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Today's e-newsletter is sponsored by... Welcome to the PEM E-Newsletter!Watch for PEM's Salary Survey results In the upcoming September issue, PEM will publish the results of its third-annual salary survey. The survey, which is a PEM exclusive, helps maintainers, engineers and plant operations to track their own salaries, raises and other compensation benefits against industry peers. The survey receives solid support from PEM readers and this year is no different. Respondents took the time to fill out a comprehensive three-page survey questionnaire form. I want to thank the readers who participated in PEM's third annual salary survey. We couldn’t have done it without you! Don't miss the PEM September issue! We'll include a complete salary survey report. Here are some early findings from the survey:
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Reasons why you should read PEM magazine!PEM's solid stable of editorial contributors include: David is a principal with Western Management Consultants. He's a long-time PEM contributor and North America's number one expert on computerized maintenance management software (CMMS) systems. Terry Wireman Terry is a principal with Vesta Partners, specializing in maintenance and plant operations. Terry is well known in Canada and the U.S. He's the respected author of 23 maintenance textbooks and a seminar speaker. Ken Bannister Ken is the author of ''Lubricating Industry'' and principal and managing partner of Engtech Industries. He's another long-time PEM contributor. Ken helps companies solve their physical asset management problems. Joel Levitt Joel is president of Springfield Resources and a leading trainer of maintenance professionals. He has trained more than 7,000 maintenance leaders in 20 countries. Joel also is a respected maintenance textbook author. John Lambert John is president of Benchmark Maintenance Services Inc. He has trained hundreds of tradespersons in organizations like Dofasco, City of Toronto and Ontario Power Generation. John is an expert on maintenance basics. Galen Burdeshaw Galen is customer order engineering manager for Dodge couplings and drives, Rockwell Automation. With many years of experience in the power transmission (PT) industry, he's an expert on lubrication, drives and more. John Gross, P.Eng. CPE, CQE John works as a Six Sigma master Blackbelt and lean manufacturing manager for a Tier 1 automotive supplier. He's the author of ''Fundamentals of Preventive Maintenance'' and co-author of ''Kanban Made Simple.'' Fred Matthews Fred
is the prairie and northern regional health and safety coordinator for
Golder Associates Ltd. With many years of experience in health and
safety, he writes about key issues and trends that affect maintainers. Industry NewsDanaher Motion introduces new web site
Site
users can learn about a variety of motor technologies,
including brush DC, brushless DC, stepper can stack, geared,
digital linear actuators, disc magnet and hybrid. Purchases
can also be made via credit card, and products can be ordered in
quantities up to 50 motors.
FLIR Systems introduces thermal-imaging camera  BOSTON–FLIR
Systems, Inc. introduced the ThermaCAM P640 thermal-imaging
camera. The P640 is suited for professional thermographers,
infrared consultants, those working in the utility industry, or
anyone needing to view small or distant targets with better
thermal image detail and temperature measurement accuracy. The new high-definition 640 x 480 detector in the P640 delivers 307,200 pixels versus 76,800 in an IR camera with a 320 x 240 detector. This is four times better resolution (16 times better than an infrared camera with a 160 x 120 detector), says the company. The P640's image quality also allows the professional thermographer to see much more image detail to help pinpoint or diagnose the nature of a problem. The P640 features new interchangeable lenses that have been developed to further enhance the camera’s ability to capture distant targets in high detail or view close-up targets with a wide field of view. An eight-to-one continuous digital zoom allows the user to take full advantage of the camera’s high-definition image to pinpoint problems and understand their origin, says the company. The
new camera also includes an interchangeable 1.3 megapixel
visual camera, a large, swivel-mount, 5.6-inch colour LCD,
tilt-able viewfinder and a three-hour battery, all in a rugged
lightweight magnesium package that weighs less than cameras with a
fraction of the resolution and performance features, says the
company.
CANTON, OH–The Timken Company announced that Gallatin Steel, a flat-rolled carbon steel producer based in Ghent, Ky., avoided costly downtime in its rolling mill operations as a result of an emergency bearing repair and installation of a Timken predictive maintenance (PdM) program. Recently, Gallatin Steel employees heard an unusual noise coming from a shaft on a rolling mill stand that was critical to the mill's productivity. With assistance from an on-site Timken representative, the noise was identified as a broken bearing cage, which was a result of high-speed and impact force upon a competitor's two-row tapered bearing. To get the mill stand back into production as quickly as possible, the bearing, which had been in service since the plant opened 11 years ago, was removed and inspected, the cage was welded in the six places where it had fractured and the gearbox was re-assembled. Timken also corrected the bearing clearance and made several other modifications to minimize any wear patterns that could occur after the assembly was mounted back in place. Since the re-installation in March, the bearing–with its repaired cage–has operated on the input pinion shaft with no problems. To help Gallatin avoid future emergency repairs, Timken installed a StatusCheck condition-monitoring device on the bearing to measure overall vibration. StatusCheck, a wireless system that's designed to detect and monitor excessive levels of vibration and temperature, now alerts Gallatin's pulpit operator to vibration changes in the bearing, indicating potential bearing problems in the mill stand. The results can then be evaluated with Timken's on-site technical team and further diagnostic testing may be required to understand the severity of the situation. "Timken is an integral part of our overall preventive and PdM programs and has played a valuable role in helping us identify potential problems before they actually became problems," says Don Daily, president of Gallatin Steel. "I can't say enough good things about the work Timken has done for Gallatin Steel, and I look forward to a long association with them." In addition to StatusCheck, Timken has a broad
offering of condition-monitoring products and services, including
portable instruments, continuous-monitoring devices and online
systems.
