Reliable Plant July 2006

Featured Article

Paul V. Arnold, Noria Corporation

When I and the folks at Noria Corporation started developing the editorial framework for Reliable Plant magazine, I thought we had something special on our hands. At the time, I just didn’t know...

Karen D. Hamel

A drop of liquid. A pinch of sand. A small scrap of cardboard. That’s all it takes to create the potential for slips, trips and falls. According to the United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of...

Dave Cary

Want your workforce to let out a groaner chorus of “yeah, right”? Just announce that you’re going to implement a cost-saving improvement that they will welcome and appreciate. “Yeah, right.”...

Kevin Remack

Want to expand coupling life? Who doesn’t? You may want to look into advanced-design disc couplings. These couplings feature discs with optimized profile and thickness to provide a higher...

The Preventive Maintenance Team, American Axle & Manufacturing

The preventive maintenance team at American Axle and Manufacturing (AAM) addressed an issue found during a routine preventive maintenance work order. Relying on their skills and field experience, they...

Johnny Maldonado

What role does the human resources department play in the reliability of your plant? In today’s industrial environment, HR is becoming less involved in the areas of recruitment, training and...

Tor Idhammar, IDCON INC

In the previous three issues of Reliable Plant, my columns touched upon defining best practices in order for leadership to clearly communicate the plant’s direction for reliability improvements. In...

Doc Palmer

I can’t overemphasize the importance of selecting the right person to be a maintenance planner. Controlling the entire planning effort relies on staffing, period. At stake is a 1.57-fold increase...

John Schultz

Now that maintenance managers and reliability engineers are being inundated with information on condition-based maintenance, one question that I frequently hear is, “Where do I start?” Despite...

John Ha

“I’m all in.” You are probably familiar with the statement. It seems No-Limit Texas Hold’em, the king of all poker games, is the craze these days. I’ve got to confess, I’m hooked. Addicted may...

Tim Goshert

About 15 years ago, I was fortunate to attend a conference where the keynote speaker’s focus was quality. This person was a successful entrepreneur and had built a top-flight company over the past...

Paul V. Arnold, Noria Corporation

Global lean enterprise director Steve Hockridge (left) and lean coordinator Dana Billings have seen the benefits of bringing together lean and reliability. There are three types of...