Industrial Maintenance Solutions for Manufacturing and Industry

Articles and Guides:

• Now incorporating dust-control.us



• Guide to Maintenance Engineering



• Guide to Maintenance/Repair of Major Process Equipment/Machinery



• Guide to Maintenance Planning and Scheduling



• Preventive Building Maintenance for Managers



• Guide to Increasing Machine Reliability and Uptime



• Guide to Optimal Maintenance & Reliability



• Complete Manager's Guide to Preventive Building Maintenance



• Guide to Predictive Maintenance



• Guide to Machinery Component Maintenance and Repair



• Guide to Residential Electrical Wiring



• Sharpening Hand Tools



• MAINTENANCE of Measurement and Control Equipment



• Guide to Reliability Engineering: Intro; Reliability Management



• Fundamentals of Facilities Maintenance: Methods of Organizing, Troubleshooting, Problem Solving; Electrical Facilities Maintenance; Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning Systems, Appliance Repair and Replacement; Elevators (aka Lifts)



• Maintenance Fundamentals



• ULTIMATE GUIDE to Maintenance Engineering
  • AT THE BLEEDING EDGE OF MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
    1. CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE
    
    
    
    2. ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
    
    
    
    3. PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE
    
    
    
    4. WORK ORDER PLANNING
    
    
    
    5. (Coming soon)
    
    
    
    6. COMPUTER-BASED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT / PLANNING / SCHEDULING via optimal SOFTWARE / HARDWARE
    
    
    
    7. MAINTENANCE STORES and INVENTORY CONTROL
    
    
    
    8. Maintenance Storerooms
  
  
  
  • Maintenance of Mechanical Equipment
    1. Cranes: Overhead and Gantry
    
    
    
    2. Chain Hoists



• Careers and Jobs in Automotive and Related Industries:
  • Precision Machinists
  
  
  
  • Precision Metalworkers
  
  
  
  • Welders and Welding Technicians



• Careers and Jobs in Mechanics and Related Industries:
  • Introduction
  
  
  
  • Aeronautical and Aerospace Technicians
  
  
  
  • Agricultural Equipment Technicians
  
  
  
  • Aircraft Mechanics
  
  
  
  • Appliance Service Technicians
  
  
  
  • Automobile Collision Repairers
  
  
  
  • Automobile Service Technicians
  
  
  
  • Bicycle Mechanics
  
  
  
  • Biomedical Equipment Technicians
  
  
  
  • Boilermakers and Boilermaker Mechanics
  
  
  
  • Communications Equipment Technicians
  
  
  
  • Diesel Mechanics
  
  
  
  • Elevator Installers and Repairers
  
  
  
  • Farm Equipment Mechanics
  
  
  
  • Fluid Power Technicians
  
  
  
  • General Maintenance Mechanics
  
  
  
  • Industrial Machinery Mechanics
  
  
  
  • Instrumentation Technicians
  
  
  
  • Marine Services Technicians
  
  
  
  • Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
  
  
  
  • Packaging Machinery Technicians



• Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) -- What to Look for in a CMMS:
  • More Features of Good Computerized Maintenance-Management Software (CMMS)
  
  
  
  • More Features of Good Computerized Maintenance-Management Software (CMMS) -- part 2
  
  
  
  • Parts and Inventory Control via Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) -- How Create Your Own CMMS
  
  
  
  • CMMS data entry: Operations vs. Maintenance



• Industrial Maintenance Management: Links and Resources



• Arc Welding
  • Intro
  
  
  
  • What is Welding
  
  
  
  • Arc Welding
  
  
  
  • Safe Practices
  
  
  
  • Striking an Arc
  
  
  
  • Running a Bead
  
  
  
  • Heat Measurement, Whipping and Weaving
  
  
  
  • Oxy-Acetylene Cutting
  
  
  
  • Fillet Welds
  
  
  
  • Corner Welds
  
  
  
  • coming soon...
  
  
  
  • Butt Welds in the Flat Position
  
  
  
  • Butt Welds in the Inclined Position
  
  
  
  • Welds in the Vertical Position
  
  
  
  • Fillet Welds Overhead
  
  
  
  • Welding Overhead on Flat Plate
  
  
  
  • Butt Welds Overhead
  
  
  
  • Fillet Welds with Joint Horizontal
  
  
  
  • Butt Welds in the Horizontal Position
  
  
  
  • Welding in All Positions
  
  
  
  • Welding With Poor Fit-Up
  
  
  
  • Welding Procedures
  
  
  
  • Testing and Inspection



• Welding (general)
  • Intro to Welding
  
  
  
  • Glossary of Welding Terms
  
  
  
  • Laser Beam Welding
  • Welding Jobs
  • Welding Projects
  • Welding Supplies



• Welding (craftmaster guide)
  • Welding Thicker Metals
  
  
  
  • Protection and Problems
  
  
  
  • The Weldability of Certain Metals
  
  
  
  • Cutting Metal (part 1)
  
  
  
  • Cutting Metal (part 2)



• Air Compressors



• Industrial Preventive Maintenance (PM) -- Fundamental Questions and Book Recommendations



• Predictive, Preventive, and Reactive Maintenance methods compared



• Maintenance Management: Sample Job Descriptions



• Maintenance Management Process used at a Typical Industrial Plant



• Contracted (Outsourced) Planned Maintenance: How to Convince Your Client That Planned Maintenance Is Paramount



• Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

Essential Books for Industrial Maintenance