Many teams are impressed by the number of tools available today that claim to be able to improve their reliability. Sensors, ...

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What Is Root Cause Analysis? Root cause analysis (RCA) is defined as a systematic process for identifying the root causes of problems or events and an action plan for responding to them. Many ...

How coolant testing helps identify diesel engine risk before it becomes an overheating event, corrosion problem, or major repair.

When your team experiences a success, what do you do? Do you ignore these wins, automatically working toward the next goal without an acknowledgement of what has been achieved? Do you share a quick ...

According to the PAS-551 standard on asset management from the British Standards Institute, asset management is defined as: “systematic and coordinated activities and practices through which an ...

Electrical control and distribution systems are generally complex and expensive assets that need to be effectively maintained so they operate at optimum performance over their serviceable life. It is ...

Laurel, Md., is now home to one of the world's largest ice cream plants. On October 19, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings Inc. celebrated the completion of a $210 million expansion of its Laurel ...

Until recently, most buyers of infrared imaging cameras had to make a budgeting choice between a low-resolution 160x120-pixel camera or no camera at all, but they soon learned they missed a lot at low ...

Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine named Muhtar Kent the "Responsible CEO of the Year" in the Large Market category ($2 billion-plus revenues public company). This award recognizes how individual ...

What is a Fishbone Diagram? A fishbone diagram is a cause-and-effect discovery tool that helps figure out the reason(s) for defects, variations or failures within a process. In other words, it helps ...

Motor testing assesses the integrity of a motor through the use of computer-supported equipment or tools that monitor trends within the motor. Motor testing assesses the integrity of a motor through ...