Machinery & Equipment MRO February 2010

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Put Your Plant on an Energy Diet Leak Detective Sleuths Out Trouble Monitoring Vibration: The Beat Goes On Guide to Gasket Replacement Fighting the Maintenance Brain Drain

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Achieving World-Class Maintenance It’s our Silver Anniversary!

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Machine condition advisor alerts user to machinery problems

SKF’s rugged yet ergonomic machine condition advisor quickly and easily checks the condition of rotating equipment, providing early warning of potential machine problems before a costly failure occurs. Rated IP 54 for use in industrial environments, this compact, lightweight device fits on a belt, in a pocket or in a tool kit. It provides an overall velocity vibration reading that measures vibration signals from the machine and compares them to ISO guidelines. An Alert or Danger alarm displays when measurements exceed those guidelines. When measuring temperature, an infrared sensor indicates uncharacteristic heat. An optional external sensor is available.

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Bearing fault monitor cuts maintenance costs

Designed to provide early warning of bearing and gear faults, Tekne’s bearing fault monitor detects high-frequency impacting associated with spalling, cracking and lubrication problems in industrial and mining, petrochemical, and water treatment applications. The monitor provides two vibration output signals. These are the raw voltage signals generated by the accelerometer, and a signal, logarithmically scaled to 4 mA to 20 mA, which is proportional to

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the high-frequency, captured peak acceleration. This signal interfaces with a Schneider Electric Magelis XBT-GT HMI to provide a bearing fault alarm condition. The monitor can be customized to meet specific application requirements.

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Thermal imager offers clear images at an attractive price

The Fluke TiR32 thermal imager incorporates a powerful 320-by-240 sensor to provide crisp, detailed images at a cost-effective price. Using the company’s IR-Fusion technology, users can marry highprecision thermal images with visual (visible light) images in full-screen picture-in-picture or blended views. This technology features physical parallax cor-

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rection, which enables accurate alignment, pixel by pixel, of both infrared and visible images. Users can record voice comments with every image taken. The instrument is particularly useful for building diagnostic professionals, energy auditors, weatherization, restoration and remediation specialists, roofing professionals and others. Each unit comes with two field-swappable, rechargeable batteries, each having a battery life of four hours. Telephoto and wide-angle lenses are optionally available.

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External backstop is for inclined conveyors in mining operations

Formsprag Clutch has introduced a highspeed backstop, Model FHB, for mining applications. The backstop is designed with inner race centrifugal throw-out sprags to meet the backstopping requirements of inclined conveyors or bucket elevators that use a gear reducer with the

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backstop mounted externally on the high-speed or intermediate shaft. This maintenance-free unit features a high speed range and torque capacity in a small envelope and has a bearing B-10 life of more than 100 years. It is offered in bore ranges from 1.13 in. to 3.75 in., with metric bores available.

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Screw conveyor seals come in standard sizes

The HB model high-performance, standard-sized seals for screw conveyors has been introduced by Meco. Offering many of the design features of the company’s custom seals, these seals are in

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stock in five CEMA and 11 metric shaft sizes, from 1-1/2 in. to 3-7/16 in. and from 40 mm to 90 mm. They are designed to perform under 90% of typical operating conditions for screw conveyors, including food-grade applications, temperatures up to 260°C (500°F), shaft run-out up to 6 mm (1/4 in.) and vertical or inclined shafts.

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Put your plant on an energy diet / 13

Saving energy in industrial facilities starts with a positive attitude, just like a real diet.

editor’s selections “It’s our Silver Anniversary!”

BILL ROEBUCK / 6

Leak detective sleuths out trouble / 14

“GSK could reap a $2

How an ultrasound inspection saved hundreds of thousands of dollars by finding vacuum leaks hidden underneath thick pipe insulation.

return for each $1 invested in repairing leaks.”

OLIVER YEUNG / 13

Monitoring vibration: The beat goes on / 15

“Although the majority of

Beating generated by two neighbouring machines can lead to enormous vibration damage and even machine failure.

the system was constructed in 316 stainless steel, the leaking elbow was not.”

Guide to gasket replacement / 17

Proper gasket removal and replacement can reduce maintenance and increase uptime.

MRO On The Road / 26

departments

ALAN BANDES / 14

Editor’s Notebook / 6

“Vibrations only occurred during high pump output.

Industry Newswatch / 8

News and photos from the January 2010 IDI General Meeting in Montreal.

But why?”

FLORIAN BUDER / 15

Company Briefs / 10 Mr. O, The Problem Solver / 12 CMMS Solutions / 19

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Maintenance Management / 20

“I was sceptical of the technology to reduce the power that motors draw.”

AROLD ISAAC / 13

MRO On The Road / 26

“Many aging maintenance

p13 columns Fighting the maintenance brain drain / 19

CMMS Solutions: What will you do when your maintenance expertise is ready to walk out the door?

Getting close to success / 20

PRODUCT NEWS

personnel will soon be

Product Spotlight / 2

retiring, taking with them

MRO Components / 21 Test & Measurement & Condition Monitoring / 23

valuable information.”

PETER PHILLIPS / 19

“Some caulks can attack elastomeric gaskets.”

Cover photo: ©2010 istockphoto/Mark Evans.

DAVID BURGESS / 17

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Maintenance Management: Follow along with Step 31 in a journey to World-Class Maintenance at the Plentya Paper Company as the team begins to make major changes.

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It’s our Silver Anniversary!

W elcome to the first issue of our Silver Anniversary year! Machinery & Equipment MRO was launched back in 1985, 25 seemingly short years ago. Truly, it has gone by in a flash.

Over the years there have been some changes around our offices. We’ve had four different corporate owners, four different addresses, four different people in the publisher’s chair, several advertising sales reps, and just one editor for the whole duration. That last item is unusual in publishing and surprised even me as the founding editor, as I’m still residing in the editor’s chair.

Having a single editor for the life of the magazine to date has meant several

good things, but one stands above all others: consistency in our focus.

Here’s a quote from the very first editor’s commentary in MRO Magazine: “You are reading the first issue of a magazine that’s designed to help you do a better job in less time at a lower cost to your company. Machinery & Equipment MRO is designed to help you keep machinery and equipment running longer, faster, less expensively and more effectively.”

We went on to explain what the term MRO meant to industry, as back then it was in regular use by only a small group of people serving the maintenance, repair and operations market. We became instrumental in spreading the word and

making the term more common.

Our aim from day one has been to help our readers.

“Whether you work for a big corporation or in a small shop, our goal is to help you work smarter, not harder,” we said. “Every new volume will be packed with more and more tips, advice and practical, problem-solving information …. There’s no other magazine like it.

“We shall never lose sight of our purpose: to serve our readers — and serve them well, with the best practical maintenance information we can lay our hands on,” we promised.

Graphically, MRO Magazine was fairly unsophisticated 25 years ago — but that was on purpose. We wanted a distinctive look, unlike any other trade magazine on the market at the time. Five original illustrations by the late illustrator Fred Kulik adorned the cover, which highlighted the main themes of that and

all future issues: Mechanical Power, Fluid Power, Electrical Supplies and Maintenance Shop Operations.

In later years, the layouts were upgraded to more modern standards, and the magazine even won a few graphic design awards — including gold for best cover — in annual Canadian Business Press K.R. Wilson Awards competitions.

In each of the remaining issues through 2010, we’ll be telling you some of the interesting stories highlighting our staff and the evolution of the magazine.

But what I would really love is to hear from you. If the information in MRO Magazine has had an impact on your business or career at any time over the past 25 years, I’d appreciate hearing about it. You can contact me by e-mail at broebuck@ mromagazine.com, or use my other contact co-ordinates on the masthead below.

Bill Roebuck, Editor & Associate Publisher

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FEBRUARY 2010 Volume 26, No. 1 Established 1985 www.mromagazine.com EDITORIAL Bill Roebuck, Editor & Associate Publisher 416-510-6749 broebuck@mromagazine.com Ellie Robinson, Art Director Contributing Editors Richard G. Ensman Jr., Simon Fridlyand, Carroll McCormick, Peter Phillips, Angela Webb, Cliff Williams BUSINESS Nick Naunheimer, Publisher 416-510-6868 nnaunheimer@mromagazine.com Eric Achilles Cousineau, Adv. Sales Manager 416-510-6803 eachilles@mromagazine.com Kimberly Collins, Advertising Production 416-510-6779 Melinda Marasigan, Subscription Enquiries 416-442-5600 x3548 Machinery & Equipment MRO is published six times a year to help improve the effectiveness, productivity and practical knowledge of maintenance professionals in Canada’s manufacturing, utilities and resource industries.

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PTDA members emerge from 2010 optimistic about future Chicago, IL — Despite a year of unprecedented economic challenges in 2009, members of the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) are finding cause for optimism as 2010 begins. According to a survey conducted by Cleveland Research on behalf of PTDA in October 2009, 41% of PTDA members are forecasting year-overyear sales growth in 2010, 58% predict flat sales, and only 1% anticipate a decline in sales compared to 2009.

The Cleveland Research survey shows that 2009 was a tougher year than many PTDA members anticipated. When members responded to the association’s Member Forecast Survey in the fourth quarter of 2008, 43% of all firms projected their companies’ sales would increase in 2009, 28% of companies expected a sales decrease and 29% projected flat sales.

By the third quarter in 2009, members had significantly revised their expectations for the year. Only 4% forecasted sales growth, 86% expected sales declines and 10% cited flat sales. On average, 2009 sales were expected to decline by 19% from 2008.

According to Cliff Bannon, national sales manager for Climax Metal Products Co., Wickliffe, OH, the timing of the Member Forecast Survey likely explains the difference.

“We really thought we were going to have a decent 2009 up until November [2008]. When the bottom fell out, it just fell out. As it did with everybody.”

Nonetheless, Bannon is among the members who anticipate a rebound in 2010.

“I’m very optimistic. We have a lot of irons in the pot; we’ve gotten business from last year that’s just ramping up now for 2010. I think our distributor partners have bottomed out from an inventory perspective and now they’re purchasing inventory. Hopefully, they hit bottom on inventory,” said Bannon.

The Cleveland Research survey confirms the concern of many PTDA members — inventories may still be too high.

Forty-two per cent of survey respondents rated their level of inventory as “too high,” with only 6% rating their level as “too low.”

On average, the survey shows that PTDA members anticipate a 5% increase in sales over 2009.

Rob Aveson, president of Adam-Hill Co., San Francisco, CA, echoes Bannon’s optimism.

“We’re anticipating we might be done with the downturn. Things might level and start to turn up in the next two quarters,” he said. “We’re seeing things turning around. The fourth quarter ended up being much stronger than we expected. We’re seeing things that indicate the year will look good.”

