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This book, unlike any other in its field, attempts to concentrate on...

This book, unlike any other in its field, attempts to concentrate on those factors that are causing the changes and to examine the relevance of those changes.  Four major factors have been identified. 1. Energy Conservation 2. Human Interaction 3. Product Integrity 4. Product Warranty

What stands in the way of quality maintenance work? Quality of work...

What stands in the way of quality maintenance work? Quality of work depends on everything going right. For years we've tended to blame the maintainers when quality suffers. Now we realize there are barriers to quality, independent of the person. These barriers are named and, when addressed, will improve the...

PM (Preventive Maintenance) is the primary way to ensure the reliability of...

PM (Preventive Maintenance) is the primary way to ensure the reliability of machines, buildings, or other physical assets. Even the most rigorous reliability techniques such as RCM and PMO, in the end, rely on effective PM. In a series of interesting anecdotes, Stories of PM tells the PM person the...

Want more reliability? Then eliminate defects- NOW! Quest for Defect Elimination is...

Want more reliability? Then eliminate defects- NOW! Quest for Defect Elimination is a full-color graphic novel that provides the basics of defect elimination and shows the quest to achieve fewer defects. In manufacturing, fewer defects mean better quality, better yield, higher energy efficiency, and fewer machine breakdowns. In equipment maintenance,...

A bearing is a common machine element used to constrain motion and reduce friction...

A bearing is a common machine element used to constrain motion and reduce friction between moving parts. Bearings are used extensively in global industries, including automotive, construction, power generation, mechanical, chemical, mining, infrastructure, medical, food, etc. The estimated bearing market was valued at $128 billion in 2021, and expected to increase to...

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ReliablePlant 2022 Short Sleeve T-Shirt

ReliablePlant 2022 Short Sleeve T-Shirt

Our first publication was effectively 20 years of black book notes put...

Our first publication was effectively 20 years of black book notes put into a VA reference book to assist people learn and written for the tradesman and technicians. The feedback we had from that publication was that people loved the case studies and found them helpful, this was why we...

In today’s world, the majority of asset-intensive organizations are still stuck with...

In today’s world, the majority of asset-intensive organizations are still stuck with complex, rigid, and sometimes antiquated technology solutions that simply cannot step up to evolving challenges and an ever-changing market. Why do the world’s most important industries—ones that billions of people rely on for essential human needs—operate with approaches...