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Join Us at Reliable Plant Conference 2025!
The Reliable Plant Conference & Exhibition, co-located with the Machinery Lubrication Conference & Exhibition, is a 4-day event dedicated to the latest trends and tactics in maintenance and reliability. With expert-led learning sessions, access to cutting-edge tools and technologies offered by over 100 exhibitors, and powerful networking experiences, this is a can’t-miss event for anyone looking to transform their maintenance strategy.
- Noria Corporation
Rosemary’s Car: How NOT to Treat Your Machines
Sometimes routine maintenance gets overlooked, as in the case with my friend’s car…
- Roy Giorgio
- AssetWatch
How to Troubleshoot a Variable Speed Drive and Motor Circuit
Do you have a Drive that’s tripped and you don’t know if it’s the Motor? A variable speed drives (Variable frequency Drive) are often built with current transformers monitoring each phase for current balance or over current, and will trip on a predefined limits.
- Mark Gurney
- 3Phi Reliability
Reliability Centered Lubrication May Turn Out to be Your Best Investment so Far
Many issues with industrial assets are inextricably connected to lubrication. Too little lubrication, too much or simply using the wrong product.
- Wouter Bogaerts
- I-Care Group
Condemning a Motor Using MCA™
Experience has shown that 20 to 40 percent of motor systems tested may have some sort of alarm condition. Just because a motor has exceeded the alarm limits in MCA Basic™ or MCA PRO™ it does not necessarily mean the motor will fail or should be stopped immediately. For over 30 years the dedicated staff at ALL-TEST Pro have gathered data and resources to determine when a motor will most likely fail on the most common 3-phase squirrel cage motors.
- Mark Koch
- ALL-TEST Pro, LLC
Get Better Reading with Handheld Instruments
Spiral cable is often the standard and has multiple benefits when it comes to user-friendly. But you need to be aware how you handle the cable during the measurement.
- Karl Magnus Karlsson
- SPM Instrument AB
The Hardest Defects To See
When we speak about defects, we always start by thinking about Winston Ledet’s top 5. Behind these big five are the business systems that feed information, procurement, materials, permissions, custody, and storage. For example, if a wrong but similar part is pulled for a repair, then the defect would be a bad spare.
- Joel Levitt
- Springfield
Design for Reliability: Eliminate the Defects Before They Become a Reality
If we were to ask management where most of the defects come from in our plants, they might say poor maintenance or poor operating practices. If you asked those performing maintenance and operating the equipment, they will probably say they are doing the best with what they were given...
- Tim Rice
- The Defect Elimination Project
Trust Your Technology – Trust Your Expert
A fault identified on a 1250HP electric motor showed that while we have proven technologies at our fingertips, we still often use our emotion (gut feeling) to make a call regarding our asset’s health...
- Tim Rice
- The Defect Elimination Project