November 30, 2005
Recent discussions at MaintenanceForums.com
You are invited to join the most active maintenance and reliability professional forum on the web.
• Which spares to maintain in inventory? Is there a formula?
• Basis for Precision maintenance
• Failure Rates for Power Plant
• Business case for using maintenance planners
• TPM in Processing Plant
• Reliability Engineering Structure
• PdM Certifications
• Lube Audit Pricing
• TBN & TAN in Engine
MaintenanceForums.com is a Commercial Free Zone and Privacy is assured.
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November 30, 2005
What can you learn in 4 days?
The 20th International Maintenance Conference™
“Mastering The Maintenance Process”
December 6-9, 2005 - Tampa Florida
Please join maintenance and reliability professionals from around the world to discover “next practices” for physical asset management at IMC-2005.
IMC-2005 is co-located with LubricationWorld and offers:
• Creative Learning Environment away from day-to-day plant pressure
• 7 Full Day Pre-conference Workshops
• 7 Full Day Post Conference Workshops
• 28 Short courses over 2 days
• 30 Learning Zone sessions
• 4 Hand’s-on Learning Labs
• CMRP Certification Exam
• 100 Reliability Vendors
• Networking Opportunities
• Council of Certifying Organizations
• Conference presentations and papers on CD
• Printed proceedings book
• Chance to win an Alienware Laptop
• Great Food and Drink
• Florida Weather – Hurricane Free Zone
• Casino Night
• Much More…
A limited supply of discount Tampa Marriott Waterside hotel room still available so book today.
For more information, please call toll free (888) 575-1245 or…
November 30, 2005
iPresentation Tutorials - 30 days to log in
All you need to stream the free 2005 iPresenation Tutorials at Reliabilityweb.com is a media player and speakers to hear expert narration.
We are getting ready for the 2006 Updates so you have the month of December to log into free tutorials like:
• MRO Excellence Making a Difference
• Developing an Asset Risk Prioritization Listing
• The 10% Rule of Preventive Maintenance
• Does Your PM Program Need A Checkup (Part 4)?
• Corporate Reliability Blues – Part II: Solutions
• Revisiting Return on Investment for Maintenance/Asset Management Improvement
• 5 Pillars: Maintenance & Reliability Professional Review
• Benchmarking Best Practices for Maintenance Management Survey Results
• Maintenance Planning & Scheduling: Process overview
• Maintenance Inventory and Purchasing
• Tracking Parts
• When and How to Template An RCM Analysis
• Business Improvement through PMO (PM Optimization)
• Root Cause Analysis
Log in at your convenience.
Use a projector to playback for your entire maintenance team!
November 30, 2005
One Day Oil Analysis Workshop at LubricationWorld 2005
Everything You’ve Wanted to Know About Oil Analysis
by Ray Thibault CLS OMA and Kevan Slater and Paul Goldman and Ray Dalley
Tampa Convention Center
December 9
8:00 am - 3:30 pm
A one day comprehensive oil analysis workshop will give you the essential knowledge to understand how to optimize equipment reliability and lubricant life through the proper use of oil analysis.
We have brought together a team of oil analysis experts for the workshop to provide you with the latest techniques in understanding and effectively using oil analysis. The following are a list of topics which will be covered:
General Introduction and Oil Analysis Testing Techniques - Ray Thibault – LTC
Proper Sampling Techniques and Hardware- Kevin Slater- Schematic Approach
Wear Debris Analysis- Ray Dalley- Predict
Procedures to Properly Set Up an Oil Analysis Program – Paul Goldman – MRT
Report Interpretation- Panel
Question and Answer- Panel
Limited space is still available!
Call today toll free 888-575-1245 or…
November 30, 2005
Win FREE VIP IndyCar Race Tickets from Thermoteknix at IMC 2005
Meet 100 Reliability Solution Providers at IMC-2005.
Free IMC-2005 Expo Pass Hours
Wednesday December 7, 10 am - 3 pm
Thursday December 8, 10 am - 1 pm
Official CHEEVER Racing IndyCar Series Sponsors Thermoteknix Systems are giving away VIP IndyCar Tickets. FREE Tickets available for every race of the 2006 Race Series. Prizes will be drawn at each tradeshow attended by Thermoteknix throughout the Race Series.
