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Industrial Maintenance & Plant Operation back issues
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Product News.
June 1, 2006... Staff
FLOW METER
Staff
The vortex flow meter uses ultrasonic technology to measure tiny vortices that form when media in the pipe move across a strut. The RWG and RWBG vortex flow meters have no moving parts. All meters in this series are loop-powered devices with standard HART...
Poka-Yoke: Human-Proof Your Process.
June 1, 2006... By Gary Connor, Contributor
The Japanese term refers to procedures that can help remove human error from any process.
I am not an idiot. At least I have friends who tell me I'm not. But I still make mistakes. And I'm not the only one.
In our workshops, participants are shown a...
Product Focus.
June 1, 2006... Staff
DIESEL ENGINE
Staff
The Vector family of industrial diesel engines consists of 8-, 12-, and 16-cylinder models. The engine features the V-type cylinder configuration with four valves per cylinder and high-pressure common-rail injection system. Each model is turbo-charged,...
The High Cost of Under-Skilled Labor.
June 1, 2006... By Pete L. Little, PE
I think we've all seen this before: The new bearing is installed with a hammer, by a technician who was never trained how to do it properly. So the equipment on which it was installed fails after six weeks. When the bearing is again replaced, you find hammer marks on...
Auto productivity up in North America in '05.
June 1, 2006... Staff
An annual report on the North American auto industry shows that recent quality efforts have reduced the productivity gap among the key automakers. According to the Harbour Report North America 2006, released this month by Michigan-based Harbour Consulting, DaimlerChrysler, Ford,...