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Mechanical vibration: Where do I start, and what is the benefit?
April 1, 2013 5:20 pm | by Fluke | White PapersVibration can identify problems before other symptoms—heat, sound, electrical consumption, lubricant impurities. Over half of unplanned downtime is attributed to mechanical failures. While many things can impact the life of a machine, once the first signs of failure appear a machine generally has a matter of months before failing completely. Vibration testing provides a way to determine where the machine is on the failure curve and react appropriately.
Overall vibration, severity levels and crest factor plus
April 1, 2013 5:14 pm | by Fluke | White PapersMechanical Vibration is a notoriously difficult subject matter to master. A quick glance at a textbook in the field shows that the advanced practitioner must master sophisticated concepts in mathematics and physics in order to accurately collect and interpret vibration data. This has caused a major problem for industrial plants—the benefits of a vibration testing program are well known, but far too many plants choose to avoid vibration testing because of the perceived complexity.
April 2013 - BMW Reports Record Production
April 1, 2013 10:56 am | Digital Editions | CommentsIn this issue, BMW Manufacturing reports record production volume, NEUTEX Advanced Energy Groups positions itself as a leading American manufacturer of LED lighting, industry experts talk the true value of anti-seize, manufacturers and distributors step up to tackle the skill gap in welding, and more.
Make RCA Easier With PROACT Templates Webinar
March 29, 2013 2:31 pm | by Reliability Center, Inc. | EventsWhere do you start in an analysis and how do you streamline and manage this process? Beat 'paralysis by analysis' with this valuable webinar where you will learn RCI's proven methods and tools that work! It's easy to become overwhelmed with so much information and so many options that one doesn't know where to start and how to keep it all organized.
Industry PROACT® RCA Workshop
March 28, 2013 2:15 pm | by Reliability Center, Inc. | EventsUncover the REAL Roots of your Problems. While most investigation techniques stop at the physical cause of failure PROACT® takes the analysis into the human and latent issues in the cause and effect relationship. By going down into these more significant issues (the reasons why people are making the mistakes they are making) many hidden failures that have yet to manifest themselves are eliminated.
Make RCA Easier With PROACT Templates Webinar
March 28, 2013 10:09 am | by Reliability Center, Inc. | EventsWhere do you start in an analysis and how do you streamline and manage this process? Beat 'paralysis by analysis' with this valuable webinar where you will learn RCI's proven methods and tools that work! It's easy to become overwhelmed with so much information and so many options that one doesn't know where to start and how to keep it all organized.
Human Error Reduction Workshop
March 27, 2013 3:24 pm | by Reliability Center, Inc. | EventsThis training provides attendees with the requisite skills and knowledge necessary to provide a rigorous understanding of human performance that will result in significantly reduced human errors and improved operational excellence in the workplace. this will answer the question "why" it happened.
Why Parts Fail Workshop
March 25, 2013 10:37 am | by Reliability Center, Inc. | EventsThis training provides an understanding of how it is possible to make order out of chaos when things go wrong. The workshop is designed to teach attendees how to identify failure modes by reading fracture surfaces of parts such as bearings, shafts, fasteners, seals, belts, and other materials to determine physical root causes. This will provide the answer(s) to "what happened."
Basic Failure Analysis Workshop
March 22, 2013 5:15 pm | by Reliability Center, Inc. | EventsThis training is intended to provide facility personnel with the requisit skills and knowldge to eliminate the problems and chronic failures they are experiencing everyday on the job.
RCA Industry Template Webinar
March 21, 2013 12:58 pm | by Reliability Center, Inc. | EventsWhere do you start in an analysis and how do you streamline and manage this process? Beat "paralysis by analysis" with this valuable webinar where you will learn RCI's proven methods and tools that work! It's easy to become overwhelmed with so much information and so many options that one doesn't know where to start and how to keep it all organized.
March 2013 iPurchase
March 20, 2013 11:44 am | Digital Editions | CommentsWalk through the latest trends in safety equipment and compliance issues relating to the manufacturing environment, including an analysis on investment requirements for meeting regulations, a look at how new PPE design elements translate to better adoption on the plant floor, a review of recent safety disasters, and an outline of resources that can help manufacturers continuously improve their safety programs.
The Future Of Manufacturing And Design With Additive Manufacturing.
March 13, 2013 1:33 pm | EventsIn this webcast, Dr. Christopher Williams, Assistant Professor and Director of the DREAMS (Design, Research and Education for Additive Manufacturing Systems) Lab, will discuss how Additive Manufacturing is being used at Virginia Tech. The presentation will include use-cases and novel applications of both Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) and multi-material PolyJet 3D Printing.
Free KeyedIn™ Manufacturing Estimating Software Webinar
March 11, 2013 2:42 pm | by KeyedIn Solutions | EventsEvery manufacturer knows that getting estimates right can mean the difference between success and survival. An estimate has to be a complex balancing act – competitive enough to win the job but not so competitive that it reduces profit margins.
5th Annual Chem/Petrochem & Refinery Shutdowns And Turnarounds Conference
March 8, 2013 11:48 am | EventsThe 5th Annual Chem/Petrochem and Refineries Shutdowns and Turnarounds Conference will focus on the fundamentals of achieving a timely turnarounds, which entails: early planning, solid guidelines, capital projects integration, safety, introducing technology to improve safety and/or drive down costs, developing best practices through the reporting and analyses post-turnaround and building/maintaining a quality workforce.
Pipe Marking Best Practices Webinar
March 1, 2013 5:23 pm | by Graphic Products, Inc. | EventsThis webinar will provide an overview of American Society of Mechanical Engineers and International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration standards for labeling pipe systems including content identification, color coding, visibility, and more.
