CHIÈVRES, Belgium -- Experiencing car problems is never easy. Whether it is a dead battery, flat tire, worn-out brakes, bad engine or another part failure, these unexpected issues are hard to deal ...

Equipment inspections should be performed by drivers or operators on a routine basis and periodically by fleet mechanics. As part of these inspections, a visual inspection should include the following ...

This article covers some of the leading asset management strategies that help drive efficiencies across plant operations and ...

The first line of defense in reducing failure of a hydraulic system is to incorporate contamination measurement and control protocols as an integral element of your Preventive Maintenance program This ...

Every fleet manager knows the importance of preventive maintenance (PM) for the health of its assets. By implementing a well-designed maintenance program, fleets can improve safety, reduce equipment ...

The relationship between maintenance and repairs is almost an inverse function. The more effective maintenance is, the fewer repairs you need. This, of course, doesn’t account for failures that cannot ...

It has been four years since amendments to the Patent Act and Patent Rules were made, bringing the Patent Law Treaty (PLT) into force in Canada. The most consequential changes have proven to be the ...

You want your maintenance team to maintain more, repair less. Each incidence of unplanned equipment repair, typically the result of a surprise failure, is evidence of a maintenance failure. So the ...

Couplings chosen with application requirements in mind last longer, improve precision, and protect other system components from premature failure. • Engineers should choose couplings that compensate ...

Debris in an engine’s lube oil system led to a diesel engine failure and an engine room fire aboard a passenger vessel docked in Portland, Maine, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has ...

The improper installation of an engine's hydromechanical unit was at fault in the December helicopter accident near St. Cloud that killed three members of the Minnesota National Guard, according to a ...