maintenance
Case Studies and Stories
Boliden Garpenberg Mine
In January 2011, New Boliden decided on a major expansion of operations at the Garpenberg mine in central Sweden, aiming to successively increase production from 1.4 million to 2.5 million tons annually...
Webinars
Reactive Maintenance Cycle of Doom
Condition Monitoring and reliability programs often suffer from one very big roadblock; breaking out of the reactive maintenance emergencies. Watch this webinar to learn how to break out of this time consuming cycle.
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
Case Studies and Stories
Condition Monitoring of Ball Mill with HD Technologies
After long discussions, both plants decided to switch from the VCM system to the newer Intellinova system - and with fabulous results, which are highlighted in chapter...
- Robbert de Rouw
- SPM Instrument BV
Two Minute Tips
A Clean and Balanced Approach to Equipment Maintenance
Proper equipment function requires a properly aligned and balanced machine...
- Trent Phillips
- Novelis
Two Minute Tips
How Healthy Is Your Plant Preventive Maintenance Program?
We all know that Preventive Maintenance (PM) is the foundation...
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook, in Partnership with Lubrication Engineers
Case Studies and Stories
What is 3 Minutes of Motor Testing Worth to You?
A motor distributor in the Netherlands provided a 17 Kilowatt, 400-Volt motor to a local hospital in 2015. The hospital rented a portable crane to install the motor onto the roof of the building. The motor is used to operate a fan that is mounted on the hospital’s roof...
- Richard Scott
- ALL-TEST PRO
Case Studies and Stories
Analytical Ferrography Forensics
A steel mill uses this pump to boost the water pressure it supplies to the hot mill for descaling. Thin scale forms rapidly on the hot slab and must be removed before entering the mill stands...
Case Studies and Stories
Analytical Ferrography Forensics II
A steel mill uses this motor to drive a double reduction gearbox on a roughing mill at an input speed of 450 rpm. The motor has babbitt sleeve bearings...
Webinars
Electrical Preventive Maintenance & Changes to NFPA 70E
The 2018 revision will change the way that we assess and control for risks -- a very important change. Are you and your team properly assessing and controlling the risks present during condition monitoring activities?
- Tim Rohrer
- Exiscan
