Recently added articles from Industrial Maintenance & Plant Operation:
Auto productivity up in North America in '05.
Jun 01, 2006 ... Staff An annual report on the North American auto industry shows that recent quality efforts have reduced the productivity gap among the key automakers. According to the Harbour Report North America 2006, released this month by Michigan-based Harbour Consulting, DaimlerChrysler, ...
Product News.
Jun 01, 2006 ... Staff FLOW METER Staff The vortex flow meter uses ultrasonic technology to measure tiny vortices that form when media in the pipe move across a strut. The RWG and RWBG vortex flow meters have no moving parts. All meters in this series are loop-powered ...
Product Focus.
Jun 01, 2006 ... Staff DIESEL ENGINE Staff The Vector family of industrial diesel engines consists of 8-, 12-, and 16-cylinder models. The engine features the V-type cylinder configuration with four valves per cylinder and high-pressure common-rail injection system. Each ...
The High Cost of Under-Skilled Labor.
Jun 01, 2006 ... By Pete L. Little, PE I think we've all seen this before: The new bearing is installed with a hammer, by a technician who was never trained how to do it properly. So the equipment on which it was installed fails after six weeks. When the bearing is again replaced, you find ...
Poka-Yoke: Human-Proof Your Process.
Jun 01, 2006 ... By Gary Connor, Contributor The Japanese term refers to procedures that can help remove human error from any process. I am not an idiot. At least I have friends who tell me I'm not. But I still make mistakes. And I'm not the only one. In our workshops, ...