Boiler Feed Pump Failure: Tracing the Steps of a Forced Outage
The failure occurred in a turbine-driven boiler feedwater pump (TDBFP) at a fossil fuel power...
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Maintenance and Reliability
How to Structure Your Day Like a Top-Tier Maintenance Manager
For maintenance and reliability, the definition of proactive is: To act before the cost of doing...
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How Maintenance Leaders Win with Adaptable Strategies
Maintenance is war. Your enemies are the triumvirate of breakdown, deterioration, and unplanned...
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Do Bearings and Lubrication Really Impact Pump Performance? Yes, Here’s How
In 1986, a facility with over 3,200 process pumps analyzed its failure data from five years. The...
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Overall Scheduling Effectiveness: The Metric That Powers Maintenance Success
Overall Scheduling Effectiveness (OSE) is a leading indicator that drives proactive behaviors,...
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Overall Planning Effectiveness: A Leading Metric for Reliability Improvement
Overall Planning Effectiveness (OPE) is a leading indicator that drives proactive behaviors, which...
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How to Streamline Maintenance with Effective Planning and Scheduling
Any planning and scheduling system should eliminate delays in the maintenance process and...
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Pump Life Expectancy: Myths, Math, and Meaningful Metrics
The preface to one of my books (Pump User’s Handbook) alluded to the area of pump-failure...
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The Reliability Approach: From Reactive Fixes to Proactive Excellence
First, what is The Reliability Approach? The Reliability Approach is a systematic approach to...
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Top 5 Rules for Accurate Vibration Sensor Placement and Setup
By Howard Penrose and Matt Knuth Vibration analysis is a powerful diagnostic tool for identifying...
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How Reliability Professionals Drive Value Across the Triple Bottom Line
Asset management involves the lifecycle management of an organization’s assets – from design...
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Overall Electrical Effectiveness: Key Metrics for Balanced Electrical Systems
Overall Electrical Effectiveness (OELE) is intended to drive behaviors that ensure the electrical...
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