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ManageMent Personnel otherwise would be hard to share visually,” says John Paul Williams, global business development manager, manufacturing, for Tandberg (www.tandberg.net). “Companies don’t have to remain at a standstill while they wait for a specialist to come and investigate the problem physically. Operations keep running.” Today’s all-in-one Responding to demands by its more advanced vibration analysis technicians, DLI Engineering integrated many of today’s capabilities into its DCX mobile system (Figure 4). The system uses a hardened tablet computer made by DRS, with DLI’s data acquisition card and a triaxial sensor. It runs high-level software – Windows XP and a full desktop version of vibration analysis and diagnostic software, as opposed to approaches where data is acquired and later downloaded into a desktop workstation for analysis. “Customers want all the history and tools on the floor, and appreciate the XP system so they can load other things onto it as well, such as e-mail,” says Dean Lofall, director of products and systems engineering at DLI (www.dliengineering.com). With wireless, they’re integrated with peers around the company. They can send alarms to others’ attention, and interface with Scheduling to get problems fixed. They have more freedom and power to communicate in real time. Wireless technology can be integrated with software so results go into the CMMS. “And if they’re testing and see something or hear a noise, they can check the CMMS history and scheduled work,” says Lofall. “The DCX can access the CMMS while constructing or performing tests, and you can streamline changes to future work orders and update equipment histories in real time.” Web connectivity gives access to DLI’s knowledge base. “We have resources available through the Web that they otherwise wouldn’t have November 2007 – references, etc. – so if they see something they don’t understand, they can identify it,” Lofall says. “They also can access our online technical support. With GoToMeeting service, if the DCX is connected to the Web, our tech support guys can get right on their desktops and help them out while the guy watches them. “We knew it would be convenient, but we didn’t realize it would turn out as wonderful as it is. It’s a great opportunity for the field technicians to get the support they need.” manufacturing systems and aging infrastructures. Mobile’s ability to instruct, guide and empower workers might be just what we need to close the gap, mitigating the shortage of highly-trained and experienced technicians with wireless tools that can show-and-tell operators each step of the best way to perform their task. More resources at www. PlantServices.com/thismonth Going mobile: Power tools for culture change Improvements in CMMS data entry Build your own industrial Tricorder Portable control meets maintenance Wireless finds its calling in maintenance Wireless: Ready or not For more, search www.PlantServices.com using the keywords mobile, computer, handheld and wireless. Avert the crisis Increasing availability of wireless networks in industrial plants; proliferation of PC, wireless and Web capabilities; and falling costs of ever more sophisticated mobile technology are brewing up an antidote for the growing skilled worker shortage attributed to retiring baby-boomers, high-tech THREE DEFINING STRENGTHS ONE EXCEPTIONAL COMPANY Engineering and ingenuity from around the globe. 150 years of experience. And a new partnership with Fu Sheng, a precision manufacturer of some of the world’s most respected brands. Experience what the power of our new partnership can do for you. VISIT WWW.DISCOVERCURTIS.COM DISCOVER ©2007 Curtis-Toledo, Inc. 17640_2 07 CTGNL GENRL Wrap Up.indd www.PLANTSERVICES.com 1 9/19/07 45 8:02:37 http://www.tandberg.net http://www.tandberg.net http://www.PlantServices.com/thismonth http://www.PlantServices.com/thismonth http://www.PLANTSERVICES.com http://www.dliengineering.com http://www.discovercurtis.com http://www.discovercurtis.com http://www.PLANTSERVICES.com

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Plant Services - November 2007 Contents New Tools Letters Let Us Know Where to Put the Gas Up and Running How are you Fighting Crisis? What Works Why is the Best Practice Transfer so Hard? Who are you Going to Call? Chained to Power Mobile Mindset Making Money in the Lube Lab Grabbing a Moving Target Bagging the BTUs Keeping Mellow Preserving Health and Safety The Power of Reliability Excellence

Plant Services - November 2007

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