According to the Cleveland Research analysis, industrial production is recovering. It predicts MRO demand will rebound first. In addition, many early-cycle machinery markets that peaked years ago are likely to show strong growth in 2010, including automotive, heavy truck, construction equipment and housing.

PTDA represents 198 power transmission/motion control distribution firms with 3,500 locations in North America and 11 other countries. PTDA members also include 187 manufacturers that supply the PT/MC industry. For more information, visit ptda.org.

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EDMONTON MRO SHOW OFFERS COST-CUTTING TIPS Edmonton, AB — It was called The Big One and it was said to be Canada’s largest full-line Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) and Safety trade show. Held in Edmonton in January 2010 and organized by Acklands-Grainger Inc., Richmond Hill, ON (a distributor of industrial and safety supplies), the show gave businesses the opportunity to learn about products and solutions to help keep employees safe on the job and their operations running efficiently.

“In today’s challenging economic climate, businesses and institutions of all sizes are analyzing their expenses and looking for ways to save money and improve their bottom line,” said an Acklands-Grainger spokesperson. “Many are looking at MRO expenses with a more strategic eye and consolidating vendors to drive down process costs.”

The show brought more than 200 manufacturers and 1,200 business customers to Edmonton. In total, more than 3,500 attendees participated in the trade show and seminars on topics such as sustainability and e-business.

tion of either corporate activities that contribute to improving socio-economic conditions while also helping to reduce environmental impact, or products produced as a result of such activities.

STRONGER INDUSTRIAL AIR EMISSIONS STANDARDS NOW IN EFFECT IN ONTARIO

Toronto, ON — As of Feb. 1, 2020, industrial facilities in Ontario have to meet stronger standards for 33 highpriority contaminants in The Acklands-Grainger MRO & Safety Show in order to better protect the Edmonton attracted more than 200 exhibitors. air quality and health in local communities.

These changes were the Director-General of the Industrial introduced in 2005 with Regulation 419 Science and Technology Policy and Enviand have finally come into effect, markronment Bureau, Ministry of Economy, ing the biggest improvement in regulatTrade and Industry (METI), at the Ecoing air toxics in more than 25 years.

Efficiency Awards 2009, hosted by the The pulp and paper, petroleum and Japan Environmental Efficiency Forum. chemical industries are among the sectors covered by the regulation.

This award — the top prize — was Changes include: given in recognition of Neco (NSK Eco• Reducing the acceptable level of lead efficiency Indicators), unique environand acetone by about 75% mental efficiency indicators that NSK • Creating standards for acetonitrile developed to quantitatively measure the that causes respiratory irritation and ecological friendliness of NSK products. methyl isocyanate that causes respiraNSK was presented with the prize at Ecotory tract injury Products 2009 on December 11, 2009.

• Cutting the acceptable level of xylenes, Neco, for which NSK won the award, PEMAC LAUNCHES NEW which have neurological effects, by nearis a set of indicators that NSK introduced CHAPTER IN FORT MCMURRAY ly two-thirds. in 2008 to measure the ecological friendOntario currently has air standards Fort McMurray, AB — PEMAC, the Plant liness of all NSK products using its own for 124 substances and guidelines for Engineering and Maintenance Associaunique calculation formulas. tion of Canada, has launched a new chapover 200 contaminants. Proposed stanThese indicators enable NSK to quantiter of members in Fort McMurray, AB. dards for an additional eight substances tatively measure how much an individual Chapter president Amin Elsherif, are currently undergoing consultation NSK-developed product can contribute to P.Eng, M.Sc., MMP, notes the group is of and will be announced later in 2010. the environment. They do so by demoninterest to maintenance and reliability strating how much better the product can BSA CONVENTION LOOKS AT professionals and practitioners for staff perform than its predecessor in terms of COUNTERFEIT BEARINGS ISSUE development, education and certification, ecological efficiency using numerical valcareer networking and sharing of best Glen Ellyn, IL — The Bearing Specialues obtained by dividing product value practices applicable to operational excelists Association (BSA) reports that it (life and performance of the product) by lence in physical will deliver savings and value to the the environmental asset management. distributors and manufacturers attendburden it creates The first meeting its 2010 Annual Convention — being (weight and power ing of the new chapheld May 1-4, 2010, in Naples, FL — by consumption of the ter was held Feb. 2, offering a budget-minded room rate of product).

2010, at MacDonjust $199 at a top luxury resort, bonus N SK r e c eive d ald Island Park in savings for registering a spouse, and the the prize not only Fort McMurray. It opportunity to make one of the most effibecause Neco has included a PEMAC cient, productive sales calls of the year. helped stimulate National Report The bearing industry event is for ecological innovaby Nor m Clegg, authorized distributors of bearing prodtions by numeriexecutive director ucts and services and the manufacturers cally demonstratof the association, of those products. Because only senior ing the environa presentation by management attend the BSA convention, mental friendliShell Global Soluparticipation allows information sharing ness of products tions on Reliabiland networking among peers. and so enabling ity Centred MainBSA has adopted the theme ‘A Look all products to be tenance (RCM) Back to Step Ahead’ to recognize and evaluated using PEMAC’s newest chapter is in and a presentabuild on the association’s 44 years as it virtually the same Fort McMurray in northern Alberta. tion on Bad Actor looks ahead to new opportunities and indicators, but also Mana g e me nt by markets in the recovering economy. Probecause it can be Raj Saini, reliabilgramming has been built around three applied to technopanels of BSA member distributors and ity opera­tions manager, SKF Canada, logical developments, helping NSK to participating manufacturers who will an event sponsor (there was no charge communicate the ecological friendliness examine the past, the present and the to delegates at the meeting because of of its products to its business partners. future of the industry.

SKF Canada’s sponsorship).

Sponsored by METI, the Eco-EffiThe 2010 Annual Convention will For more information about upcomciency Awards were launched in 2005 also offer industry updates from ABMA ing meetings of the chapter, send an to help contribute to the further growth (the American Bearing Manufacturers e-mail to FortMcMurray@pemac.org. of Japanese industries. These awards Association) and BSA, a presentation on For more information about PEMAC, are intended to simultaneously promote visit pemac.org. counterfeit bearings based on real-world both environmental issues and the econexperience, and the traditional Conferomy, while also strengthening Japanese BEARING COMPANY RECEIVES ence Tables Session featuring pre-schedbusinesses using less energy and fewer AWARD FOR ECOLOGICAL uled and planned conferences between resources than in other countries, so as FRIENDLINESS PROJECT distributors and manufacturers designed to increase the competitiveness of JapaMississauga, ON — The parent company to resolve issues of mutual concern. nese companies and encourage technoof bearing and motion control products For more information about the conlogical innovations with a view to achievsupplier NSK Canada Inc. — NSK Ltd., vention, visit bsaconventions.org or call ing greater ecological efficiency.

Tokyo, Japan — has won the Award of the BSA office at 630-858-3838.

This award is presented in recogni-

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Gearmotor facility expands production capacity

By Bill Roebuck

Brampton, ON — Industrial drive supplier Nord Gear Limited, the Canadian operation of the worldwide Getriebebau Nord company based in Bargteheide, Germany, recently expanded its production and warehouse facilities significantly. The Brampton plant assembles high-efficiency mechanical power transmission products for customers across Canada.

“We were getting congested in our production and shipping areas,” says Denis Dryburgh, president of the Cana1

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more than 60 in 35 countries — take the components and put them together according to the specific needs of local customers.

By being a global player with regional support, Nord combines worldwide knowhow with local support. “We’re strictly an assembly centre for Canadian customers,” notes Dryburgh of the expanded Brampton facility. In all, Nord Gear employs 37.

By comparison, its parent company has a staff of about 2,500 worldwide.

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dian operation. “In addition, we had to accommodate two new products that were coming to our market. We also were getting into building our MAXXDrive line of large industrial gearboxes.”

Nord moved into its current location in Brampton in 1997, at the time purchasing enough property for later expansion.

That decision came in 2008, when Nord began construction of an addition that would nearly double its production space.

Dryburgh says they also wanted to reconfigure the production department in order to streamline operations. “We were looking to increase speed and capacity by 50%,” he says. “We worked with Nord’s Global Assembly Management Team, and all of the new production equipment we installed was manufactured in our own organization.”

Nord’s concept is to build components in five European manufacturing centres, and then ship the parts as well as completed assemblies out quickly to its own assembly facilities throughout the world. These international assembly plants — there are

1. Nord Gear’s operation is set up to provide quick turnaround on orders. 2. Tidy shelves keep hundreds of parts at the ready. 3. Assembly team puts together custom orders in Nord Gear’s Brampton, ON, facility.

4. Denis Dryburgh has been with Nord Gear for 18 years. 5. Heavyduty racking holds a large inventory of drive components.

been with Nord Gear for 18 years. After managing the company’s expansion project, his eyes are back on the target of growing the business across the country.

Nord Gear’s products are distributed by most major distributors across Canada, including Motion Canada, Kinecor and IDI Independent Distributors Inc. “We try to make our products easy to get for our end users across our country,” says Dryburgh. He adds that the operation is ready 24/7 to design, assemble and ship drive units anywhere.

Among the company’s product lines are high-efficiency speed reducer designs available in helical in-line, helical bevel and helical parallel, as well as geared motors, motors, frequency inverters, and frequency inverters for decentralized drive control.

For more information, visit the webMRO site at nord.com.

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Company Briefs

News and views about companies, staff, product lines and more.

Greg Banero has been named facility includes Kerry Guild and president and chief executive Don MacMillan as co-managers, officer of SM-Cyclo of Canada Greg Boileau as account manager, Ltd. (SMC), Oakville, ON, sucand Rob Grant, who is responsible ceeding Don Brownrigg, who has for inside sales. Visit feinc.com for retired. Banero joined SMC in more information.

1989 as a sales engineer and was • Motion Industries, Birmingpromoted as an area manager ham, AL, a division of Genuine for Western Canada in 1992. He Parts Company’s Industrial Parts Greg Banero took the position of vice-presiGroup, has entered into a agreedent of sales in 2000. ment to acquire substantially all of the • Franklin Empire, Montreal, QC, North American assets of BC Bearhas opened a new branch in Hamilton, ing Group, Burnaby, BC, including ON, which is its 19th location (includBC Bearing Engineers, US Bearings ing four manufacturing and repair diviand Norcan. BC Bearing is a longsions). Franklin Empire is an independent established family-owned bearing and industrial distributor serving Quebec and power transmission distributor operOntario. The team working out of this ating 53 branches throughout west-

ern Canada and the energy meters and northwestern US. transducers to enable • Industrial Drive its software subscribService Inc. (IDS), ers to make rapid He n s a l l , ON, wa s real-time decisions on their energy usage recently presented and to support stratwith the Outstanding egies for energy cost Technical Achievesavings. ment Award by the • IRISS Inc., BraOntario Association of denton, FL, a manuCertified Engineering facturer of industrialTechnicians and Techgrade infrared winnologists (OACETT) IDS president Daryl Keys (left) dows, has redesigned for a unique motor receives award from OACETT its website, iriss.com, control system develpresident David Saunders. and added informaoped for a gold mine tion about its latest operation. For more products and services, as well as answers information, visit idscontrols.com. to common questions.

