In today’s world, so-called “high-performance, sustainable” facilities are a dime a dozen. But many of these buildings rely on overly complex mechanical systems to carry out their mission. While these ...

Successfully manufacturing a drug product requires people, proper equipment, and materials. It’s the classic three-legged stool analogy. Even with well-trained staff and high-quality materials, if the ...

The goal of Design for Reliability (DfR) is to eliminate defects at the design stage; PharmTech interviews Jacobs about DfR for pharma equipment. Design for reliability (DfR) is a methodology for ...

Consistent practical methods for defining equipment qualification and testing requirements can improve subsea equipment reliability and facilitate project execution. ExxonMobil Development Co. (EMDC) ...

Proper equipment lubrication has tremendous potential for cost reduction not only on projects, but also on overall fleet operations. In fact, ensuring that a fleet of construction equipment is ...

Asset management can have a significant impact on the profitability of an asset-intensive organization, so it has become a hot topic in recent years. Poor equipment reliability leads to damaged ...

Ever since deregulation came to the power industry, combined cycle plant managers have been trying to benchmark their production metrics and cycling costs against those of their competitors. There has ...

Concepts used throughout the world describing improvements to production throughput are often generally referred to as “reliability.” But what does this term actually mean? The answer to this question ...

Due to its ability to extract very high percentages of the available seam, longwall mining now accounts for nearly 50% of all underground mining operations. However, any mining operation comes with a ...

Much time is taken to define and measure what is spent on maintenance. But how much time is spent to define and measure what is returned or, even, what to expect in return? An equipment executive ...