List of Contributions

There are a lot of products out there to improve bolt preload and joint reliability. Really can depend on the application too. Agree with Marie that the Nordlock is an excellent and cheap option if loosening is your issue. I will use Nordlock washers on applications where high vibration or loosening ...

Good topic Gordon. I am currently at a plant with both work schedules in two different areas. A lot of it really comes down to employee preference. Some like getting off earlier to make their kids ballgames and stuff; others like not making a long drive one more day a week; and obviously a 3 day weekend ...

I've worked in organizations with the role and without. I believe the position can add a lot of value if the role is scoped properly. In most cases I think they need some other responsibilities besides just being a coordinator for operations for maintenance execution. In the progressing world where operators ...

Agree with the responses. I'll add a few to Dale's list. I like to have the vibration spectrum, waveform, trend or whatever attached to detail out what has been observed. I have my vibration analyst enter a WO for corrective work on calls. I want that WO on the report as well. We add the ...

Most will use the OEM recommendation but I have found most of these to be overkill and not a best practice to follow. Like others have mentioned, I rely on predictive maintenance technology - vibration, oil analysis, temperature, etc. to help set intervals for oil changes. I work in pulp and paper but ...