“Our goal is to be • Carlo Gavazzi (Canada) Inc., Misthe hub of information for the IR windows sissauga, ON, and Pulse Energy Inc., industry and I believe we have exceedVancouver, BC, have formed a strategic ed that goal,” said marketing director partnership to supply energy manageTammi Pickett. ment solutions to the Canadian market.

• Spécialité Hydraulique Côte Nord Pulse Energy will use Carlo Gavazzi’s Inc. (SHCN), Sept-Iles, QC, has been acquired by Wainbee Ltd., Mississauga, ON, a national distributor of fluid power and automation components and systems. As a result of this acquisition, Wainbee now has 13 locations servicing customers from Vancouver to Halifax.

• Ray Harrington, vice-president of business development, Bishop-Wisecarver Corp., Pittsburg, CA, has left the company to reopen his independent consulting business. Based in Illinois, Harrington’s CS Consulting will use his extensive experience in contributing to the successful growth of businesses in order to help other companies survive and grow in the ever-changing business climate. Pamela Kan, Ray Harrington president of BishopWisecarver, said that Harrington will be retained as a consultant, as well as continue to serve on the board of directors at Bishop-Wisecarver. To contact Harrington, send an e-mail to rayh@consultcsc.com.

• Beam Reach Industrial, Brantford, ON, is a new company that was started to fill the void left by many businesses that pulled back their services and support due to the tough economic times, says Russ Perry, president. Beam Reach Industrial now supplies service and support to power transmission, MRO and industrial supply organizations, and represents the following companies in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes: Diamond Chain Co., Indianapolis, IN; Ringspann Corp., Schiller Park, IL; and Canway Material Handling Equipment, a unit of Wayco Multi Lift Inc., Kitchener, ON. For more information, e-mail Perry at rperry@beamreachindustrial.com.

• Michael St. Jacques has joined NSK Canada Inc., Mississauga, ON, as general manager. His most recent role was with Latham International in Toronto, where he served nine years as sales and marketing vice-president and general manMichael ager for Canada and St. Jacques Europe. Prior to that, he served in senior level sales positions at Karcher Canada Inc., Interactive Media Corp., SC Johnson Wax/PCO-Quebec and Group Service France Inc. In other news, former NSK Canada president and chief operating officer Colin Figgens left the company in October 2009 to pursue THE JOB JUST GOT EASIER. other interests. continued on page 12

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continued from page 10 • PTM Industries Inc., Toronto, ON, is now the Canadian sales representative for Lafert North America’s SITI and Sacemi brand products. SITI offers an established line of metric gearboxes, speed variators and motoinverters. Sacemi is a manufacturer of coolant and circulating pumps. Both are Italian-made lines. PTM is a supplier of industrial power transmission, drive and motion control components with two regional dis tribution centres in Toronto and Calgary and sales offices in Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary and Montreal. Lafert North America is the sole North American supplier of the Lafert IEC motor line, Sacemi pumps and SITI metric gearboxes. It has seven warehouses in North America. For more information, visit ptmindustries.com.

• Rick Hampton, Eaton director of electrical sales (Canada), has announced the appointment of Kevin Tychkowsky to district sales manager, Prairies, Canada. He

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is located at the Eaton plant in Airdrie, AB. In addition, Roger Hick, who preceded Tychkowsky as district sales manager, was recently appointed business operations manager for Eaton’s Edmonton Power Centre. Also, Amir Messih is now plant manager, low voltage control assemblies, based in Airdrie. Messih will lead both the Airdrie and Calgary operations.

• Viking Pump of Canada Inc., Windsor, ON, has improved its aftermarket service capability with the appointment of a total of 10 new authorized service representatives to provide in-shop repair, on-site service, inspections, warranty, and maintenance for the company’s product brands, including Viking Pump, Vican, RotoKing, Sandpiper and Marathon. The reps are located in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

• More than 200 employees of Bison Gear & Engineering Corp., St. Charles, IL,

gathered on Jan. 25, 2010, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the gearmotor manufacturer. Bison was established in 1960 by three Chicago area entrepreneurs who derived the company’s name from their last initials of B-S-N. Entering its semi-centennial year, Bison continues with new product and technology introductions like its new 39 Frame AC motor line, which offers greater torque density in a smaller package. Bison’s international sales representative for Canada is Mechanical Sales Company, Mississauga, ON. Its local stocking distributors are Armature Electric, Vancouver, BC, which covers British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories; and EPT-Dynatek Inc., Thornhill, ON, which covers Ontario, Newfoundland and Quebec.

MRO Editor’s note: More detailed versions of many of these stories can be found online at mromagazine.com.

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Installing angular contact thrust bearings Problem: The use of singlerow angular contact bearings has increased considerably over the past few decades, but are they being installed properly in the pumps in your plant?

This bearing is designed to support a heavy thrust load in one direction only. It can also handle a moderate radial load. The contact angle is achieved by a high shoulder on the inner ring and another high shoulder, diametrally opposite, on the outer ring.

This design is usually used as matched pairs of single-row bearings, but it must be noted that these are usually matched in production so that an even distribution of the load can be achieved without the use of shims.

Solution: Three alternative arrangements of the double angular contact bearings are possible and the bearings must be properly arranged so that the load lines will handle the anticipated direction of the thrust loads.

The Tandem arrangement has the load lines in parallel and the pair can accommodate axial loads in one direction only. This is generally not a problem as it is easy to identify during installation, with the high shoulders being on the same side in both bearings.

If, however, the load from the pump can change from one direction to the other, both the other two arrangements can handle such a condition; the Face to Face and the Back to Back. Consequently, we have the frequent question, “Is there a right and wrong way to install these two?”

Many suppliers will tell you that it doesn’t matter; unfortunately, that is not always the case.

The Back to Back arrangement has the facility of handling any tilting moments that may be developed from shaft misalignment difficulties, and therefore is the preferred arrangement on end suction pumps where the thrust bearing is adjacent to the shaft coupling.

Although it is not critical in doubleended pumps, where the thrust bearing is at the other end of the shaft from the coupling, it is still a good idea to instil a constancy of application with these bearings. So always install the double row angular contact bearings in the Back to Back arrangement Mr. O’s thanks for this tip go to Ross Mackay, an internationally recognized specialist in pumping reliability. He is a graduate in mechanical engineering from Stow College of Engineering in Glasgow, Scotland. For more tips, visit practicalpumping.com.

Do you have a solution for a maintenance problem? Send it in and if it’s published, we’ll send you a Mr. O Problem Solver T-shirt. Include your address, telephone number, print complete details and, if possible, add a sketch to help explain your tip. Send your tips to Mr. O, Machinery & Equipment MRO, 12 Concorde Place, Suite 800, Toronto, ON M3C 4J2.

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Saving energy in industrial facilities starts with a positive attitude, just like a real diet.

BY CARROLL MCCORMICK

In facilities like these, energy costs can be cut in several areas, including reducing the amount of fuel use, behaviour modification of equipment operators, repairing wasteful leaks in compressed air systems, and using technology that reduces the energy consumption of motors.

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here is no shame in cutting energy costs, but sometimes the horse simply refuses to be led to water, let alone made to drink. Yet cutting electricity, natural gas or bunker fuel consumption — whatever — can be a quick way to cut overhead in perpetuity. Looked at another way, it is like a new source of guaranteed income.

Vivian Doyle-Kelly, the Montreal-based owner of Eco-Watt Inc., sells energy-saving solutions backed by insured guarantees. Still, the excuses he gets from those not wanting to drink his water are worthy of a novelty coffee cup: too busy, no manpower, other projects, focus on production, ‘gotta get product out the door’ and so on. “People have an attitude that they don’t have time for this,” Doyle-Kelly says.

It is certainly true that saving energy can sometimes require big-ticket projects. Quebec-based

5 million kWh, or 10% in 2009. The focus for 2010 is to start saving energy on the production lines through behaviour modification — a low-investment strategy.

“We are trying to make sure operators understand that when lines are not running, that all the equipment and compressed dry air lines are [to be] shut off.

Our equipment uses a lot of compressed dry air. We want to make sure that these compressed dry air systems are turned off when they are not needed. There will be, for example, training and signage,” explains Oliver Yeung, an EHS (environment, health and safety) compliance partner at the Mississauga plant.

Compressed air leaks Another project the Mississauga plant plans to launch soon is the repair of many minute leaks in the compressed dry air system. “A 2007 audit showed that they add up to significant costs,” Yeung says. Very conservativeBuilding Products of Canada ly, GSK could reap a $2 return Corp., to cite a high-end examfor each $1 invested in repairple, has done some major work in ing leaks. The actual amount of its Pointe Rouge, QC, plant to cut Vivian avoided costs per dollar investits energy costs. These expenses Doyle-Kelly ed could be far higher. have variously included up to 18 “There is a significant immillion cubic feet of natural gas, pact that small actions can have. These 64 million kWh of electricity and 500,000 are things that anybody can do to save litres of bunker fuel a year. Pointe Rouge energy,” Yeung suggests. manufactures wood fibre board to make Sometimes the opportunity to save envalue-added products like decorative wood ergy in perpetuity drops into a company’s panel, industrial panel, sheeting for extelap when equipment has to be replaced or rior walls and roof insulation lining. upgraded.

In April 2010, a new evaporaThe plant automated its refiners in tor will come on line at the Acadian Sea2006-2007, cutting out one phase of the plants Ltd. seaweed extraction facility in refining process. This resulted in savings Cornwallis, NS. Part of the company’s of $370,000 a year in electricity. Cutting continuous improvement program, it will steam use knocked another $150,000 off replace an earlier design dating to 1998 the annual electricity bill. Another that slurps up 150,000 litres of fuel oil a project will save 2.5 million cubic feet of year.

The new evaporator will cut the natural gas and about 5 million kWh of fuel use in half.

