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Remove Run to Failure
By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti A fully integrated ERP, such as SAP, should contain data that help you move toward a reliability-centered asset-management culture. As a manufacturer, you want your plant...
View ArticleBalance Asset Management Objectives Wisely
By Drew D. Troyer, CRE, Contributing Editor In my two most-recent columns (Jan. and Feb. 2019), I discussed the importance of skills, behavior, and knowledge in achieving reliability and...
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How Did Deming View Reliability?
Q: How much is reliability tied to Deming’s 14 Points? A: There isn’t space to review all of the 14 points, but the six I’ve selected, adapted from W. Edward Deming’s book Out of Crisis, (1986, MIT...
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A ‘Natural’ Business Case For PdM
Consider the value that predictive maintenance can bring to your operations in terms of safety, reliability, environmental health, and sustainability. By Drew D. Troyer, CRE, Contributing Editor...
View ArticleEffectively Use SAP’s PM Functions
By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti In SAP, maintenance-task lists describe a series of individual maintenance activities. They are used to standardize recurring activities, plan them more effectively, and...
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Leverage Predictive Analytics For Motors
The Internet of Things is improving countless operations in plants, including the way motor health is managed. By Jim Sanderson, Motion Industries and Thomas Schardt, Nidec Motor Corp. Predictive...
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Find Competitive Advantage With Asset Management
By Drew D. Troyer, CRE, CMRP, Contributing Editor Most people think of reliable asset management as maintenance. This is natural. How many, though, also think of it as an opportunity to create a...
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Purchasing Analytics Monitors KPIs
The SAP S/4HANA purchasing analytics dashboard provides immediate access to critical operating factors. By Darren McGregor, Illumiti Purchasing analytics is one of the most powerful tools the SAP...
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Reliability Engineers Are STO Essentials
Don’t overlook the value reliability engineering can deliver to your shutdown/turnaround/outage events. By Drew D. Troyer, CRE, CMRP, Contributing Editor The plant shutdown/turnaround/outage (STO) is...
View ArticleTeach Your Organization To Fish
If reliability is to be sustained, a successful reliability engineer will teach others in the plant “how to fish.” Throughout my many years in manufacturing, there have been several labels put on...
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Create a Material BOM
By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti A bill of materials or BOM, as it is called in SAP, is a useful tool as it allows the maintenance planner to easily view the materials associated with a specific piece of...
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Protect Facilities from Corrosion
Chemically bonded phosphate ceramic (CBPC) coatings provide durable protection from atmospheric and chemical corrosion. Corrosion is the biggest single cause of plant and equipment breakdown, including...
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S/4HANA Simplifies Maintenance
By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti With more companies now upgrading to SAP S/4HANA, maintenance departments everywhere can become more mobile and efficient. SAP announced some time ago that it would stop...
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Bearing PdM Increases Uptime
Predictive-maintenance strategies will move your operation out of fire-fighting mode, improving overall system performance. By Justin Lesley & Scott Moeller, Motion Industries Inc. When we visit...
View ArticleThe RCM Paradigm Shift
The science of reliability centered maintenance (RCM) is understood by many companies today. However, implementation is still a roadblock for most. Since the late 1970s, I’ve heard the catch- phrase...
View ArticleSix Ways To Empower Maintenance
A large part of any successful reliability and maintenance program is implementing effective information-management systems and consistent communication with all involved. With a predictive-maintenance...
View ArticleEquate Motor Defects to Profitability, GHG Impact
One of the reasons that most condition-based maintenance and physical-asset management programs do not survive is that we do not tie them to business items understood at the corporate leadership level....
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Plan Work Quickly with S/4HANA
Interface moves you from notification to planned work in six simple steps. By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti The new paradigm in S/4HANA aims to help users understand how they are doing (embedded analytics)...
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S/4HANA Simplifies Work Scheduling
These steps help you quickly schedule work and easily monitor job status. By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti SAP’s S/4HANA offers a full suite of application tiles that simplify every workstream. This month...
View ArticleTwenty Reasons To Stop Firefighting
One of the most effective steps you can take to have a positive impact on all areas of your business and your ROI (return on investment), is to minimize reactive maintenance. Here are twenty reasons...
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