Five Minute Facts
Brewery Saves Big by Extending Compressor Oil Life
With regular oil analysis to ensure oil quality and cleanliness, the drain intervals for all four air compressors were extended up to eight times the OEM-recommended interval of 8,000 hours. Total cost savings – on oil alone – was $71,000. Environmental impact was reduced as well, with 1,035 fewer litres (273 fewer gallons) of waste oil. Fewer oil changes also meant less downtime, maintenance and labor. The overall effect for the company was significant cost savings on oil, maintenance time and disposal.
- Preston Rubottom
- Lubrication Engineers
Reliability Program Bad Actors
Without resolving bad actor issues, endless man-hours and revenue are at risk of being expended.
- Jeff Hay
- RDI Technologies
Certain Types of Motivation Actually Damage Work Performance
Michelle Henley has spoken about direct motivating factors (the P’s) and indirect motivating factors (the E’s). One of these enhances performance at work, and one actually decreases it. Scientific research backs this up, showing that…
- Michelle Henley
- TMG Frontline Solutions
How Certification Programs Work (and How They Should Work)
The idea of certification is to earn a credential that is respected, is fair and independent, and represents a true achievement. In our professional lives, we need a goal to aspire to, and we should have recognition for our achievements…
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
How to Harness the Power of Direct Motivation in Your Plant
When it comes to implementing reliability improvement, it is important to remember that reliability happens out in the field, not in an office or a webinar. It is important to get everybody, particularly those closest to the work, involved in the process.
- Michelle Henley
- TMG Frontline Solutions
How to Harness the Power of Direct Motivation in Your Plant
Michelle Henley gives you the questions you should be asking to ensure you maximize the power of direct motivation (the three P’s) among frontline workers in your plant and minimize the possible damage inherent in indirect motivation…
- Michelle Henley
- TMG Frontline Solutions
How to Transform Data into Insights
The transition to predictive maintenance becomes difficult if you are not able to generate and collect the right data. You need to be able to not only collect data, but to also analyze and visualize the data in a dashboard, so you can act on it right away.
- Pieter Van Camp
- I-care
7 Steps to Assess Your Organization’s Readiness for Industry 4.0
In the ideal world of Industry 4.0, organizations will have better equipment with wireless connections and sensors linked to a system that can visualize and control the entire production line and make autonomous decisions. Industry 4.0, in other words, describes the ever-increasing trend towards automation and data exchange.
- Tom Rombouts
- I-care Group
Filtration Prolongs Oil Life, Protects Equipment
Filtering new and used oil prolongs oil life and protects equipment from wear.
Studies have shown that as much as 70% of all premature machine failures can be attributed to contamination. To prevent these failures, it is important to purify the new oil as it comes into the facility and then keep it clean throughout its life. By establishing an ISO code cleanliness goal and maintaining it, you will extend the life of the oil and the equipment.
- Preston Rubottom
- Lubrication Engineers