Incidentally, adding a electricity a year, through the installacooling tower is going to reduce cooling tion of a different heat exchanger and a water requirements by 90%. boiler upgrade. Yet another project will Two classes of energy gobblers found in eliminate the use of bunker fuel. all manufacturing plants are lights and Global pharmaceutical giant Glaxomotors, notes Doyle-Kelly. Eco-Watt SmithKline (GSK) issued an edict in counts among its projects a lighting retro2007 that it would begin a company-wide fit in a bakery, and estimates that such initiative to conserve energy. The goal is retrofits, as part of a project, can drive to reduce the 2006 level of energy condown lighting costs down by as much as sumption by 20% by 2015.

50% to 60%.

In a building project that The company’s Mississauga, ON, should provide inspiration to manufacturplant started with HVAC and building ing plants, Eco-Watt retrofitted 350 lamps envelope projects that cut energy use by

that burned 24/7, dialling down the light bill from $19,000 to just $8,000 a year.

Isaac confesses to having been somewhat sceptical of the technology EcoWatt uses to reduce the power that moEnergy consumption of motors tors draw. “Their technology was new to Regarding motors, Montreal boot manuus. But they took all the measurables; for facturer Genfoot Inc. has completed sevexample, the number of hours the maeral projects to save electricity. For exchines operated and the number of moample, in the 1990s the company tors. When Eco-Watt was convinced that achieved some energy savings by installthere were dollars to be saved at the end, ing capacitors that regulated peak dewe started participating.” mand. In 2004, just as Genfoot was in Eco-Watt brought in its own electrithe process of taking the next step in savcians to retrofit its amperage-reducing ing energy, Eco-Watt made contact with product to the motors, some as large as the company about products that it in50 hp, on 66 pieces of equipment. “We stalls, which would cut the cost of runwired up the products, bolted them to ning electric motors. the wall near the motors and ran the “When Eco-Watt came along, we were wires to the motor disconnects. The only consuming as much as $26,000 worth of downtime for the motor was 10 to 15 electricity a month — a lot of energy. We minutes when the electricians attached realized that we were due for another imthe wires into the motor disconnect,” provement,” says Arold Isaac, production Doyle-Kelly explains.

Doing the audit and then implementmanager at Genfoot. “It was good timing. ing the project caused only minor inconEco-Watt could go much further and do venience, Isaac recalls: “We helped Ecobroader energy savings than just capaciWatt understand the machines and how tors. They were able to reduce consumpthey consumed electricity.

We did not tion, rather than change how we pay for electricity.” have to invest that much time. Eco-Watt Doyle-Kelly declines to reveal spent two days here on their exactly how his products work, own after we showed them but simply put, the devices are around.” wired to motors and reduce the Isaac reports that the elecamount of amperes they draw. In tricity savings were about 7% one Genfoot machine, for examin the first year. Doyle-Kelly ple, his equipment reduced the notes that the payback time to amperage draw from 21 down to a company on the cost of the 15.7. In another, the amperage turnkey installation of his dropped from 3.3 down to 2.1. product is two to three years.

“The total savings for motors is Isaac admits that he was altypically 8%,” Doyle-Kelly says. He ready a convert to the virtues of Oliver Yeung adds that the technology he uses is saving energy and did not have passive, maintenance-free and to be dragged kicking and will serve for as long as 20 years. screaming to the well. “We Eco-Watt began at Genfoot with a were already convinced.” plant walkabout. Satisfied that there From Doyle-Kelly’s viewpoint, “Genwere energy savings to be had, Doyle-Kelfoot saw this as a no-risk way to generate MRO ly prepared an audit proposal, then did a extra cash at the bottom line.” plant-wide energy audit. He then preMontreal-based Carroll McCormick, an pared a plan that guaranteed a certain award-winning writer, is the senior conamount of energy savings, backed by an tributing editor for Machinery & Equipinsurance company. If the savings amount ment MRO. to less than what Eco-Watt predicted, the Reader Service Card No. 400 policy pays the client the difference.

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Leak detective sleuths out trouble How an ultrasound inspection saved hundreds of thousands of dollars by finding vacuum leaks hidden underneath thick pipe insulation.

Above: Point and shoot — Leak detection device listens for what the normal ear can’t hear.

Left: Doctor in the plant — Contact probe works like a stethoscope to help diagnose leak problems.

BY BRUCE GORELICK AND ALAN BANDES

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major industrial facility had an urgent need to locate a vacuum leak in a pipe that was insulated in 1.5-in.-thick rock wool covered by an aluminum outer skin. The cost of downtime at the facility was estimated at $35,000 per hour, and the time the maintenance department had allocated for locating the leak or leaks was one full shift (eight hours). It was going to be expensive!

A service inspector from Enercheck Systems was called in and he asked to have the system pressurized with compressed air. The test pressure was set at 25 psi to 30 psi. The inspector used an ultrasound detection instrument that sensed ultrasound emissions produced by a leak. The instrument then translated these sounds down from the high frequency range.

Through headphones supplied with the instrument, the inspector was able to hear the low frequency or audible range where the leak sounds were coming from, and also could see intensity increments of the sound via a display panel on the back of the instrument.

While scanning the first section of the piping with the ultrasonic instrument, the inspector noted that a 250-lb steam line close by was creating excessively loud ultrasounds. Since it was anticipated that the leak sound would have to penetrate through the insulation and would be substantially lower in volume than the steam-generated noise, the inspector requested that the steam line be temporarily turned off.

After the steam line was shut off, the inspector used a module to sense airborne ultrasounds, referred to as a scanning module, and located three leaks. The leaks were repaired within a few hours by welding them closed. The inspector then noted a drop of pressure in the system pressure gauge and determined that there were still more leaks to find. He resumed scanning the pipe system with his ultrasound instrument, but was unable to identify any more leaks.

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Time was short Speaking of pressure, the facility was depending on the inspector to find all the leaks before the evening shift began. He asked for permission to make test points in

the insulation by perforating the aluminum skin with a sharp screwdriver. Out of necessity, permission was granted. The inspector made a series of strategic perforations on each side of the 8-in. piping system.

He switched to a module used to inspect structureborne ultrasound, called a stethoscope or contact module. This is a module with a solid metal rod on the end that acts as a wave guide to transfer structure-borne ultrasounds produced by a leak to the instrument’s sensor. He carefully inserted the wave-guide into the holes he fashioned and listened for any increases in the sound.

It was not until the inspector came to an elbow in the system that he heard what he believed was the source of the problem. The insulation was removed and to everyone’s relief, a leak at the elbow was confirmed.

Then the problem became evident. Although the majority of the system was constructed in 316 stainless steel, the elbow was not. To temporarily fix the leak, soft putty that hardens in less than 10 minutes was fashioned over the leak. It was hypothesized that because the system was pulling vacuum, the putty would be sucked into the leak site just enough to stop the leak.

While the system was changed from positive to negative pressure, the inspector made a final scan. The supposition was correct. All of the leaks had been identified and repaired, and the facility could resume its process.

The inspector has checked back several times and confirmed that the facility was able to run its process for the two weeks necessary to have the part it had in production completely fabricated. For Enercheck Systems, it was just another success story of using ultrasound detection equipment to spot leaks. For this major industrial facility, the leak detection helped keep order fulfilment on track, potentially saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in downtime.

MRO Bruce Gorelick is vice-president, Enercheck Systems, Charlotte, NC, and Alan Bandes is vice-president marketing, UE Systems Inc., Elmsford NY. For more information, visit enerchecksystems.com and uesystems.com.

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e e The B at Go s On ‘Beating’ generated

by two neighbouring machines can lead to enormous vibration damage and even machine failure. Here’s an example of what to do about it.

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Fig. 1: Technician takes vibration measurements on a pump.

Fig. 2: Vibration measurement is being made with a Vibxpert FFT data collector and signal analyzer.

Fig. 3: Protruding key in a coupling was only one issue of concern.

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you’re hearing a background beat in your facility but there’s no band in sight, you’ve likely got trouble with your machinery. If you ignore it, the problem may get even bigger, so it’s important that you take steps to beat this ‘beating’ problem.

If two vibrations of a similar frequency are superimposed in operating machines, beating occurs. This phenomenon is clearly audible in acoustic measurements. The beating tone, which is made up of two individual tones of slightly different frequencies, changes its volume at the beat frequency,

rhythmically becoming louder and softer.

Due to the high amplitudes that this can cause, beating generated by two neighbouring machines can lead to enormous vibration damage and even machine failure. Because the cause of beating cannot always be eliminated, it is important to keep its damaging effects as small as possible.

The principle of beating and the beat frequency are illustrated in Fig. 6 and can be demonstrated in a simulation. Beating can also be detected in the display of FFT vibration analyzers. The recorded time signals of the vibration velocity and other measured quantities must be continued on page 16

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of sufficient length. If this type of analyzer is not available, you should become sceptical if amplitudes fluctuate wildly.

This was the case at a pumping station. The operator detected conditions with strongly fluctuating machine and building vibrations. The source was thought to be the pump and an inadequate building foundation.

In the control room, the sense was that the vibration intensity was linked to how the pump was operated and that the vibrations only occurred during high pump output. But why?

As a result, systematic vibration analyses were contracted with the Pr端ftechnik Machinery Service. Its basic measurements revealed a number of unfavourable conditions that led to pronounced building vibrations.

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The pumping station concept In this pumping station, the pressure increase is achieved in three consecutive centrifugal pumps that run at different speeds. Pump 1 is the slowest, Pump 2 runs somewhat faster, and Fig. 8 Fig. 4: Beating in the building with the pumps being run in different modes.

Fig. 5: Beating in the pump foundations of Pumps 2 and 3.

Fig. 6: Simulated beating of two neighbouring frequencies.

Fig. 7: Order spectrum -- measured on three pump units.

Fig. 8: An employee of Pr端ftechnik Machinery Service works at precision balancing machinery.

Pump 3 is the fastest. On the measurement day, Pumps 2 and 3 had a relatively high vibration level when running at a high delivery rate. It dominated the first order in the vibration velocity.

Measurements of the building revealed additional beating in the vibration velocity. Beating changed as the pump speed increased. The operating mode of the pumps also had an influence on the beating. It could be shown that the beating was influenced by the pressure ratio of the pumps to each other.

When only Pumps 1 and 3 were operated together, the beating was reduced (see Fig. 4). However, this was not the solution the operator was looking for. On the contrary, increasing the delivery rate further was the order of the day. Therefore, avenues were sought to actively reduce vibration.

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Imbalance The vibration analyses showed that relatively strong rotational vibrations arose as the motor speed increased (1st order).

The balance condition was checked. In the process, it was noticed that keys in the couplings protruded or were missing altogether. One of the first measures was to correct this situation. But this was not the only issue.

Critical speed The motor type in use was not free of natural frequencies in the operating speed range for which it was designed. At about 3600 rpm, the motor even passed through a bending critical speed that led to a marked increase in amplitude peaks on the motor. Phase jumps were also found in the coast-down curves.

