Precision and Proactive Skills
Understanding Failures and the Potential Failure (P-F) Curve
To understand the importance and the benefits of a Reliability and Precision Program, it is of the upmost importance to have an understanding of failures firs first..
- Tod Baer
- Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc.
Why Filter Industrial Oil
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, Inc
Concepts of Balancing – Rotational Unbalance
Rotational unbalance occurs when there is an uneven distribution of mass around an axis of rotation. This quick tip will explain the possible causes of unbalance…
- Tim Sorensen
- ACOEM
The Key to Machinery Reliability
The goal of Minnkota’s PPM (planned preventative maintenance) Team is to use their technologies and resources to provide the workers with safe, reliable operating equipment and make a positive impact on their maintenance...
- Tod Baer
- Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc.
Alignment Check vs. Alignment
One question that arises regularly in training is about doing alignment checks. Is it okay to just check the alignment? This quick tip will address the reasons for alignment check...
- Stan Riddle
- ACOEM
The Enemy of Reliability: Over Lubrication
Up to 40% of bearings are killed by over lubrication, and another 10–20% are killed by under lubrication. If this is true at your facility, the fault is caused by human error...
- Tom Murphy
- SDT
How Not to Store Your Lubricants
Why does our equipment fail? Because we kill it. Regular plant visits shown numerous examples of poor lubricant storage.
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook
Keep Your Hydraulic Oil Clean and Dry to Ensure Reliability
One of the best ways to ensure smooth-running hydraulic systems is to use the right hydraulic oil and keep it clean and dry. Hydraulic systems have become more sophisticated in recent years, as speed and pressure have …
- Scott Leipprandt
- Lubrication Engineers
The Drop Point and Lubrication Contamination
Are you familiar with the term "drop point" of a grease? The drop point is the temperature at which the oil and the soap, which are the two main elements in grease...
- Tom Murphy
- SDT