Tickets include Pit Tours, VIP Suite hospitality and ‘Meet the Drivers’
Simply visit the Thermoteknix on Booth 525 to Register!
November 30, 2005
Auditing Human Factors in Maintenance Management
Excerpted from Maintenance Management Auditing
By Anthony Kelly, 308 pages, Illustrated, ISBN 0-8311-3267-1 Courtesy of Industrial Press
What are ‘Human Factors’ in Organizations?
An organization is a system of interdependent human beings, and their characteristics affect both its structure and its functioning. Human relations management studies the characteristics and inter-relationships of individuals and
groups within organisations and takes account of these factors when designing and administering those organizations.
The Human Relations Approach to Management—A Brief Review
The first major development in the human relations approach was the work of Elton Mayo at the Hawthorn Plant. He established that social and psychological factors were important to worker satisfaction and productivity.
Considerable advances were made during the period 1950–70, most notably by Maslow, Herzberg and McGregor, in understanding worker motivation.
Maslow identified and ranked what he considered to be the needs of the individual, i.e., more…
November 30, 2005
Impact of Electric Motor System Maintenance and Management
by Howard W Penrose, Ph.D., President, SUCCESS by DESIGN and Richard Borge, President, Performance Evaluation, Inc.
The application of motor systems maintenance and management programs have the potential impact of saving industry an initial $26.5 Billion in electrical energy costs while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by over 3,000 Mega-Tons per year. The individual impact on production availability is also significant, by reducing troubleshooting and evaluation time by over 50%, motor repair by over 30% and general motor-system related labor by up to 50%, following the application and sustainment of the program. In this article, we are going to cover three opportunities obtained through the application of the Electrical Motor Diagnostic component of an overall program. More…
November 23, 2005
Recent discussions at MaintenanceForums.com
Join the most active maintenance and reliability professional forum on the web. Here are some of the discussions taking places just this week:
• Reliability Software
• Optimum maintenance cost vs. minimum maintenance cost
• TPM in Processing Plant
• Business case for using maintenance planners
• Inconsistency among methods of Motor Bearing Lubrication
• On-site Alchemy
• Turbine Oil Moisture Requirements
• Pulley Change vs. Belt Slip
• How can I know the motor rotor bar number?
• Shim pack couplings
• CIP/SIP Thermography
• Problem Cause Remedy list for Maximo 5.2
MaintenanceForums.com is a Commercial Free Zone and Privacy is assured.
November 23, 2005
50 Ways To Leave Your Maintenance Problems - Just Hop on the Bus Gus!
There is still time to join us at the 20th International Maintenance Conference - IMC-2005, December 6-9, in beautiful Tampa Florida.
IMC offers 14 full day workshops plus 50 short courses and learning zone sessions that will deliver solutions for the maintenance and reliability issues you face on a daily basis.
You can buy a 2 Day, 3 Day or 4 Day Pass to attend sessions and workshops.
Bring your team - register 4 people and get the 5th free!
November 23, 2005
Inventory Check-Out/Return Log Download
CMMS data group is offering Reliabilityweb.com readers a tool to help track part check out and returns, regardless of the CMMS software you are or are not using. To minimize maintenance costs, tracking parts is key. The downloadable spreadsheet contains the following fields:
-Date
-Issue To:
*Employee Code
*Vendor ID
-Item No.
-Stock Location
-Quantity
-Charge To
*Work Order
*Equipment
*Cost Center
*Employee Code
-Charge To ID
(enter the actual work order, equipment, cost center or employee code that is being charged/credited)
Modify the spreadsheet as you see fit. Once everyone in your maintenance department is used to logging parts upon check out or return, implementing a barcode solution such as MVP Capture to track parts will be that much easier!
For more information on MVP Capture or CMMS data group’s inventory services, please contact me at your earliest convenience and I will be happy to answer any questions that you may have.
Sincerely,
Ruth Olszewski
CMMS data group
25 E. Washington Street, Suite 1465
Chicago, IL 60602 . U.S.A.
Direct Phone: 312 863-6501
