PEM E-newsletter - May 2007

PEM is proud to announce the launch of its new and improved Web site (www.pem-mag.com). We've re-designed the site to be more user friendly. New online features include:

• PEM issues from 2007, 2006 and 2005 are archived as PDFs for your viewing and downloading.

• You also can search for editorial topics from past PEM issues (i.e. type in “bearings” and hit “Go”).

• PEM e-newsletters from 2007, 2006 and 2005 are archived as electronic files for your viewing.

• New buttons have been added that offer a listing of calendar of events, key associations and training links to help you on the job. These information buttons will be updated regularly.

• We’re really excited about the new “Ask the Experts” button feature. You can email leading industry experts and ask your questions. Participating experts include David Berger (CMMS), Ken Bannister (lubrication) and Paul Frisk, FLIR Systems (thermography). Check the PEM Web site often—as we’ll continue to add more experts!

• A new careers button offers companies and job seekers a tremendous opportunity to connect. If you would like to post a job listing, please contact PEM Associate Publisher Mike Rightmyer at tel: (905) 726-4665; email: mrightmyer@clbmedia.ca. If you want to better your career—check this Web site feature on a regular basis for the latest industry jobs.

• The site offers complete access to all the information you’ll need about PEM (i.e. contacts and editorial contributors).

• You can read all of the top stories from the PEM June (30th Anniversary) issue.

• Latest industry news and hot products also will be updated regularly on the site.

• Click on the Blog button and you can connect with maintenanceÂ professionals in the U.S. and around the world viaÂ MaintenanceForums.com (part of the ReliabilityWeb.com network).

We hope the new PEM Web site better meets your online needs. We want your feedback. Please let us know if you have any suggestions. Also starting in August, our e-newsletters will have a new look and format. It’s our goal to be your number one source of information—both in print and electronically!

FLIR Systems Canada official sponsor

PEM is pleased to announce that FLIR Systems Canada is the official sponsor of the PEM 2007 Maintenance Awards. This awards program recognizes and promotes maintenance excellence. This year, the winning maintenance team will receive a NEW infrared camera from FLIR Systems Canada, so send in your submission today!

"We're pleased and proud to be a part of the PEM 2007 Maintenance Awards," says Greg Bork, president, FLIR Systems Canada. "We realize the importance of encouraging maintenance reliability success and giving back to the industry."

www.goinfracam.com

PEM 2007 Maintenance Awards

Canadian Tire and the City of Mississauga were named winners of the PEM 2006 Maintenance Awards. Now it's your turn to stand in the industry spotlight!

Being named a winner of the awards offers many benefits. For example, the winning maintenance team receives one free pass to the MainTrain 2007 conference in Toronto. The team also will receive a new InfraCam SD infrared camera (retail value $7,765) from FLIR Systems Canada, a plaque and a follow-up story in PEM. It's a win-win scenario all round.

There's another advantage: you help to foster maintenance team goodwill and achievement. You can't put a price tag on that. Here's a good example. At the MainTrain 2006 conference in November, all 100+ members of the Canadian Tire maintenance team proudly rushed forward to accept their plaque with their manager (Ken Desloges).

If you still need convincing, I'm sure the folks at Canadian Tire and the City of Mississauga will tell you that their involvement in the awards program was a positive and rewarding experience!

PEM 2007 Maintenance Award Guidelines

We're now calling for PEM 2007 Maintenance Award submissions. Here are general guidelines for the awards:

• How big is your maintenance department? Tell us about your operating structure.

• Why is your maintenance team better than the rest (i.e. quality, innovation and performance)?

• Tell us about a maintenance team success story.

• What kind of maintenance best practices and tools are you using and why?

• How have you reduced asset management costs and improved equipment uptime?

• What kind of return on investment (ROI), equipment reliability and production capacity improvements have been achieved?

Submission Deadline:

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Email your submissions to PEM editor Robert Robertson: rrobertson@clbmedia.ca.

MAINTRAIN 2007

NOVEMBER 26-29, 2007

VISIT: WWW.MAINTRAIN.CA

MainTrain Platinum Sponsors:

MainTrain Gold Sponsor:

MainTrain Training Sponsors:


Joel Leonard	John Lambert	David Berger	Bronko Jazva


Dr. Jay Lee	Andrew Thorne	Neil Cooper

EXCITING MAINTRAIN NEWS!

