Precision and Proactive Skills
Veterans CONNECTED
Episode 22: Clark Smith
Welcome to VETERANS CONNECTED! Maintenance and reliability expert and military Veteran Eric Bevevino interviews Veteran's Connected first Vietnam Veteran, Clark Smith. In this episode, Clark and Eric chat about their 20-year friendship and Clark's journey from the Army to maintenance and reliability...
- Eric Bevevino
- Veterans Connected
Five Minute Facts
The Fundamentals of Belts and Sheaves
In some industries, like oiling, drive belt replacement is considered a task for the new guys on the floor. It’s an easy job right? Absolutely. But there are many ways to do it incorrectly if not taught properly the first time.
- Stan Riddle
- ACOEM
Two Minute Tips
Plan for Success: Create a Schedule
Paul Dufresene explains how to prioritize work and meet deadlines when everything is a top priority. It is crucial to note the difference between what is urgent and what is important.
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook
Five Minute Facts
Precision Alignment Saves Energy
Significant power savings can be made through accurate alignment. Precise machine alignment eliminates reaction forces and reduces energy consumption by up to 10 percent.
- Sven Fleischer
- Easy-Laser
Articles
Playing it Safe — How to Avoid Arc Flash Explosions
Working around electrical equipment, it’s imperative to understand the potential hazard of arc flashes, what causes them, and how to prevent serious damage to people and assets. When electrical current passes through the air from one point to another, the resulting arc flash can reach temperatures up to 35,000° F. An arc flash is the light, concussive energy, and heat produced as part of an arc fault, a type of electrical discharge that results from a connection from phase to phase, or phase to ground.
- Mike Levitt
- Allied Reliability
Interviews
Maintenance & Reliability in Practice Virtual Case Studies Event
Erin Erickson, the Executive Director of SMRP, answers questions about upcoming case studies event and other exciting news from SMRP.
- Erin Erickson
- Kellen
Two Minute Tips
Lubrication – It’s About Far More Than Keeping The Cogs Turning
Lubrication is the ‘poor relation’ of many maintenance programmes, often insufficiently understood, badly stored and haphazardly applied. But, when planned and implemented correctly, a lubrication plan will not only improve efficiency and save money, but also make significant improvements in terms of energy conservation, waste management and staff safety.
- Mark Needam
- AVT Reliability
CONNECT Conversations
The Requirements All Good PM’s Must Meet
Preventive Maintenance, or PM, has been around since we’ve had machines, and is typically calendar based, and less often, run-time based. We’ve known for some 75 years that some 90%+ of time-based intrusive PM is not just unnecessary, but actually detrimental to equipment performance and maintenance costs.
- Doug Plucknette
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Five Minute Facts
Extending the Proactive Domain on the Potential Failure (P-F) Curve
Have you thought about your condition monitoring/predictive maintenance program and how is it helping your organization to extend the mean time between failures of your assets or is it helping you perform better planning scheduling of work and preventing catastrophic failures?
- Tod Baer
- Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc.