PTDA releases market trend data for May
Canadian distributors' year-to-date sales of PT/MC products grew 9.1 percent compared to sales for January through May 2005. Sales rose 8.6 percent over the previous month and increased 12.7 percent compared to May 2005. Days sales in accounts receivables dropped 9.3 percent from April 2006 and fell 1.7 percent compared to the same month last year. Annualized sales to inventory ratio in May was 8.1, compared to 7.4 in 2005. For May, the confidence level of Canadian distributors remained flat at 6.8 on a 10-point scale. Canadian manufacturers' year-to-date sales of PT/MC products increased 2.0 percent compared to sales for January through May in 2005. Sales were up 1.6 percent over the previous month and decreased 3.4 percent compared to May 2005. Compared to April, sales of mounted bearings, unmounted bearings, variable-speed drives, gear products and shaft couplings increased. Sales of standard industrial motors, positioning systems and linear motion products, mechanical drives systems and other PT products, clutches and breaks, decreased. Annualized sales to inventory ratio in May was 7.4, compared to 7.6 in 2005. For May, the confidence level of Canadian manufacturers rose to 5.1 from 5.0 in April on a 10-point scale. Product FocusCondition-based maintenance tool Benchmark
Maintenance Services Inc. announced the North American arrival of
a new measurement instrument that's designed for condition-based
maintenance. The X-Viber with X-Trend software system can measure
vibration, enveloping and bearing condition with
selected frequency ranges and measurement units. The software
allows users to create a route and trend all measurements, as well
as provide frequency analysis capabilities plus speed and
temperature, says the company. Benchmark and its agents distribute
the X-Viber instrument in Canada and the U.S.
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WOOD DALE, IL–Danaher
Motion introduced a new web store for its complete family of
Portescap miniature motors and motion control solutions at
DanaherMotion.com and Portescap.com. The site was created to
allow OEM customers to easily order motor samples, help engineers
with motor selection tools and increase brand awareness.
CHICAGO–The
Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) released the May
trend data for distributors and manufacturers of power
transmission/motion control (PT/MC) products.
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 Ray Beebe Ray Beebe developed condition-monitoring applications alongside engineering and middle management during 28 years in the fossil power generation industry in Australia, with two years in the UK. Joining Monash University in 1992, Ray teaches in and co-ordinates the post-graduate, off-campus learning programs in maintenance and reliability engineering. |
 John Lambert John
Lambert is president of Benchmark Maintenance Services Inc., a company
specializing in rotating machinery installation, training, service and
equipment sales. He has trained hundreds of tradesmen in organizations
like Dofasco, City of Toronto and Ontario Power Generation. John served
his apprenticeship in mechanical maintenance at Fazakerly Engineering
in Liverpool, England. |
 Brian Malloch Brian Malloch is the current president of the Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC). He's also the president of Twenty First Century Solutions Inc.; a PEMAC director and chair, professional development; a MainTrain 2006 conference planning committee member; and is a past recipient of PEMAC's Sergio Guy Memorial Award. |
 David Berger David
Berger, P.Eng. (Alta.) is the founding president of the Plant
Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC). He's also
North America's number one expert on computerized maintenance
management software (CMMS) systems and plant operations, and a frequent
contributor to leading industry journals. David now works with Western
Management Consultants. |
 James V. Reyes-Picknell With
more than 26 years of experience in engineering, operations,
maintenance management and business consulting, James V. Reyes-Picknell
is president of Conscious Management Inc. and has in-depth knowledge of
the human factor within organizations. He has authored and co-authored
physical asset management textbooks. |
Ken
Bannister of Engtech Industries Inc. is a production and maintenance
management specialist located in Innerkip, ON. He has worked for many
years in the industry as an engineer and maintenance professional in
Canada and England. Ken now helps companies and their maintenance
departments solve physical asset management problems. He's also a
regular editorial contributor to leading industry magazines and is
involved with training and education. |
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Dr. Jay Lee
Dr.
Jay Lee is Ohio Eminent Scholar in Advanced Manufacturing and L.W.
Scott Alter Chair Professor at the University of Cincinnati. He's also
the founding director of National Science Foundation (NSF)
Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) on Intelligent
Maintenance Systems (IMS), which is a multi-campus NSF Center of
Excellence between the University of Cincinnati and the University of
Michigan-Ann Arbor. Previously, Dr. Lee held a position as Wisconsin
Distinguished Professor and Rockwell Automation Professor at the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr.
Lee is also founding co-director of Industrial Innovation Center at
Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His current research focuses on
IT-enabled infotronics technologies and smart prognostics tools for
smart products, e-manufacturing operations and intelligent
maintenance/service systems, including embedded product lifecycle
monitoring, prognostics, remote monitoring, design of self-maintenance
systems and smart service business strategies. He has authored/co-authored over 100 technical publications, edited two books, contributed numerous book chapters, three U.S. patents, two trademarks and delivered numerous invited lectures and speeches, including over 60 invited keynote and plenary speeches at major international conferences. |
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND MAINTRAIN 2006?
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REASONS TO ATTEND MAINTRAIN 2006:
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- Discover how to sell world-class maintenance to management and operations.
- Better manage maintenance to generate a greater ROI and bottom line.
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- Become a successful manager and take your maintenance career to new levels.
- Network and connect with industry peers and Canada's maintenance leaders.
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