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Belief-Driven Reliable Maintenance Management Culture: Beliefs 11-15

Belief-Driven Reliable Maintenance Management Culture: Beliefs 11-15 Christer Idhammar, Founder, IDCON INC Posted 5/15/2025 Read The Belief Driven Maintenance Management Strategy: Creating a Reliability Culture Part 1 (Beliefs 1-5) and Creating a Reliability Culture with a Belief-Driven Maintenance Strategy: Beliefs 6-10 Excellent, consistent, and long-term leadership with well-defined and documented processes and the right people in the right positions are […]

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The Impact of Bearing Isolators on Life-Cycle Cost in Rotating Equipment

Equipment Knowledge / Brawley

Bearing isolators significantly reduce the life-cycle cost of rotating equipment by minimizing maintenance, downtime, and energy expenses while extending equipment life.

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Work Order Prioritization and Risk Assessment

CMMS / Tech Database / Brawley

In industries where operational downtime can cost thousands of dollars or more every hour, efficient work order management isn’t just helpful. It’s essential. Whether your business is in manufacturing, oil and gas, hospitality, or utilities, knowing which tasks to tackle first can make a significant difference between smooth operations and critical failure. This article examines the importance of prioritizing work orders, the key factors influencing work order prioritization, effective risk assessment methods, and optimal strategies for implementing a successful system.

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Dynamic Map: The Map That Keeps on Giving

Facility Maintenance / Brawley

Many facility managers continue to rely on paper maps, blueprints, and spreadsheets to track assets, navigate spaces, and manage emergencies. While digitized floor plans are often seen as an improvement, it remains limited in functionality, offering little more than a digital version of its paper counterpart. This is where a dynamic mapping solution, takes the lead.

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The Importance of Automatic Lubrication and Monitoring in Preventive Maintenance

Preventive Maintenance / Brawley

Industrial machinery requires continuous and precise lubrication to maintain operational efficiency and prevent unexpected failures. Automatic lubrication systems and monitoring solutions play a key role in preventive maintenance, ensuring that the right amount of lubricant is applied at the correct intervals. This minimizes wear, reduces downtime, and extends equipment lifespan.

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Case Study: CMMS Implementation for SMBs

CMMS / Tech Database / Brawley

When we think about CMMS system implementation, whether for a big manufacturing plant or an SMB (small and medium-sized business), the requirements for its usability remain the same. Companies are searching for a solution to help handle plan downtime, replace spreadsheets for reporting and controlling, and a robust tool for fault reporting.

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Direct Access vs. APIs: Which is Better for Handling App Data?

CMMS / Tech Database / Brawley

As organizations transition to modular Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems—where multiple applications interact with shared data—implementing APIs becomes essential to ensure secure, scalable, and efficient data communication.

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Time to Upgrade Your Plant’s Heating System?

Facility Maintenance / Brawley

Choosing an industrial heating system upgrade for any facility is a big undertaking—not only because it’s a major expense, but because it can have a long-tail effect on the facility’s energy efficiency as well as employee comfort. When looking for the best industrial heating system, several factors should be considered.

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Chemical Corrosion Control

Preventive Maintenance / Brawley

Chemical corrosion control. Chemical corrosion can destroy the containment materials in contact with a process. Means exist to mitigate and even prevent chemical corrosion.

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Belief-Driven Reliable Maintenance Management Culture: Beliefs 11-15

The Impact of Bearing Isolators on Life-Cycle Cost in Rotating Equipment

Work Order Prioritization and Risk Assessment

Dynamic Map: The Map That Keeps on Giving

The Importance of Automatic Lubrication and Monitoring in Preventive Maintenance

Case Study: CMMS Implementation for SMBs

Direct Access vs. APIs: Which is Better for Handling App Data?

Time to Upgrade Your Plant’s Heating System?

Chemical Corrosion Control

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