Two Minute Tips
Standardize All of Your Grease Guns
Paul Dufresne explains why every plant should standardize all grease guns. Grease guns are a front-line defense in the war on friction…
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook, in Partnership with Lubrication Engineers
Sensor Fusion: The Path to Proactive Plant Maintenance and Operational Excellence
A powerful approach for improving plant maintenance programs is the integration of multiple sensing technologies to improve coverage of machines and different failure modes. This can be further complemented by effective analysis of the data from all the different sources. When using multiple sensors like this, it is called Sensor Fusion...
- Alan McCall
- Sensoteq
What is Infrared Thermography?
Syed Munawer Hasan explains concepts of infrared thermography including infrared rays and the electromagnetic spectrum…
- Syed Munawer Hasan
- Plant Asset Efficiency Solutions
Cables for Handheld Vibration Analyzers and Portable Vibration Meters
Six considerations to select the right cables for vibration data collectors and hand held vibration meters..
- Peter Eitnier
- Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies
Why You Should Color-Code Your Lubrication Equipment
Paul Dufresne explains why it’s essential to implement a color chart system, also incorporating shapes for people who are colorblind…
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook, in Partnership with Lubrication Engineers
Introducing Engineered Distribution Devices for Lubrication
In an engineered block system, the system operating sequence follows three steps: The lubricant is delivered to the divider valve block through a machine-mounted or hand-operated grease gun, then the positive displacement…
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook, in Partnership with Lubrication Engineers
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
A Quick Tip for Oil Storage
Why risk the effectiveness and lifespan of the lubricants that help maintain your machinery by leaving them susceptible to contamination? It’s time to get rid of the old methods that can allow water, dirt, and other particulates to contaminate your lubricants.
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
What’s in Store for AI in the Next 5–10 Years?
Question: What’s in store for ai in the next 5–10 years? Mohan Amasa answers…
- Mohan Amasa
- AssetSense