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….
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…
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…
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…
In a profession where standardized work drives efficiency and productivity, MRO professionals sure do field a lot of non-standard challenges! Plant Services Chief Editor Tom Wilk reviews the key industry trends that defined 2018 and then looks ahead at what to expect this year. This webinar covers the following topics Servitization trends, especially for predictive/proactive…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…