Plant Services - August 2007 - (Page 7) mike brenner, group publisher mbrenner@putman.net specialists 27 ENERGY EXPERT editorial staff paul studebaker, cmrp Recognition, rewards, consequences By Peter Garforth, Contributing Editor They give an energy program credence as well as enthusiasm editor in chief executive editor managing editor senior web editor pstudebaker@putman.net russell l. kratowicz, p.e. cmrp 29 ASSET MANAGER russk@putman.net ken schnepf Critical assets kschnepf@putman.net michael ermitage dan hebert, p.e., The CMMS can help you define, rank and maintain them in the right priority By David Berger, P.Eng., Contributing Editor mermitage@putman.net dhebert@putman.net stephen c. herner jennifer dakas tom waitek senior technical editor group art director art director production designer contributing editor contributing editor contributing editor contributing editor contributing editor contributing editor 32 TEchNoloGY ToolboX Control valve diagnostics WEb huNTER Health monitoring can eliminate stiction, wrong-sizing and excessive wear By Sheila Kennedy, Contributing Editor sherner@putman.net jdakas@putman.net twaitek@putman.net david berger, p.eng. peter garforth sheila kennedy joel leonard r. keith mobley, cmrp ricky smith, cmrp 53 Checking the future boilER RooM Sooner or later we’re going to develop an interest in retirement planning By Russ Kratowicz, P.E., CMRP, Executive Editor 66 Four short steps to excellence By Ricky Smith, Contributing Editor Maintenance is a state of mind, a state of awareness, a state of perceived value publication services carmela kappel jerry clark jack jones ckappel@putman.net jclark@putman.net jjones@putman.net rita fitzgerald assistant to the publisher v.p., circulation circulation director production manager reprints marketing manager columns and departments 9 FRoM ThE EDiToR Come and get us Three new ways to let us have a piece of your mind By Paul Studebaker, CMRP, Editor in Chief rfitzgerald@putman.net claudia stachowiak 11 13 Foster Reprints claudia@fostereprints.com (866) 879-9144 ext. 121 lETTERS • It’s frustrating to watch good people leave • Global warming is a hot topic PlANTSERvicES.coM administrative staff john m. cappelletti julie cappelletti-lange keith larson rose southard president/ceo vice president v.p., content it director Share your experience ThE PS FilES Our wikis allow plant professionals to add their knowledge to the Web site By Michael Ermitage, Senior Web Editor PLANT SERVICES (ISSN 0199-8013) is published Junely by Putman Media, Inc., 555 West Pierce Road, Suite 301, Itasca, IL 60143. Phone (630) 467-1300, Fax (847) 291-4816. Periodicals Postage paid at Itasca, IL and additional mailing offices. Canada Post International Publications Mail Product Sales Agreement No. 40028661. Canadian Mail Distributor Information: Frontier/BWI,PO Box 1051, Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, L2A 5N8. Printed in U.S.A. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to PLANT SERVICES, Putman Media, Inc., PO Box 3435, Northbrook, IL 60065-3435. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Qualified reader subscriptions are accepted from PLANT SERVICES managers, supervisors and engineers in manufacturing plants in the U.S. and Canada. To apply for qualified-reader subscriptions, please go to www.plantservices.com. To non-qualified subscribers in the U.S., subscriptions are $96 per year. Single copies are $15, except the August and October issues which are $36. Canadian and foreign annual subscriptions are accepted at $145 (Foreign airmail $200/ yr). Single copies are $81. © 2007 by Putman Media, Inc. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without consent of the copyright owner. In an effort to more closely align with our business partners in a manner that provides the most value to our readers, content published in PLANT SERVICES magazine appears on the public domain of PLANT SERVICES’ Website, and may also appear on Websites that apply to our growing marketplace. Putman Media, Inc. also publishes THE JOURNAL, CHEMICAL PROCESSING, CONTROL, CONTROL DESIGN, FOOD PROCESSING, INDUSTRIAL NETWORKING and PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING. PLANT SERVICES assumes no responsibility for validity of claims in items published. 15 Interest grows in energy education By Ken Schnepf, Managing Editor Universities are cultivating engineers with green degrees 17 23 uP AND RuNNiNG • Manufacturing as a knowledge business • WIKA receives Perfect Engine Award • CCS system uses gases to treat fine and submicron particulate • Radio show tinkers with skills gap cRiSiS coRNER Still pipe dreaming Maintenance Crisis progress report shows mixed results By Joel Leonard, Contributing Editor 25 57 WhAT WoRkS Bearing failures banned in Memphis iN ThE TRENchES For love or money Acme uncovers a case of predictable disability August 2007 www.PLANTSERVICES.com http://www.plantservices.com http://www.plantservices.com
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