article (Australia's Non-Destructive Testing Organisation)
