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Wastewater treatment plant reduces operational costs with CMMS upgrade
In 2016, the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) decided to add a biosolids dryer facility (BDF) to the municipal water and sewage treatment plant for the City of Detroit. They contracted with the New England Fertilizer Company (NEFCO) to design, build and operate the BDF, which treats sludge and reduces wastewater solids volume through dewatering….
Tune into podcast on technology for the maintenance technician
Fluke Accelix Vice President Kevin Clark appeared on “Reliability Radio” with host Scott MacKenzie at MaximoWorld in August 2018 where they discussed technology that provides data the maintenance technician can use to take action. In this episode, Clark discusses how Fluke’s focus has been and continues to be on the maintenance technician. He believes…
Decisions: when to use a handheld tool or a sensor
Plant managers today must determine when to use condition monitoring (CdM) technologies and when to use traditional preventive maintenance (PM). Frederic Baudart, CMRP, lead product specialist for Fluke, and Greg Perry, senior maintenance reliability consultant with Fluke Accelix, dive into this subject in this article featured on Plant Engineering. They say the answer depends on…
Best Practice Webinars on condition monitoring
Condition monitoring (CM) is the process of monitoring asset data to discover conditional operation changes that could indicate a developing fault. Two Fluke experts, John Bernet and Frederic Baudart, explain in this webinar how teams begin the CM process, important first steps and the benefits. This webinar also considers how to select technology to start…
B3 Electric works more efficiently with power monitor
B3 Electric (B3) primarily serves industrial customers in automotive-based manufacturing. The company conducts electrical troubleshooting for customers where a meter is required. In mid-2017, B3 President John Baker needed a piece of equipment that could capture voltage, current, power factor and frequency issues. He found that the Fluke 3540 FC Three-Phase Power Monitor met these…
Tune into podcast on the value of data
Dave O’Reilly, president of Fluke Digital Systems, joined “Reliability Radio” host Scott MacKenzie at MaximoWorld in August 2018 where they discussed how important data will continue to be for industry professionals and the history and future of Fluke. In this episode, MacKenzie and O’Reilly first explore the evolution of Fluke Connect. O’Reilly explains that Fluke Founder John Fluke’s…
OptoTech uses power monitor for remote diagnosis
Optotech is a leader in optical machinery equipment and has a range of machinery and process technology for precision and ophthalmic optics. John Marhefka, a field service engineer for OptoTech, explains that OptoTech’s customer base includes the people who order the equipment to make lenses. According to Marhefka, one of OptoTech’s servicing generators—located at their…
How to implement reliability-centered maintenance strategies
Dave Reiber, senior reliability leader with Reliabilityweb.com, explains in a recent webinar the importance of having a framework that allows the organization to build short- and long-term strategies. Everyone in the organization should recognize the framework, and everyone should understand and participate in the asset management process. Within the Uptime Elements framework, the domains include reliability…
Top 10 blog posts of 2018
As 2018 comes to an end, we’ve rounded up our top 10 blog posts from 2018. We’ve covered a variety of topics this year, and based on the results, our readers have enjoyed gaining a better understanding of preventive, predictive and proactive maintenance. Our webinars also remain popular, and The Hive Comic Strip has been…