Don’t miss Joel Leonard at MainTrain 2007:

Maintenance Breach of Duty

Joel Leonard has been dubbed by industry as the “maintenance evangelist” for his passionate promotion of the maintenance field around the world. He penned the famous “Maintenance Crisis” song, which has had more than 25,000 downloads and counting. Joel leads a workshop that will help attendees better understand legal and liability issues that impact maintenance. He also will be the keynote speaker at the PEMAC-PEM magazine awards dinner banquet.

Other speakers include:

CONDITION MONITORING

• John Lambert, Benchmark Maintenance Services Inc.

Attendees have chosen John as the number one presenter at past MainTrain conferences. This year, he will moderate the technical training sessions on condition-monitoring technologies.

CMMS/EAM SYSTEMS

• David Berger, P.Eng. (Alta.) and CMMS expert

David is North America’s number one expert on computerized maintenance management software. Learn how to get the most out of your CMMS/EAM system.

FUTURE MAINTENANCE

• Dr. Jay Lee, Ohio Eminent Scholar in Advanced Manufacturing and L.W. Scott Alter Chair Professor at the University if Cincinnati.

Keep pace with maintenance technology and future industry change. This will help maintenance professionals to improve equipment uptime and reduce costs.

MISSION-CRITICAL MAINTENANCE

• Andrew Thorne, manager, maintenance and engineering, Cameco Corp.

Andrew is one of the maintenance industry’s young stars. He will talk about implementing mission-critical maintenance at Cameco’s Fuel Services Division.

ASSET PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

• Neil Cooper, vice-president, Asset Performance Management Solutions, Invensys Process Systems

Neil will provide an overview of an effective approach to asset performance management (APM), including the challenge, methodology, processes and tools required to deliver the full potential of APM.

MAINTENANCE MASTERS

• Bronko Jazva, general manager of manufacturing services (including maintenance), Dofasco Inc.

Bronko along with Ken Desloges (Canadian Tire) and Larry Korson (City of Toronto) are past PEM Maintenance Award winners. Find out their dynamic strategies to shop floor success.

AND MORE!!

NEW AT MAINTRAIN 2007!

A FULL DAY OF TECHNICAL TRAINING

This special technical training day (Monday, November 26) will provide attendees with valuable information they can’t find anywhere else. Defining condition-monitoring maintenance using John Moubray’s RCM II as a guide, moderator John Lambert will identify what should be measured/monitored for a successful program.

AND

Don’t miss these sessions:

• Thermography

• Oil analysis and lubrication

• Machine installation and fastening technologies

• Ultrasonic testing and tools

• Vibration analysis

• Sensors and controls

REGISTER TODAY!

Visit: WWW.MAINTRAIN.CA

PEMAC - Tel: (905) 823-7255

Calendar of Events

November 26-29, 2007
MainTrain 2007

Get on board, the MainTrain is roaring back to Toronto! MainTrain is Canada's premier annual learning event and conference for maintenance and reliability professionals from across Canada. MainTrain 2006 was the best yet. Don't miss out this year! MainTrain 2007 will be held at the Toronto Novotel Centre. For more information, contact the Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC) at tel: (905) 823-7255; email: mail@pemac.org; Web site: www.maintrain.ca.

December 4-7, 2007
IMC 2007 Conference

The Reliabilityweb.com network team will hold IMC 2007-the 22nd International Maintenance Conference at the Ocean Walk Hotel in Daytona Beach, Florida. You don't want to miss this conference. For more information, contact Reliabilityweb.com at tel: (888) 575-1245; Web site: www.maintenanceconference.com.

Product Focus

Industrial wet/dry vacuums

Ridge Tool Co. introduced its new line of RIDGID industrial two-stage wet/dry vacuums, which are designed specifically for clean up of heavy debris and liquids. Two models are available: offering a 14-gallon (Model No. RV2400A) and 16-gallon (Model No. RV2600B) drum. The stronger, quieter RV two-stage proprietary motor series and its blower wheel are designed to handle heavy debris and liquid more quickly and efficiently, says the company. A three-layer pleated filter has a large surface area for increased motor efficiency and long life, says the company. The two models convert to a blower, with 150-mph blowing velocity. Both models feature a rugged polypropylene drum, which is impact and corrosion resistant, as well as a durable two-layer ProHose that's 10-feet long. Combined with the vacuums' longer, 25-foot power cord, users can cover more of the job site, says the company. An automatic suction shut-off function senses and prevents liquid overflow, and the integral plug makes draining the vacuum quick and easy, says the company. Each model comes with an attached tool bag on the extended cart handle and the 16-gallon model has special non-marring wheels and a steel tool/wand collection. A variety of accessories are available for both models.
www.rigid.com

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