Plant Services - August 2008 - (Page 5) V , N FEATURES 26 35 39 COVER STORY Don’t Lose It Six ways to capture knowledge – or do without COMPRESSORS Volume Equals Power LUBRICATION How to balance storage against excess air compressor capacity An Inside Story VALVES You must keep your hydraulic system clean of varnish or pay the consequences 43 Ban the Leaks Choose a ball valve with leak-tight seals to curb fugitive emissions SPECIALISTS 21 ASSET MANAGER Where Are Your Assets? 49 WEB HUNTER Integrating GIS/GPS with your CMMS reveals that and much more Reliability: Documented and Proven 25 TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX Use Weibull analysis to support your requests for a greater maintenance budget Predicting Motor Failure 62 ENERGY EXPERT Power signatures reveal potential problems with performance and reliability Visualize the Invisible Drawing attention is a fundamental part of any effective energy strategy PlantServices.com SKILL TV VIDEO: CANADIAN MAINTENANCE CRISIS PlantServices.com Maintenance Evangelist and Plant Services Contributing Editor Joel Leonard talks to Bill Thrasher, vice president of PEMAC, about the shortage of skilled workers in Canada. Watch this video at www.veotag.com/ player/?pid=fc7b3559-ae2f-42ed-9383-c4bcc6a18d83. COLUMNS AND DEPARTMENTS 7 FROM THE EDITOR A powerful tool for modifying human behavior e Nudge 17 CRISIS CORNER Critical Steps 9 WEB ONLY ARTICLE: COOLING ON THE CHEAPER AND CHEAPER Stephen Puryear, quality engineer in the facilities operations group of Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics in Emeryville, Calif., shows you how data analysis produces a refrigeration health metric. Find out more at www.plantservices.com/articles/2008/162.html. LETTERS Drill for Energy • Reduce Consumption • Competitive Advantage • Apprenticeships Are In THE PS FILES From South Carolina to Chicago, leaders are taking steps to cure the crisis 19 WHAT WORKS Grit Blows Blower Bearings 11 PODCAST: COULD THIS U.S. MANUFACTURING FACILITY HAVE BEEN SAVED? How Did You Get Here? Reliability problem solved by sealed units and strain sensors 52 IN THE TRENCHES Director of Operations and Engineering Tom Clark tells what his plant’s shutdown and move to Mexico taught him about maintenance and production efficiency. Listen to his story at www.plantservices.com/ multimedia/2008/080703_Tom_Clark.html. By choice or by chance, we want to hear about your maintenance experience Love at First Sight PRODUCT PICKS Acme learns about dancing on employees’ mating habits 13 UP AND RUNNING Arc Flash Research Collects Contribution • Win a Free Forklift Truck 55 58 60 MRO MARKETPLACE CLASSIFIEDS 5 A .PLANTSERVICES. http://PlantServices.com http://www.veotag.com/player/?pid=fc7b3559-ae2f-42ed-9383-c4bcc6a18d83 http://www.veotag.com/player/?pid=fc7b3559-ae2f-42ed-9383-c4bcc6a18d83 http://www.plantservices.com/articles/2008/162.html http://www.plantservices.com/multimedia/2008/080703_Tom_Clark.html http://www.plantservices.com/multimedia/2008/080703_Tom_Clark.html http://www.plantservices.com
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