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  • Asset Strategy

Entropy Part 1 – Fundamentals

Engineers are familiar with the concept of “entropy” and the laws of thermodynamics. The second law of thermodynamics states that the total entropy of an isolated system always increases over time. So what does that mean for us in the world of asset management and maintenance...

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  • Implementation Strategy

Silver Bullets Can Backfire

We want silver bullets and quick results. Indeed, if we know what we are looking for, some quick wins are usually possible, yet they will usually only scratch the surface when it comes to overall payback potential. What we see happening...

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  • Work & Spares

Top 10 Maintenance Operations Benefits from Having a CMMS

Empower your maintenance team with the most powerful tools to make your maintenance organizations successful. For over 25 years, eWorkOrders has been providing organizations with award-winning CMMS software that provides them with the most powerful tools...

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  • Continuous Improvement

Myth Busting: KPIs Are Always Helpful

Many believe that if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. That’s just not right. Measurements can only count what is countable...

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  • Condition Monitoring

Resonance & Natural Frequency

Have you ever been trying to balance a fan and its vibration doesn't go down, no matter what you do? Do you know what resonance is?

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  • Asset Strategy

Will a Maintenance Assessment Help My Plant?

If a company asks for an assessment, it is often because it already knows that it is under-performing. The assessment may help to quantify that, but it has some downsides...

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  • Data Analytics

Tackling Downtime and Cataloging Pareto with Limited Initial Data

Tackling downtime cataloging Pareto's ongoing initially dealt with chronic issues while data was limited but have concentrated on Pareto's. Live production monitoring on key processes, which has uncovered a lot of other unrecorded losses.

  • Andrew Keene
  • Inghams Group
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  • Condition Monitoring

Vibration Measurements for Reciprocating Compressors

Vibration measurements on reciprocating compressors prove to be difficult due to the natural mechanical movement of this type of machinery. However, there are some important parts that should be monitored for changes in vibration behaviour...

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  • Implementation Strategy

Planners Help Us Solve the Skills Shortage Problem

Skilled labor is in short supply. Companies are struggling to find talent. Education systems throughout North America have done a poor job of producing ‘job-ready’ graduates. The skills shortage is particularly obvious in maintenance...

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