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This is a challenging, innovative, and timely new look at implementing Total...

This is a challenging, innovative, and timely new look at implementing Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) by one of the field's leading trainers and authors. The book takes into account the economic upheavals of recent years and demonstrates that TPM is less about moving maintenance tasks to operations than moving accountability...

More than 385 flash cards to use as a study aid for...

More than 385 flash cards to use as a study aid for preparing for both the ICML Level I MLT and MLA certification exams. Flash cards let you study in small, digestible bits of information and then use repetition to help remember the information. Repetition is one of the most...

Included: Practice Exam This 125 question multiple-choice practice test is a great...

Included: Practice Exam This 125 question multiple-choice practice test is a great self-assessment tool and helps you prepare for both Level I MLT and MLA ICML certification. The answer key is detached for easy grading. Comprehensive explanations teach you the reasoning behind the correct answers. Licensed for use by one...

This 125 question multiple-choice practice test is a great self-assessment tool and...

This 125 question multiple-choice practice test is a great self-assessment tool and helps you prepare for both ICML Level I MLT and MLA certification. Answer key is detached for easy grading. Comprehensive explanations teach you the reasoning behind the correct answers. Each exam is licensed for use by one person....

Does Your Oil Analysis Report Reveal... Cr in your hydraulic fluid? Mn...

Does Your Oil Analysis Report Reveal... Cr in your hydraulic fluid? Mn in your compressor lubricant? Cu in your gear oil? Quit guessing what these elements are and how they got into your oil. The Sourcebook or Used Oil Elements can help you pinpoint the source. Use this reference to...

This compact and unique reference provides those who deal with industrial machines...

This compact and unique reference provides those who deal with industrial machines a handy guide for assessing the potential risk of failure and offers a solid basis for reliable and safe machinery operation. Combining the most commonly used assessment tools into one source, it is meant to be taken into...

If you missed the educational sessions at Reliable Plant 2011, you can...

If you missed the educational sessions at Reliable Plant 2011, you can still get the conference proceedings on CD-ROM. It includes the presentations in PDF format from nearly every learning session in each of the three co-located conferences: Lubrication Excellence 2011, Reliability World 2011 and Lean Manufacturing 2011. The real-world...

Bob Edwards inherited a totally reactive maintenance group and he was asked...

Bob Edwards inherited a totally reactive maintenance group and he was asked to make the plant more reliable. Join him as he moves towards World Class, using the best tools available to him - people. In this book, you will learn how empowering and engaging people garners the collective strength...

Routine inspection of a machine’s lubrication system is one of the easiest...

Routine inspection of a machine’s lubrication system is one of the easiest and most productive ways to avoid equipment failure. This book describes many lubrication-related variables that can be quickly and easily monitored in a short timeframe. These inspections will be revealing, and can serve as the foundation of a...

Oil Analysis Basics presents the fundamentals of oil analysis for machinery condition...

Oil Analysis Basics presents the fundamentals of oil analysis for machinery condition monitoring in an easy to understand format. You will learn everything from how to take a proper oil sample to how to select a test slate for your applications. With more than 90 illustrations, figures and lookup tables,...

Written for maintenance managers and practitioners, Lubrication for Industry provides a fundamental...

Written for maintenance managers and practitioners, Lubrication for Industry provides a fundamental understanding of how and why effective lubrication practices are an essential aspect of industrial equipment maintenance. Focuses on the practical daily aspects of lubrication that impact productivity. Covers, in detail, failure analysis, costing techniques, modes of friction, generations...

Wear particle analysis is a powerful technique for non-intrusive examination of the...

Wear particle analysis is a powerful technique for non-intrusive examination of the oil-wetted parts of a machine. The particles contained in the lubricating oil carry detailed and important information about the condition of the machine. This information may be deduced from particle shape, composition, size distribution, and concentration. The Wear...

Basics of Fleet Maintenance is designed for anyone who is involved with...

Basics of Fleet Maintenance is designed for anyone who is involved with operating or maintaining mobile equipment. This book is written in a clear, straight forward style as it identifies important issues for managing Fleet Maintenance in today's environment. In addition to providing strategies and techniques for Fleet Maintenance management,...

In Don't Just Fix It, Improve It! A Journey to the Precision...

In Don't Just Fix It, Improve It! A Journey to the Precision Domain you will learn: Strategies and tools for organizational evolution How to stop spending money fixing failures and losing production How defects affect bottom line results How to use the Hero's Journey to build a learning organization Don't...

This book provides a practical introduction to dynamic and positive displacement compressors,...

This book provides a practical introduction to dynamic and positive displacement compressors, including compressor performance, operation, and problem awareness. In reading this book readers will learn what is needed to select, operate, and troubleshoot compressors. Complete with real-life case histories, the book demonstrates investigative techniques for identifying and isolating various...

Automotive Lubricants and Testing provides a comprehensive overview of various lubrication aspects...

Automotive Lubricants and Testing provides a comprehensive overview of various lubrication aspects of a typical powertrain system, including the engine, transmission, driveline, and other components. It also covers lubrication fundamentals and lubricant testing methods that are influenced by lubricant additive formulation and engine hardware changes. This handbook contains 26 chapters...

DETAILS Format: Four books, soft cover Pages: 517 total Illustrations: 774 color...

DETAILS Format: Four books, soft cover Pages: 517 total Illustrations: 774 color photos and illustrations (approx.) Who Will Benefit: • Maintenance Professionals • Craftsmen and Millwrights • Operators • PM and PdM Technicians • Planners/Schedulers • Trainers Multiple Uses: • Inspection routes • Work order systems • Task training •...

A complete, up-to-date, and immensely useful survey of the maintenance field by...

A complete, up-to-date, and immensely useful survey of the maintenance field by one of its leading educators. The goal of this significantly expanded and updated second edition remains unchanged: to provide a succinct, accessible review of all the major areas in the management of the maintenance function. Whatever the topic,...

With over 70 illustrations, figures and tables, this book is a very...

With over 70 illustrations, figures and tables, this book is a very inclusive reference. It gives a practical look at wear debris and wear particle analysis in many forms.   Author: Brian J. Roylance and Trevor M. Hunt Format: Hardback Pages: 127 Excerpt: Trend Analysis "Trend Analysis is the process...

Preventive Maintenance, begins by detailing the importance of preventive maintenance to an...

Preventive Maintenance, begins by detailing the importance of preventive maintenance to an overall maintenance strategy. The text clearly illustrates how the components of any maintenance strategy are interlinked with dependencies and the performance measures necessary to properly manage the preventive maintenance program. A process flow diagram details the steps of...

Lubrication and Maintenance of Industrial Machinery explains the key role of effective equipment...

Lubrication and Maintenance of Industrial Machinery explains the key role of effective equipment lubrication practices in a proactive reliability-based maintenance program and the best practices for achieving the cost reduction and the inherent resultant increase in operational reliability. Incorporating lean methods, the book can be used by everyone in the production...

Focusing on predictive maintenance, this book is a convenient guide to best...

Focusing on predictive maintenance, this book is a convenient guide to best practices for maintaining machinery and systems assets. It is a handy collection of graphs, charts, calculations, tables, curves, and basic rules of thumb that any engineer working with equipment will need. The authors share a wealth of professional...