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May 14, 2008

 

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  !Do you think outside the box? Send us your best Tips & Tricks
The best solutions to manufacturing problems don't always come from inside a box. They come from the experience of the plant floor workers who use their knowledge to solve thorny problems with guile – and occasionally some other tools around the plant.
  !Haste in implementing new programs or processes can be hazardous
Impatience is a behavior rooted in youth, and it reflects a general lack of knowledge or concern for time. If you look at impatience from the viewpoint of a child, it also relates to the child's inability to understand what it really takes to get from here to there. Curiously, you see the very same behaviors in adults in a business environment.
 
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Compressed air and steam leaks are costing industry billions of dollars a year. For more than 35 years UE Systems has been providing practical ultrasound solutions for managing energy waste. Experts from UE Systems will discuss how to effectively conduct a compressed air leak audit. Register here!

  !Solving the downtime dilemma: Looking beyond your top 10 issues
An upcoming Webinar will show how performance management solutions can take downtime reporting further by incorporating a more modern approach – throughput analysis - to your manufacturing performance operations.
  !Moving beyond TPM to total plant reliability: Redefining the concept to optimize benefits
Defined as productive maintenance carried out by all employees in small group activities, total productive maintenance focuses on optimizing the use of capital and human assets.
 
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Plant Engineering's Arc Flash University is accepting new applicants!

All aspects of Arc Flash will be examined during a series of free 30-minute Webcasts on the first Thursday of the month. Regular participants will receive CEU credit. Register Today!

  !White paper: Common types of bearing damage
Keeping bearings properly maintained is critical to ensuring uptime and optimizing machine performance, and one way to keep them maintained is to know the most common types of bearing damage.
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The Raptor pneumatic wrench accommodates torque needs from 120 foot/pound to 6,000 foot/pound and has a repeatable torque accuracy of ± 5%.
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The Sunlite GX1 Class 1, Division 1 rechargeable lantern provides 12 hours of continuous illumination for users working in hazardous environments.
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PlantMail headerArc Flash Prevention
Originally aired: Thursday, May 8, 2008
How do you prevent arc flash? Great equipment, great maintenance, great training. It also requires monitoring the critical aspects of your plant, looking for clues that could help prevent a tragedy. We’ll talk with industry leaders on the best ways to prevent arc flash.


PlantMail headerArc Flash Training
Originally aired: April 3, 2008
The biggest variable in achieving arc flash safety isn’t your equipment; it’s your people. Making sure they are aware at all times of the dangers of electrical equipment and work to maintain their safety and the integrity of the equipment is vital. Industry experts give you a step-by-step training regimen for arc flash training.


Power Quality: Understanding Harmonics
Originally aired: June 28, 2007
Join Plant Engineering editors and expert panelists for a Webcast on Understanding Harmonics. You will come away from this event with a better understanding of the following:

-Power Quality
-Nature of harmonics
-Sources of harmonics
-Strategies to minimize harmonics
-End-user benefits to harmonic mitigation

   
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