Precision balancing A precision balancing procedure was performed. This reduced the vibration amplitudes and beating was no longer noticeable in the building. Ultimately, beating in the area of 6 mm/s remained when operating at critical speed, which is why this speed could not be cleared for continuous operation.

Extensive reconstruction or the use of a motor without natural frequencies was a recommendation that was made.

It was also recommended that the new pump motors meet the requirements of EN ISO 13709.

MRO Dr. Edwin Becker is the head of the diagnostic department at Pr端ftechnik in Ismaning, Germany. Florian Buder is the sales and marketing manager at Pr端ftechnik Canada, Montreal, QC. For more information, visit www.pruftechnik.ca.

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he gaskets that keep flanged joints in piping systems from leaking are relatively low-cost but high-consequence components.

They can spell the difference between efficient, profitable operations, and unscheduled outages, lost production and penalties for non-compliance with environmental regulations. Even so, they often do not receive the attention they warrant from plant operations and maintenance personnel.

Gaskets perform two basic functions — creation of an initial seal and maintenance of that seal over an extended period of time. To perform these functions effectively, they must retain their integrity during handling and installation, and be sufficiently deformable to flow into imperfections in flanges. And they have to be strong enough to resist crushing under applied loads and blowouts under system pressures.

Moreover, gaskets in flanged joints have to be chemically compatible with system fluids, withstand extreme temperatures, and be resilient and creepresistant to maintain adequate load.

Finally they must not contaminate the system or promote corrosion of the seating surfaces, and must be able to be easily and cleanly removed at the time of replacement.

However, the removal of spent gaskets can be a tedious, laborious and sometimes dangerous task that can damage equipment and injure workers.

Flanged joints are often in difficult-toaccess areas that require working in awkward positions in confined spaces near other equipment that can result in burns and other injuries.

In addition, flanged joints can be hard to separate, making it difficult to see where the gasket is located, and they may have to be removed when there are flange gaps of only 0.5 in. or less.

Under such conditions, new gaskets are sometimes installed directly over old ones — with predictably poor results. Even a small fragment of gasket left on a flange can make it impossible for the new gasket to conform properly, resulting in an immediate leak. Or it might produce a high stress point, around which sufficient load cannot be developed to maintain an effective seal for the useful life of the gasket.

Besides causing premature gasket failure, such fragments can break loose from the flange and contaminate the fluid in the system or impair the

performance of downstream equipment such as pumps and valves.

Avoid certain lubricants In some cases, installers apply boltthread lubricants to gaskets to facilitate removal. If the gaskets contain non-oil-resistant binders, such lubricants can chemically attack them, softening the binders and reducing their crush strength.

These lubricants also reduce the retentive friction of gaskets, causing them to extrude and eventually blow out.

Metal in the lubricants can bond to flanges and fill in surface serrations that bite into the gaskets and hold them in place.

In addition, the lubricants can enter the process stream and contaminate the system fluid, and they can bake off at elevat2 1. Carbon-fibre gasket treated with the new anti-stick coating was easily removed by hand after high-pressure, high-temperature adhesion testing.

2. This gasket containing a non-oilresistant EPDM binder was installed using a bolt-thread lubricant to facilitate removal. The lubricant reduced its retentive friction on the flange, allowing it to extrude and reducing its crush strength.

3. Installing a gasket that has been treated with a new anti-stick compound will mean easy removal is possible later.

ed temperatures, leaving a 3 problematic void between the gasket and flange.

Some installers use caulk to affix gaskets to flanges or to compensate for damaged or irregular flange surfaces. However, some caulks contain acetic-acid-based cure systems that can attack elastomeric gaskets and gaskets containing rubber binders. Because of their lubricity, caulks also can cause gaskets to shift within the flange assembly and, as with the lubricants discussed previously, can lead to the same loss of friction, crush strength and blowout resistance.

Gaskets should be installed using only products specifically designed to compensate for flange inconsistencies

and designed to hold them in place.

Many gaskets, except those made of PTFE, which do not require it, are coated with anti-stick agents. If it is necessary to

apply more of these compounds to a gasket before installation, it is always advisable to use dry materials, such as talc, graphite or mica. Metallic-based agents should never be used because, as with certain lubricants, metal particles may accumulate in surface serrations, making the flange surface too smooth to be effective.

A proprietary, anti-stick agent is now available to speed removal of gaskets from flanged joints.

The new material is a hightemperature, inorganic coating that dramatically reduces the time and effort required to remove gaskets after extended service — in most cases seconds versus hours and with just a fraction of the continued on page 18

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Unlike most anti-stick agents, the material is fused to the surface of the gaskets and does not contain chemicals that can cause them to crack or otherwise degrade.

In the process of developing the material, it was learned that the binders in compressed sheet gaskets act as viscoelastic materials that tend to flow at elevated temperatures and pressures. As the binders ‘wet out’ and make intimate contact with the metallic face of a flange, chemical adhesion, mechanical interlocking and other modes of adhesion come into play. The new anti-stick compound acts as a barrier that prevents the binders from ‘wetting out’, and because they can be removed intact, gaskets treated with it are easier to dispose of properly.

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cluding bolts, studs, nuts and washers, and replacement of any that are worn, corroded or otherwise damaged. The flanged joint should be carefully opened using a special flange spreading tool or soft wedges so as not to damage the flange seating surfaces. The old gasket can then be removed.

This is best accomplished by using an aerosol gasket remover or, if necessary, a brass scraper that will not nick, scratch or gouge the flanges, the surface of which is critical to achieving the necessary friction for an effective seal.

After removal of the old gasket, the flange facings should be inspected for imperfections that can adversely affect the new gasket’s ability to seal. If surface damage exists, it may be necessary to remachine or replace the flange. Acceptable surface finishes should range between 125 and 250 micro-inches.

Flanges should be free of foreign material. Residual debris can be removed

… new gaskets are sometimes installed directly over old ones — with predictable results. Even a small fragment of gasket left on a flange can make it impossible for the new gasket to conform properly, resulting in an immediate leak. from the serrations by scouring the surface of the flange with a brass wire brush in a rotary, not linear motion. After the old gasket has been removed and the flange faces cleaned and conditioned, the replacement gasket can be installed.

Selecting a new gasket Selecting the new gasket depends upon a number of variables. Whenever possible, thinner gaskets should be used unless the flanges are warped, bowed or severely pitted, in which case a thicker gasket

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will be needed to compensate for these irregularities. It should be noted, however, that thicker gaskets require higher compressive loads, which may not be obtainable in the application.

The use of ring gaskets is preferable to full-face gaskets, which typically cover twice the area. This extra material also requires greater torque to compress.

Where one or both flange faces are flat and made of soft or brittle material, a full-face gasket might be needed to prevent flange rotation.

Once the replacement gasket has been selected, it should be inspected for correct I.D., O.D. and appropriate thickness.

If it has cracks, gouges, folds or other surface damage, it should not be used.

For ease of installation, all fasteners should be lubricated with an oil-andgraphite mixture or other suitable thread lubricant, being careful not to allow it to come into contact with the gasket. Flanges with vertical seating surfaces should have at least two fasteners inserted into the bottom holes to support the gasket.

Proper gasket replacement The gasket can now be inserted between the flange seating surfaces. To avoid damaging the gasket, do not use an instrument to push it into place. The flange spreader can then be carefully removed, allowing the flanges to come together, and the remaining fasteners inserted and tightened or ‘snugged’.

The pattern in which the bolts are tightened is extremely important. If done improperly, the flange can move out of parallel. Refer to the gasket manufacturer’s literature to determine the appropriate bolting pattern for the application. Using calibrated torque and box-end type wrenches, tighten each fastener to no more than onethird of the desired torque value to uniformly compress the gasket. Repeating the same pattern, increase the torque wrench setting to two-thirds of the desired value.

To achieve the final torque value, repeat the pattern again at the target torque value, and finish with a circular ‘check pass’, moving from one fastener to the next in a counter-clockwise sequence to assure each fastener is applying the same load. The gasket should now be properly installed and capable of operating at a high level of performance.

The process of removing and replacing used gaskets is every bit as critical as initial gasket selection and installation.

Anti-stick agents, aerosol gasket removers and specialized tools all can facilitate gasket removal without damaging flanges or injuring workers.

Provided flanges have been cleaned, repaired or replaced as needed and the replacement gasket has been installed properly, the flanged joint should provide trouble-free performance until the next MRO changeout is scheduled.

Tim Hurley is a senior product manager and Dave Burgess is senior applications engineer for Garlock Sealing Technnolgies. They may be contacted at 1-800448-6688; e-mail tim.hurley@garlock. com or dave.burgess@garlock.com.

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WHAT WILL YOU DO WHEN YOUR MAINTENANCE EXPERTISE IS READY TO WALK OUT THE DOOR? THAT CONCERN IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY REASONS MORE AND MORE COMPANIES ARE JUMPING ON THE CMMS BANDWAGON.

Brain Drain

BY PETER PHILLIPS

This article marks my sixth year writing this CMMS column. Just before the New Year began, MRO Magazine editor Bill Roebuck expressed his hope that I would continue to write it. However, he wondered, perhaps I had run out of things to say about the subject. I pondered this for a moment or two and thought to myself: in the past year it appears to me that companies of all sizes have been purchasing maintenance software. In fact, we’ve had more inquiries and new installations than any other year. So my answer to Bill was: I think there are many more stories to tell, lessons to learn and examples to share with readers. As a result, this column continues for 2010.

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hat is fuelling the current new trend to the mass purchase of maintenance software? Certainly the marketing efforts of some of the CMMS manufacturers have been on the rise, which may be one good reason. As well, CMMS sales representatives are working their call lists, trying to make new sales in the slow economy. They have been reaching out to smaller sectors of the marketplace that have usually been overlooked.

Certainly, aggressive pricing has helped. A sales quote on the software has been a place to start price negotiations, often ending at the price the cus-

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tomer is willing to pay. You might say this has been the supplier’s version of an economic stimulus package. As one example, I received an e-mail the other day stating that any CMMS system purchased before March 1, 2010, would receive a 30% discount.

Looking beyond the efforts of software manufacturers, what else could be encouraging companies to buy CMMS systems? Another reason is that the economy of the past year or so has made companies ask questions regarding how much it costs to operate and maintain their equipment. This information is often hard to come by unless they are using some sort of software to record repair and maintenance costs.

Recently, we’ve also had a lot of calls from the public utilities sector to create equipment lists for their assets. These lists, which include the corresponding values of the equipment, have proven important to cities and municipalities as they apply for government stimulus funding.

Another reason for the spike in interest in maintenance programs could be that companies have been experiencing a rash of people moving within the maintenance field. For example, many craftspeople who have worked with companies in the east for many years are pulling up stakes to move to the Alberta oil patch to try to make their fortune.

