December 2003

In this Issue:

 

Effective CMMS Project Planning

By Jim Cullen

 

CMMS implementation project obstacles can be overcome. By following five key principles of project management, the CMMS Project Manager can, in fact, avoid all of the obstacles listed below. The Project Manager must be reliable, responsive, have empathy, and be willing to help and provide quick service and submit deliverables on schedule. These factors will succumb to never having to resort to making excuses.

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Which is Which ? Cavitation or Recirculation?

By: Angelo Agresti

 

How many times have we heard sounds emanating from pump casings like ball bearings rattling around inside a tin can? The first thing that comes to mind is cavitation. We know what it sounds like and we see the damage it can do to impellers, but do we know what to do about it? In many cases ? no! It has been classified as ?the nature of the beast? and other non-technical terms but it is allowed to continue until the inevitable happens when the impeller disintegrates. That is when maintenance can be expensive.

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Dry Ice Blasting...A Better Cleaning

Dry ice blasting is a relatively new cleaning process using solid CO2 pellets (known as dry ice). It is primarily used for industrial use in a variety of applications. The pellets sublimate (convert directly from a solid blast pellet to a vapor (CO2) leaving no residue. The process is superior to sand blasting, glass bead blasting and other types of cleaning methods for numerous reasons.

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Did You Know?
 

Did You Know? - Maintenance Tips and Techniques From Our Friends at Idcon, Inc.

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This issue is also brought to you courtesy of Marshall Institute 


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