Bits of Information Task-Specific (BITS) micro-learning videos are designed for operators, maintenance personnel, and all who perform reliability tasks. Each BIT provides performance support for
Author: Reliability Guru
Coupling Gap
When performing a precision alignment, one step that is often overlooked is setting the coupling gap. If the coupling gap is set incorrectly it can
Implementation is About Momentum
Implementing Reliability Initiatives is a lot about momentum. Momentum is hard gained and easily lost. What happens when carefully scheduled training, and the implementation plans
Are you introducing unbalance into your equipment?
Did you know that the key in your equipment should be sized properly to replace the mass that was removed from the shaft? Also, don’t
Understanding Rise/Run
This week we are going to take a dive into alignment. Precision alignment is nothing more than eliminating slope which can be expressed as rise over
Thermal Growth Fact or Fiction?
How hot is hot enough to consider how thermal growth may affect machine alignment? That is a trick question, because there is more to consider
