One of the latest unfortunate trends in maintenance and reliability is to take shortcuts. By learning why all reliability efforts must start with informed and qualified leaders, as well as what it ...

What happens when you combine the early warning power of vibration monitoring with the diagnostic depth of oil analysis? At ...

In the mid-1980s, United Air Lines produced a commercial that clearly defined the life of an effective troubleshooter. This corporate problem-solver could never return home, bouncing from one ...

Infrared thermography is the process of using a thermal imager to detect radiation (heat) coming from an object, converting it to temperature and displaying an image of the temperature distribution.

What does it take for a US$60 billion high-tech giant like Dell Inc. to compete in today's margin-hungry personal computer market? "We are always looking for ways to take out waste, to take out time ...

Orion Corporation is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2008 — a testament to its success in providing quality products to the power generation, oil and gas, petrochemical and marine industries all ...

Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is the premier standard for measuring manufacturing productivity. Read about how to calculate OEE, the six big losses, OEE benefits and more. What is Overall ...

Feeling safe is an important aspect of life. A safe house, a safe job, etc., are things everyone desires. To that end, society has developed procedures for almost everything we do, especially in the ...

Michael looked forward to attending his first industry conference. He was entering his third year in the accounting field, and wanted to meet the right people and stay on top of industry trends.

While most people associate lean with tools and principles such as value stream mapping, one-piece flow, kanban, 5-S, Total Productive Maintenance and kaizen events, few people think about the more ...

The Sherwin-Williams Company announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Industrial Wood Coatings business of Arch Chemicals Inc. Headquartered in Pianoro, Italy, Arch Industrial ...

What is a Fishbone Diagram? A fishbone diagram is a cause-and-effect discovery tool that helps figure out the reason(s) for defects, variations or failures within a process. In other words, it helps ...