Brain drain: When expertise walks out the door Oh yes, let’s not forget the aging baby boomers at work, who may be influencing the decision to buy now. Many older maintenance personnel will soon be retiring, taking with them valuable information about equipment, parts, vendors, etc. If this data is not captured before they are given the golden handshake, then things aren’t going to run smoothly for a while.

Many companies have already experienced a brain drain of maintenance knowledge. Those that have maintenance software can continue to run operations effectively, just needing to break in new people. However, those without a program can suffer a tremendous loss of technical information.

Then there are the companies that say it is just time to move into the 21st century. I know of a few organizations that have had the purchase of maintenance software on the back burner for two to three years, waiting for the right moment to buy in.

Well it looks like the time has come.

Good, bad or ugly, companies are jumping on the CMMS bandwagon. Shareholders, owners and managers want better returns on their investments. They want better equipment productivity and reliability. Companies that are implementing programs like World Class Manufacturing, Manufacturing Excellence and Reli-

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ability Centred Maintenance, to name a few, need maintenance software to develop sustainable maintenance practices.

They need a system to record the resources they use for repair and maintenance of equipment, so reports, graphs and trends can be analyzed and displayed.

Public utilities want to better maintain the millions of dollars of infrastructure they manage that are above and below ground. Universities want to maintain their HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems. They also want to give student residences an easy method to request repairs to student accommodations. Hospitals need systems to record maintenance, repairs and calibrations on life-saving equipment, as well as ways for nursing staff to communicate work requests for their wards.

In short there’s no organization that has machinery, equipment or buildings to service that can’t use a CMMS. Planning a CMMS implementation So what will you do this year? Have you got a plan to purchase maintenance software? Do you a plan to expand your current system? Whatever your intentions include, plan your moves carefully.

I’ve stated many times over the years that you need to create a plan for the implementation or expansion of your current program. Recently, one customer expressed to me that he has wanted to expand the use of his CMMS since 2004.

The hold-up has been having too large of a plan. Meeting with him later, we talked with his maintenance team members about their intentions and how small steps would actually allow them to move forward. They have been frozen in time for six years because their plan was too grand, by trying to make sure every part of the strategy was covered.

The advantage of small steps As a result, a more practical approach was discussed, using mini-steps that work toward the final destination.

This is good advice for organizations struggling to improve their maintenance activities. Plan and execute small pieces of your overall plan. Release the personnel from their normal routine for a few hours a day or week so they can work on those small steps. You’ll likely be surprised what can be accomplished.

Having the choice to move progressively forward a little at a time is better than staying locked into something you may never achieve and finding yourself in the same stagnant situation this time next year.

Am I trying to encourage you? You bet!

MRO

Peter Phillips of Trailwalk Holdings, a CMMS consulting and training company based in Nova Scotia, can be reached at 902-798-3601 or by e-mail at peter@trailwalk.ca.

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February 2010

This article is part of an ongoing series.

The introduction appeared in Machinery & Equipment MRO’s February 2005 issue and the series has run in every issue since. Previous instalments are archived online at mromagazine.com. In this issue, we pick up where we left off in the December 2009 edition, as maintenance manager Bob Edwards gets ready to implement significant changes.

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verything seemed to be progressing nicely. The time had come for us to hold a meeting with everyone on the maintenance team to discuss what we’d seen during our informationgathering trip to the paper mill in Wisconsin. I asked Carol to set up the meeting, with the trip report as the only item on the agenda.

The next day there was definitely a buzz in the room. When Stan, our millwright from stock prep, started to explain how much self-management he had seen at the Wisconsin mill and how enthusiastic he had become about the whole process, there were more than a couple of surprised faces.

I glanced across at Dave, the millwright from plant services, who had a smirk on his face. After all, his idea of sending Stan along on the trip had proved to be priceless. In fact, another millwright, Pete, commented that “if it was good enough to make Stan get this excited, it must have been really good.”

After we had discussed all of the great things the US mill was doing, I felt it was time to get to the heart of the matter.

“There is one thing that the guys clearly understood down there and that’s this whole effort is bottom-line driven. If they’re not successful, then they’ll find a different way of operating. The good news is that they are successful and their results are well known at the corporate level.

Now, for us here, the decision has been made. We’re going to strive for those same results by using their model. Joe, as plant manager, will be talking about this in the Town Hall meetings we’re going to hold, so I’m not going to go into details. But I think we’re going to enjoy the ride.”

Dave had been sitting quietly through all of the discussions and he hadn’t joined in before, when everyone else had gotten really excited about self-managing. When I asked if there were any other questions or comments, he raised his hand.

“Getting back to your comment, Bob, what are the maintenance things we’re going to do to help the bottom line?”

“Great question, Dave. That’s something we all need to remember. Whatever it is we do will have to have an impact on the profitability of the plant. That means we need to produce more paper and reduce the cost of doing so.

“We will be installing on-line vibration monitoring on the paper machine during the next shutdown and then we’ll look at where else it will benefit. What we found in Wisconsin is that they don’t shut down to change their major rolls as often as we do, so that has a direct impact on costs. They also don’t stock the major bearings for the rolls — in fact they don’t stock too much of anything that they pay for up front.” I went on to explain how they had managed to get their suppliers to provide goods on consignment.

“So, that’s what it’s all about — less downtime, less cost, more paper. We need to look at where we have breakdowns and eliminate them. Where we have high costs, reduce them. And with what we do that has no added value, we’ll stop it doing it.

“I think we’ve made some great strides.

When was the last time we had to shut

Less downtime

LESS COST Follow along with Step 31 in a journey to World-Class Maintenance at the Plentya Paper Company as the team begins to make major changes to achieve its goals.

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down the mill because of the wastewater “John seems to have everything under pump? We haven’t bought a spare part for it control from his end and we’ve asked since Dave made his modification. I know Carol to make sure the installation is on Carol, our reliability manager, has worked the shutdown schedule,” said Pete. with you to add more meaning to our pre“That’s good, but what about from our ventive maintenance reports — our PMs. end — are we prepared?” I asked.

Most have a value to them, so we can moni“Not too sure what you mean, Bob. We’ve tor trends now, instead of just reading a got someone assigned to work with him.” sheet of checkmarks or ‘OKs’. As well, we’ve “What about after it’s installed?” reduced our downtime to 6% from 9%.”

I went on to explain that installing “It’s down to 5% now, Bob,” interrupted the vibration monitors was only the beCarol. “I just ran the report yesterday. I’ve ginning — the means to an end. We were been playing around going to need training with some numbers in what the numbers from the CMMS and it meant, what to do if seems that our averan alarm came up and age MTTR [mean time what role the operato repair] is dropping.” tors would play.

Soft skills are only “And? ” questioned “Based on the meetwarranted if they bring Pete. ing we’ve just had, I’d hard results.

“That means that like you guys to take we are taking less on these responsibiliSuccess brings its own time to get the plant ties and make sure evrewards and challenges. back up and running.” eryone gets up to speed Listen to your “And?” (Pete again.) as soon as possible. At “ T hat probably least have something significant other. means we are catching in place for start-up on the symptoms earlier Thursday. Feel free to and so we are not having such major reuse John as you see fit.” pairs.”

I swear there was a swagger in their “I’ll speak for myself,” said Pete, “but step as they left the meeting room. It since we’ve had these values on the PMs, seemed as if the changes were going to be as soon as I see a change for the worse, I easier than even I had imagined. I headtry to do something about it; usually a ed up to Joe’s office to talk about our small, quick repair or adjustment.” The KPIs, feeling at peace with the world. nodding heads around the room confirmed “Just sit there, Bob,” said Joe, pointing to that Pete wasn’t the only one doing this. the chair on the other side of his desk. This I then explained about how we would was a little unusual as we normally sat install a prominent KPI [key perforaround the table in the corner of Joe’s office. mance indicator] board in the shop so we It was as if he was trying to put a barrier could see how we were doing. Then I between us. It soon became apparent why. asked them to really look at ways in “Bob, you’re going to have to take this which we could do better in their departimprovement program more seriously ments. I asked Pete, Ted, Tom and Brian than you have been.” to stay behind after the meeting so we That I was shocked is putting it mildcould discuss the vibration monitoring ly. I was at a total loss for words as I felt installation that our vibration consulmy jaw drop. tant, John, had talked about with them.

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for maintenance at this mill and compared them with those of the Wisconsin mill.

Don’t ask how they got them. What they see is that we are significantly worse and they looking for us to take advantage of the opportunities we learned about. They are expecting that we will close the gap very quickly, especially around costs, and they’re not prepared to take any excuses.”

I finally found my voice.

“But Joe, I thought they were happy with where we were headed. You even told me so. Why this sudden change?

We’re much further ahead in looking to improve than any other department.”

“Okay, I understand, but you’re a victim of your own success, Bob. They were happy with how you were doing until you made the visit to the Wisconsin mill. It seems that someone at corporate was able to get in touch with someone at its head office. They discussed your visit and, well, this is the outcome.”

“I still don’t understand, Joe.” “The report that corporate got was that they were impressed with your attitude, knowledge and team. Now comes the kicker. They couldn’t understand why we haven’t yet achieved the results they have — and that was enough for corporate to want them quicker. So, your KPIs that are non-negotiable are machine downtime due to maintenance, maintenance cost per tonne, and inventory turns.”

I was stunned, and I don’t remember much about how I got back to my office, or the rest of the day for that matter.

When I got home that evening, my wife, Sandra, could tell there was something wrong, but she didn’t say anything while we ate dinner. We didn’t talk much as we cleaned up and it was only when I settled down to watch some TV that she came in a turned off the television.

“Alright, what happened?”

When I told her about the highs and very deep lows of the day, she just listened and it was only a couple of minutes after I had finished that she commented.

“There’s an old saying, Bob. “Be careful what you ask for because you just might get it.” You wanted change, you were quite excited about it, you wanted corporate support and you got that in spades, and last but not least, you wanted Joe to take the reins and that’s exactly what he’s doing. You need to put a positive spin on this or the rest of the team will see it very quickly.”

“How can I put a positive spin on ‘You’re not doing well enough’. I feel as if everything we’ve done has been ignored.”

“That’s where you’re wrong, Bob. Corporate has been behind you all the way and has asked that you set things up so others can copy them. Joe has continually supported your changes and you’ve really been paid a compliment by the people in Wisconsin. If you don’t believe that you can achieve these goals, then you’re not the man I married.

“There’s also the last and most important point that you missed. Think back to the beginning of the day, the general meeting, then the meeting with Pete and the guys. They believe you can do it and they are the ones who can achieve these goals. And usually, they are the hardest ones to get on board, yet you’ve got them firmly on your side.

