November 17, 2020

The Importance of Root Cause Analysis

Root cause analysis, also known as RCA, is discovering the root cause of a problem in order to identify the correct solution. RCA also promotes systematically […]
October 27, 2020

Don’t Let Soft Foot Compromise Your Equipment

Soft foot can be one of the leading issues encountered in rotating equipment. It is also known as machine frame distortion and is a complex condition […]
January 21, 2020

How to Implement Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)

We’ve previously written about Proactive Versus Reactive Maintenance and decided to build on that with a practice called Reliability Centered Maintenance. We will show you the […]
April 19, 2019

Predictive Maintenance of Rotating Equipment

From food manufacturers to chemical plants, a typical industrial plant may have dozens to hundreds of pieces of rotating equipment. These include pumps, motors, gearboxes, turbines, […]
March 22, 2019

Machine Alignment is Essential to Proactive Maintenance

According to the Department of Commerce, there about 12.4 million electric motors in use in industrial operations across the United States that operate at 1hp and […]
February 14, 2019

Can Effective Preventive Maintenance Scheduling Reduce Downtime?

Industries often operate 24 hours per day to maximize production, which causes them to push machines to their limits. The rate of machine part failure is […]
January 15, 2019

Proactive Versus Reactive Maintenance

Many organizations are realizing the benefits of embracing a proactive maintenance approach. Others still rely heavily on a reactive maintenance strategy, or wait for problems to […]
December 13, 2018

6 Steps to Optimize Maintenance Practices

Plant owners across the globe are aware Lean maintenance practices can improve production, minimize downtime, and reduce costs. Unfortunately, as much as 90% of performed maintenance […]