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Using thermal imaging to diagnose electrical problems

Tuesday 06 January 2009

MIKE Shekhtman from Goodyear has written on how thermal imagers can help detect electrical problems.

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Cleaning pH electrodes can boost efficiency

Tuesday 06 January 2009

ACCORDING to Endress+Hauser Australia, maintaining pH electrodes can significantly reduce running costs and improve plant efficiency.

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Case study: Baldor Electric’s award-winning plant

Monday 05 January 2009

BALDOR Electric’s Weaverville Plant in the US has not just implemented lean systems within the factory itself, but is spreading the Six Sigma methodology to its suppliers.

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Health and safety organisations reinforce the responsibility of companies as annual maintenance procedures commence

Thursday 18 December 2008

THE OCCUPATIONAL Health and Safety Commission has convicted a company director and his firm for failing to have appropriate safety systems in place.

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Maintenance technique used to save historical buildings in Venice

Friday 12 December 2008

AUSTRALIAN company Westox is helping to stop the deterioration of buildings in Venice, Italy with a new maintenance technique.

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Mitsubishi Motors employees will carry out maintenance work during record production halt

Thursday 11 December 2008

MITSUBISHI Motors has announced it will suspend production at its Illinois plant in response to the severe slump in US auto sales.

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Maintenance made easy with a ‘how to” on reducing costs through the implementation of ERP software

Tuesday 09 December 2008

ROB Stummer, Managing Director of IFS Australia and New Zealand , has outlined ten tips to help plant operators successfully reduce maintenance costs through implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP) procedure.

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Dust control upgrade for cement plant

Wednesday 03 December 2008

DONALDSON Australasia was contracted to upgrade the bulk handling technology used by Morgan Cement’s manufacturing plant in Port Kembla, New South Wales.

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Proactive control maintenance crucial for process industries

Wednesday 19 November 2008

A SENIOR chemical engineer in Australia has highlighted the importance of proactively maintaining control loops and basic PID controls in minerals processing industries.

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Using software to plan maintenance shutdowns

Tuesday 18 November 2008

ACCORDING to New Standard Institute, plant or factory shutdowns are usually the most demanding in terms of maintenance resources.

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