| In
this Issue: |
| Electronic
Drives Technical Tips - Hot Spares and Load Testing |
| by Eddie Mayfield, President
of Electronic Maintenance Associates |
| It's happened to everyone... you have a
repaired (or even new) drive on the shelf, a problem develops with the
one in service, you pull out the new/repaired one, and "uh oh..." it doesn't
work. One suggestion we often make regarding critical applications is keep
your spare drive powered up! |
| "Seeing
is Believing" Stroboscope Techniques |
| by
Staff of Monarch Instrument |
| The Stroboscope is a powerful diagnostic
tool with uses in maintenance, production, quality control and research.
Stroboscopes allow "slow motion or stop action" visual inspection of rotating,
linear or reciprocating objects. |
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|
| Total
Productive Maintenance Case Study |
| provided by the Marshall
Institute, Inc. |
| MRC Bearings' TPM Journey: From Totally
Painted Machines to Taking Pride in Our Machines |
|
Root
Cause Analysis: Improving Performance for Bottom Line Results
-
A Book Review from Maintenanceresources.com |
| by Bret Ridgway |
| In business
these days plant engineering and maintenance personnel are seemingly faced
with a never ending stream of ?programs of the month?. Is Root Cause
Analysis (RCA) another in a long line of these passing fads, or is it a
practical, implementable tool that will have staying power? |
