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Podcasts

“Top 10 Machinery Installation Issues” – Rooted in Reliability Podcast

The Rooted in Reliability podcast is a weekly Maintenance and Reliability podcast covering common industry challenges and what you can learn from them. Each episode dives deeper into critical issues and explains where you can begin correcting theses maintenance flaws today. Sharing new tips and techniques to help you achieve industry best practice and shining a light on widely debated maintenance topics with special guest experts.

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Shaft Alignment

Easy-Laser Receives Another Award for its XT11 Display Unit!

One of the best tablets of the alignment industry has received the Red Dot Design Award 2018!

The origins of the Red Dot Design Award date back to 1955. Its distinction, the Red Dot is established internationally as one of the most sought-after quality marks for good design. Here are some of the criteria the jury evaluates:
  • Degree of innovation
  • Functionality
  • Formal quality
  • Ergonomics
  • Durability

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Articles & Case Studies

Standard Approach – New Guidelines on Shaft Alignment and Machinery Installation

The new standards in shaft alignment and machinery installation are a must-have for anyone involved in rotating machinery.

Without a doubt the most important aspect for rotating machinery is the installation or re-installation of the machine. There are other factors, such as operational procedure and design faults – even incorrect lubrication – however, the main factor is the installation.

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Articles & Case Studies

Machine Life Expectancy – What should the maintenance organization focus on?

You can also find this article it in MRO Magazine’s December Digital Edition here.

Recently I have been seeing the P to F interval curve popping up a lot on my LinkedIn feed and in articles that I have read. It was a concept that I was first introduced to when I was implementing Reliability Centred Maintenance into the Engineering and Maintenance department at the plant where I worked at the time. It was a great idea, that if done correctly is maintenance benefit. Why, because its cost savings and cost avoidance. Let me explain this.

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Shaft Alignment

The Easy-Laser XT660 Shaft Alignment tool – Awaited and Appreciated

The following was written by our partner Easy-Laser® AB and can also be viewed on their Blog here. Enjoy!

It might well be this year’s most awaited product in the alignment industry. Since its release in October, the Easy-Laser XT660 shaft alignment tool has received a great deal of praise all over the world, as it unlocks new possibilities allowing advanced shaft alignment on the groundbreaking XT platform.

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BENCHMARK PDM News

“Good Vibrations” – MRO Magazine article from KSB Pumps

MRO Magazine recently published a good article by Mehran Masoudi from KSB Pumps on vibration in pumps and pumping systems. As we know, vibration can cause serious problems or issues for maintenance departments. This article provides some tips on things like potential sources of vibration, pump vibrations on critical speeds, piping system vibrations and diagnosing them and advice for controlling certain vibrations. Use these tips from one of the most knowledgeable engineering pump solution’s provider in the industry to stem downtime at your plant!

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