“Cheer up! You’re so close to success.”

MRO Cliff Williams is the corporate maintenance manager at Erco Worldwide in Toronto, ON, and a consultant with TMS — Total Maintenance Solutions Inc., Markham, ON. He can be reached by e-mail at williamscliff@rogers.com.

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What’s new…

Chain hoist lowers operating costs

in products, systems, components and accessories for machinery and equipment alignment as well as general maintenance, repair and operations.

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KB88 penetrating fluid from LPS Laboratories penetrates fast and deeply to quickly cut through rust and frozen parts. Featuring high solvency, low surface tension and special additives, the fluid meets many US VOC regulations and is available in a 475-mil (16-oz) bottle, 590-mil (20-fl-oz) trigger spray bottle, 3.78-l (1-gal) container and 208-l (55-gal) drum.

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Bellows coupling comes in six sizes

Bellows couplings from Ruland combine stainless steel bellows and aluminum hubs for a lightweight, low-inertia coupling. Their balanced design reduces vibration in high-rpm applications of up to 10,000 rpm. Due to the uniform thin

Compact gauge valve eliminates leaks

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Piston pump/motor publications provide wealth of information

walls, the coupling can flex easily while remaining rigid under torsional loads, and provides low bearing loads that remain constant at all points of rotation.

The coupling is offered in six sizes with set screw or Nomar clamp-style hubs and straight or step bores ranging from 1/8 in. to 1 in. and from 3 mm to 25 mm. The couplings are especially suited for highend servo, stepper, encoder and positioning applications.

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Work light shines for many hours between charges

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Coupling stands up in wastewater applications

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Lind Equipment has released the LED280C rechargeable LED work light for industrial applications. The three 1-watt CREE LEDs, which last for 100,000 hours, give off a wide swath of bright, white light that lasts for several hours on a single charge. For ease of use, the cordless light comes with two hanging hooks and a magnet mount. Also included are two batteries and 120-V and 12-V charging cords.

Lind Equipment

Parker Hannifin has completed its Product Catalog (HY28-2667-01) and Applications Handbook (HY28-2668-01) update for its Gold Cup series of piston pumps and motors. These two publications are useful for anyone designing severe-duty, closed-circuit hydraulic systems for shredding, mining, drilling, railway, material handling, pulp/paper and processing applications, as well as industrial systems including test equipment, simulators and centrifuges, among others.

They serve as a complete guide to Gold Cup internal option functions, circuitry and controls, along with application suggestions and performance curves. All sections are presented in detail with charts, drawings, schematics and indepth discussion. The two publications can be downloaded at PHpump.com.

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Extended exposure to moisture can cause premature coupling failure in wastewater treatment facilities. TB Wood’s DuraFlex couplings use a polyurethane material that is formulated to withstand the effects of

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weather, harsh environments and chemicals. Easy to install, these lightweight couplings require no maintenance or lubrication, and there is no need to remove hubs during element replacement due to the two-piece, split-element design.

They prolong equipment life by minimizing vibration, accommodating misalignment and reducing maintenance costs. In addition, they provide long service life round the clock in tough wastewater installations.

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Swagelok’s compact gauge valve is designed with a small footprint for quick, convenient access for the isolation and venting of pressure gauges. This small footprint reduces the need for supports, which place additional stress on a system. A streamlined body features the company’s tube fitting end connections for leak-tight performance, reduced installation time and cost, plus robust tube grip and vibration resistance. Available with either 12-mm or 1/2-in. tube fitting end connections, the valve is constructed from 316 stainless steel. It is rated for temperatures up to 232°C (450°F) depending on stem and packing, and is rated for pressures up to 275 bar (4,000 psig).

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With a service life of up to 1,900 hours, the Demag DC-Pro electric chain hoist includes safety and performance features that reduce downtime, increase duty cycles, ease maintenance and improve ergonomics. Many components are maintenance free for up to 10 years. These features allow the hoist to be more productive and result in lower operating costs. Safety features include brakes that do not require adjustment and clutches that provide protection against overload and slippage. The chain hoist is available in 275-lb to 11,000-lb capacities, and comes with a pendant control or, as the DCM-Pro, with a Manulift control unit connected with a helical cable.

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Direct-acting relief valve is cost-effective

Vickers direct-acting relief valves from Eaton are designed to handle high pressure and flow requirements in primary metal, press, marine, offshore, civil engineering and general industrial applications. An economical solution for safety circuits, these compact valves offer a rated pressure of 400 bar and flow up to 350 lpm, and are available in cartridge, subplate and inline mounting styles in sizes 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 25 and 30.

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Anti-spatter emulsion bottle can be refilled over and over

Walter Surface Technologies has introduced the Air Force/AF-Weld automatic refilling spray bottle system featuring an anti-spatter formula that inhibits corrosion, allows for immediate painting and helps prevent weld porosity. Designed to reduce the costs of welding operations and pact, the anti-spatter emulsion retracts in the presence of heat, leaving the welding area clean and dry. This prevents antispatter liquid from chemically interacting with the metal during fusion and thus minimizes impurities and porosity in the weld. The system, which uses compressed air as a propel-

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lant, comprises an automatic refilling station, a reusable aluminum bottle and a 10-l bag-in-box of the product.

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Strapless respirator can be worn comfortably for hours

FaceSeal Technologies has introduced the Fitseal strapless respirator, designed by a team of medical doctors, scientists and engineers.

The NIOSH-approved respirator uses a medical-grade, skin-friendly adhesive strip that forms a secure seal between the respirator and the face. Hypoallergenic and latex-free, it virtually eliminates inward leakage of harmful airborne particles. The one-size-fits-all

design fits most face sizes and shapes and is more comfortable to wear than masks held in place by bands, straps and nose clips. The respirator is available in N99 and P100 filtration levels.

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February 2010

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Fume-extraction system line suits many soldering jobs

Cooper Tool has expanded its line of Weller Zero-Smog fume-extraction products. The line now includes two tip ex-

volume extraction systems, the WFE 8S, 4S, 2S, 2X and 2ES/2CS, collect fumes from a wider area, and are suitable for applications involving solder baths, hot air soldering, laser processing, micro solders and adhesives.

Cooper Tools

Compact radio can be used in harsh conditions

Milwaukee has expanded its lithium-ion system with the addition of the M12 radio. At only 10-1/2 in. and 3.5 lb, this compact, rugged radio delivers high reception and signal clarity.

Its easy portability makes it suitable for job sites, limited work spaces, trailers, work benches, maintenance vehicles and outdoor activities. Features include a digital processor, premium weatherproof aluminum speakers and a shock-absorbing ABS polymer and steel construction. A built-in weather-sealed MP3 compartment protects MP3 players and other audio devices connected to the docking portal.

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Tandem compressor series adds new features

traction systems and five volume extraction systems to meet a wide range of user needs. The WFE 20D and WFE 2P tip extraction systems collect fumes very close to where they are produced, right at the tip of the soldering iron, so they work C-more/MRO 8:39 AMapplications.

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Sullair has redesigned its TS series 100hp to 600-hp two-stage tandem rotary screw compressors to provide increased levels of energy efficiency and operating performance. The series offers a choice of either constant-speed-drive models TS20, TS-32 and TS-32S, with capacities of 500 acfm to 3,000 acfm, or variable-speeddrive models V-200TS and V-320TS, which have a capacity range of 495 acfm to 2,310 acfm. Pressures for all models range from 100 psig to 175 psig. These tandem compressors offer good full-load

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efficiency, while their variable capacity control, featuring spiral valve technology, allows further operating efficiencies to be achieved during part-load operation.

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ANNOUNCEMENT

Vibration isolation mounts can be customized

Kinetic Systems has announced the capability to customize its vibration control mounts for virtually any application where isolation from ambient vibration is desirable. Designed for OEM manufacturing, retrofitting sensitive equipment or isolating entire rooms, the mounts are available in a wide var-

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iety of sizes and configurations. Load capacities range from 200 lb to 20,000 lb per mount. Company engineers offer assistance with the design and installation of customized mounts, which are built to precise specifications. The mounts add stability to steppers, laser trimmers, automated wafer inspectors, profilometers and other instruments.

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Probe indicates live voltage even with blown fuse

Fluke has introduced FTP fused test probes with built-in fuses for additional measurement protection. If the probe fuse blows, the probe still allows the meter to indicate live voltage. The units are rated to CAT III 1000 V and have sheathed tips for safety. Features include 2-mm threaded probe tips that include removable 4-mm lantern-style spring contacts and removable GS38 insulated IC caps for probing closely spaced leads, and an operating temperature range of minus 20°C to 50°C (minus 5°F to 120°F).

These modular probes can mount on to any modular lead format.

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Adjustable frequency AC drive runs quietly

Omega’s series NFX9000 adjustable frequency AC drive provides adjustable speed control of threephase motors. The drive comes with an easy-tounderstand, removable keypad and features V/Hz motor control and RS485 serial communications. Features include quiet motor operation, high motor efficiency and smooth lowspeed performance.

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Insulation tester withstands tough conditions

From cameras to lasers to handheld test tools, these devices help maintainers monitor and check a wide range of industrial machinery and equipment.

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Milwaukee’s new M12 M-Spector AV digital inspection camera allows users to capture up to 12,000 photos and record up to 90 minutes of audio/video to help when inspecting common jobsite problems. Issues can be documented, the information downloaded to a computer, and visual confirmation of a problem or work completed can be sent to a supervisor for review. The unit is available with a 17 mm flexible cable, 4x zoom, 3.5-in. colour LCD and a 2 Gb SD memory card. Both the camera and cable are waterproof.

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Designed for tough industrial environments, SKF’s Multilog IMx-S on-line condition monitoring measurement system provides early fault detection and prevention for a variety of applications. Two models are available, IMx-S 16 with 16 analogue signal inputs and eight digital channels, and IMx-S 32 with 32 analogue signal inputs and 16 digital channels, configurable for a variety of sensors. Together with SKF @ptitude Observer software, the system provides early fault detection and prevention, automatic advice for correcting existing or impending conditions, and advanced condition-based maintenance.

It continuously checks all sensors, cabling and electronics for faults, signal interruption, shorts or power failure and generates alarms for problems found.

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Compact inspection system sees around tight drains

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The model FST-200 food service infrared thermometer has been introduced by Dwyer Instruments. The thermometer has both an infrared sensor and an immersion probe for safely monitoring surface a nd pr o duc t t emp er at u r e s. T he HACCP zone display quickly gives visual indications when products are within a safe storage temperature range for both hot and cold food products. A built-in white light is incorporated to illuminate the measurement area.

