A good preventive maintenance program develops procedures for regulatory compliance, standard operating procedures, and maintenance. Procedures are basically a guide for mechanics and other […]
Cary, NC – August 21, 2013 – As part of its mission to continually monitor the training marketplace for the best providers of training services and technologies, TrainingIndustry.com is announcing its annual Top 20 Workforce Development Providers List. The 2013 Top 20 List recognizes the top workforce development providers in the training industry and is [...]
In an industrial facility, motors and turbines use energy to produce rotational mechanical motion. In order to harness this motion to perform useful work, there must be a way to transmit […]
Whenever an object moves against another object, friction will be present, turning kinetic energy into heat and causing equipment to wear. Using lubricants helps to reduce this friction, allowing more work […]
Piping and tubing are essential to the operation of nearly all industrial equipment and can be found extensively throughout the home. From the pipes transporting 2,000 psi of steam in a power plant to the tubing […]
Any condition where less than perfect surface contact is made between the underside of the machine’s feet and the surface of the base plate, or frame, is called soft foot. Soft foot is similar to being seated at a […]
Programmable logic controllers, or PLCs, are used to automate processes in industry. In the 1960’s, the computerized processor replaced the relay logic control system. With the widespread use […]
It’s estimated that 50 to 70 percent of all vibration problems in machines are caused by misalignment. Rotating equipment, such as pumps and motors, are found in virtually every type of industrial environment and when the centerlines of their rotating shafts don’t match up perfectly, it can lead to wasted power, accelerated component wear, and [...]
Technology Transfer Services is growing again! We are delighted to announce that Christy Glenn and Adam Cope from our TTS Tampa office are now on location at our new office and state-of- the-art training facility in Houston, TX to answer any questions you may have regarding classes. The new office is located just down the [...]
On June 11, 2008, work was being performed on a heat exchanger in a Goodyear Tire manufacturing plant in Houston, TX. During the course of the work, the relief valve and the pressure control valve were isolated from the system. Without the control valve, the pressure in the heat exchanger rose past the safe operating [...]
