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- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
White Papers
No Pain, No Gain, No Change: Recognizing 5 Common Industry Challenges that Impact Plant OEE
Regal Rexnord breaks down five issues that often hurt plant OEE: the constant tug-of-war between production and maintenance, the high cost of unplanned downtime, the loss of tribal knowledge when experienced workers leave, the limits of manual machine monitoring, and common causes of bearing failures. It gives practical, shop-floor-ready solutions, like using predictive maintenance, real-time condition monitoring, and better knowledge sharing, to cut downtime, keep machines running at peak efficiency, and hit production targets more reliably.
- James Jansen
- Regal Rexnord
simatalk
Episode 22: simalube running time
Short time, long time. New season of simatrivia? About time! Let’s test your simalube smarts, can you guess the shortest and longest runtimes before the guys do?
- Aaron German
- simatec
Five Minute Facts
Correcting Misalignment in Machinery
Tony Planamento from AME Solutions runs through the process of fixing misalignment and the steps you should take after a scheduled shutdown.
- Tony Planamento
- AME Solutions
Two Minute Tips
The Diagnostic Process
Tony Planamento from AME Solutions discusses how misalignment is detected, how its root cause is identified, and how vibration analysis is used to resolve the issue.
- Tony Planamento
- AME Solutions
Two Minute Tips
How Vibration Analysis Prevented a Catastrophic Failure
In a recent vibration analysis of a paper machine’s drying cylinder, we identified a 22238 C4 bearing on the drive side in an advanced stage of wear. In the first month of data collection, the overall acceleration level was already at 1.9 Gs, rising to 3.78 Gs the following month. Based on this data, we recommended an intervention during the next scheduled shutdown.
- Felipe Shishito
- Abecom
The Todd and Noah Podcast
Machine Train Case Studies – Todd and Noah Show
In this episode, Todd and Noah discuss more case studies from the field, this time focusing on machine train anomalies.
- Todd Gunderson Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Case Studies and Stories
Steam Turbine Generator Unit 1 & 2 Oil Carbonization
Steam turbine generator units 1 and 2 are critical machines in Mong Duong 2 TPP, Vietnam. Each unit contributes 620MW. Both STGs are monitored monthly as part of a periodic SSA contract. If either unit trips, it will result in a costly startup and affects the entire plant's reliability.
- Ha Dung
- Bently Nevada
Case Studies and Stories
RYAM’s Transformative Journey
RYAM, an industry leader, proactively integrated KCF Technologies’ Comprehensive Machine Health Platform solutions into their operations – resulting in remarkable improvements.
- Jeremy Frank
- KCF Technologies