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The Reed VM-6320 vibration meter measures acceleration, velocity and displacement with a bearing condition monitoring function and piezoelectric accelerometer. Velocity measurement range is 0.01 cm/s to 20.00 cm/s (RMS), acceleration range is 0.1 m/s2 to 200.0 m/s2 (peak) and displacement range is 0.001 to 2.000 mm (peak-peak). Frequency ranges include acceleration of 10 to 1 kHz (“1” mode), 10 to 10 kHz (“10” mode), velocity of 10 Hz to 1 kHz and displacement of 10 Hz to 1 kHz. The unit comes with the accelerometer, two stinger probes (cone and ball), a rare earth magnet and a carrying case.

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Ridg id has added the SeeSnake microDrain inspection syst em t o its SeeSnake line of drain inspection products. This compact system features a 30-ft flexible cable and a 22-mm-diameter camera head that allow for quick inspection in tight, difficult-toreach spaces, such as toilet traps and small P-traps. Durable, rugged and lightweight, the system is easy to carry and stow, measuring just 19 in. high and 4 1/2 in. wide. Multiple monitor compatibility allows users to use the microDrain reel with any SeeSnake monitor or the microExplorer digital inspection camera to capture still and video images.

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Fluke has introduced two mA clamp meters desig ned to help t e ch n ic ia n s test critical automation and control circuits without breaking the circuit or interrupting operations. The Fluke 772 and Fluke 773 clamp meters are engineered to accurately measure the minute amounts of current (4-mA to 20-mA signals) that flow through control system circuits without breaking the loop. Instead, sensitive current clamps placed on the wire detect and measure the current flowing through.

The meters include a detachable jaw and built-in flashlight. Resolution is 0.01 mA on 20-mA applications.

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Small enough to fit into a pocket, yet tough enough to withstand industrial use, Megger’s robust MIT200 insulation and continuity testers offer safety combined with ease of use. They have a CAT III 600-V rating in line with IEC 61010-1 and are available in versions that offer insulation testing at 1,000 V. Safety features include live circuit protection and automatic warning of fuse failure. Two versions are offered, the MIT220 for insulation testing at 250 V and 500 V and the MIT230 for testing at 250 V, 500 V and 1,000 V. They are supplied with test certificates and leads. MIT230 testers are supplied in a rigid carrying case.

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Small engine test system is versatile

A completely integrated, turn-key system for testing small two-cycle and fourcycle engines, the VersaDyne small engine test system is designed for testing engines found in equipment such as small outboard motors, motorcycles, offroad vehicles, tractors, lawn care tools and generators. Available in sizes ranging from 5 kW to 30 kW, the system features the versatility of a regenerative AC motoring dynamometer in a convertible horizontal/vertical package. The DynoLab PT engine test cell controller provides fully automated test cycle control in a Microsoft Windows-based environment, and its drag-anddrop computer interface allows for easy creation of automated test cycles.

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use and are easy to mount on the machines. Typical applications include pumps, motors and gearboxes.

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Infrared thermometer pinpoints target

The Omega high-performance, handheld OS-DT8855W infrared thermometer features a laser circle/dot sight. This laser sighting system defines the target for point and shoot measurement of temperatures from minus 50°C to 1,370°C (58°F to 2,498°F) and reads the surface temperature in less than a second. It comes

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Thermal camera blends thermal/visual images

The SKF TKT1 10 thermal camera produces thermal images from invisible infrared radiation and is used for identifying potential problems caused by overheating. Designed specially for maintenance technicians, this user-friendly device captures and displays both thermal and visual images, which can be blended for easy image interpretation. It can identify both hot and cold spots. Images are easily viewed on a large backlit screen and can be saved to a micro SD card. PC and report-writing software is supplied as standard. The camera comes with accessories and software in a padded carrying case.

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Basic shaft alignment system is easy to use

The Easy-Laser D450 is a simple, costeffective measuring system for the alignment of horizontally installed machines.

The system includes two measurement programs, horizontal shaft alignment and Softfoot, a program to check whether the machine is resting on all its feet. The displayed measurement resolution can be set as low as 0.001 mm (0.05 mils/ thou). Measurements can be printed, saved in the display unit or transferred to a PC. All parts are designed for rough

complete with hard carrying case, minitripod, power supply, one type K thermocouple, USB wireless data receiver, PC software and probe lead adapters.

Omega Reader Service Card No. 349

Vibration/temperature sensor monitors performance

Model 972 solid state loop-powered vibration and temperature sensors from Columbia Research Labs are designed to monitor and trend machinery performance. They provide level monitoring alarm and shutdown capabilities in a choice of ranges and response characteristics. The sensors continuously measure both vibration level and temperature and key machinery health parameters, and

transmit data directly into a PLC. They feature two 4-20-mA signal outputs, expressed in velocity and acceleration. Two case styles are offered, both being caseisolated with outputs accessible via standard four-pin connectors. Operating temperature range is 0°C to 100°C. Hoskin Scientific Reader Service Card No. 350

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The handheld Spectronics BIB-150P UV inspection lamp, featuring a rugged 150-W Built-In-Ballast bulb, can pinpoint any industrial leak, such as oil, hydraulics, refrigerant, gasoline, diesel fuel and water. When the system is scanned with the lamp, the fluorescent dye introduced to the system glows brightly at the leakage area. The housing is constructed of super-strong engineering polymer that is dent-proof and impact-resistant. The lamp can be supplied with a concentrated spot bulb for an intense UV beam or with a broad-

beam spot bulb for wider coverage.

Both bulbs have an average rated life of 5,000 hours and are built to withstand rough use.

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Clamp-on meter suits general use

The multi-function, low-current clampon meter Model CM605 for process and general industr ial markets has b e e n i nt r o du c e d b y A EMC. Su itable for measuring 4 -m A to 20-mA process signals, it also measures currents up to 100 A. This versatile device measures both AC/DC voltage, up to 600 V, and AC/ D C c u r rent. It ca n hold the last reading in the display and capture

Power quality analyzer is ready to go

Containing everything to measure single- or three-phase power, the TES power quality analyzer can measure active power, reactive power, apparent power, power integration and power factor, up to 600 V or 1,000 A. This handheld unit comes with four 1,000-A clamp-on CTs, the software to view Real Time Waveform, RS232 interface cable/software, 512-Kb memory for 20,000 readings and a carrying case. Offering easy pushbutton operation, the unit can be powered using a wall transformer or AA batteries.

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the peak value at the time of the measurement. Features include 10,000count LCD display, 100-A AC/DC ammeter with low 10-A range, tapered jaws, ohm range and continuity test with beeper.

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Clamp-on multimeter has dual display

Amprobe’s compact ACD-14 Plus clampon multimeter with dual display allows simultaneous reading of amperage and voltage. Its thin jaws can access tight measurement areas, yet accommodate conductors up to 28 mm. Especially suited to HVAC and electrical applications, this versatile meter measures AC current to 600 A, AC and DC voltage to 600 V, capacitance to 3,000 µF, resistance to 40MΩ, temperature, and micro amps for testing flame sensors. It comes with test leads, bead-type thermocouple probe with a banana plug, a rubber over-moulded carrying case and a user manual.

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Laser distance meter is built to last

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The 2280-20 laser distance meter from Milwaukee, designed to measure distances up to 200 ft, features an end bracket to measure from corners and edges with 1/16-in. accuracy. Six measurement functions allow users to add and subtract values and calculate area, volume, Pythagorean equations and minimum/ maximum distances. The tool includes memory storage for 10 readings, an easyto-read display with a backlight and rugged over-moulding for protection. Distance range is 0.05 m (0.16 ft) to 60 m (197 ft), and battery life is approximately 5,000 measurements. The meter comes with two AAA batteries, a carrying case and a manual.

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Wireless infrared thermometer has powerful features

Omega has introduced the portable and rugged OS530LE-W9 series of handheld infrared thermometers, featuring built-in wireless measurement. Its laser sighting is switchable between laser dot and circle patterns, with the laser beam flashing or continuous. Specially suitable for chemical and automotive industries, the device measures temperature ra nges f rom minus 23°C to 871°C (minus 10°F to 1,600°F), offering different optical views from close focus to long range.

Features include adjustable emissivity, backlit LCD display, high and low audible and visual alarms, analogue output, and PC interface, optional built-in distance measurement, thermocouple input and data storage. Optional accessories are available.

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Swagelok has introduced bimetal thermometers and thermowells for general industry. The dampenedmovement, factory-calibrated thermometers operate in measurement ranges from minus 70°C to 540°C (minus 100°F to 1,000°F) and are available in adjustable-angle, centreback and lower-back mount process connections. The dials are hermetically sealed to prevent fogging and moisture damage. The thermowells are designed to protect the thermometers from contact with viscous, pressurized, corrosive or abrasive process fluids. Featuring 304 stainless steel construction, they are available in straight, reduced and tapered shaft designs.

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Modular calibrator is rich in features

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Inspection camera upgrades enhance pipeline detail

Electronic caliper withstands dirt, water

Providing an IP67 level of protection against coolant, water, dirt and dust, the 798 electronic slide caliper series from L.S. Starrett is suitable for the shop floor en-

vironment. It features an extra-large LCD with 7.9-mm (0.310-in.) characters. Additional features include zero at any position, instant inch/millimetre conversion and manual on/off. Made of hardened stainless steel, the calipers include a heavy-duty bar and slide measuring 3.5 mm ( 0.138 in.) thick. They are available in three sizes, 0 mm to 150 mm (0 in. to 6 in.), 0 mm to 200 mm (0 in. to 8 in.) and 0 mm to 300 mm (0 in. to 12 in.).

L.S. Starrett Reader Service Card No. 337

Validator checks accuracy of test equipment

EDL’s MOV-1 Megaohm Validator provides a simple method of ensuring that insulation resistance testers are operating properly and within specification.

Measurements performed in the field can cause the user to question the validity of the measurement results. This handheld device, housed in a protective case, allows the user to validate test equipment on site under the same, and sometimes harsher, ambient conditions. It provides six high-voltage capable resistant values (1M to 10G) with accuracy and stability.

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detail. The increased zooming capability comes with 400 times magnification, while the lamp technology casts focussed illumination that is 65% brighter. The rechargeable battery provides power for a full shift’s worth of inspection work.

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Dwyer Instruments has introduced the series STFLO stainless steel flowmeters.

The series is suitable for high-temperature and highpressure applications such as steam. The direct reading scale provides plus or minus 2% accuracy and may be ordered with scales in kg/hr or lb/hr steam. These flowmeters can be quickly disassembled without removing the body from the pipeline for easy cleaning. Process connections are 3/4 in. or 1-1/2 in. female NPT, with optional flange connections.

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Instrumentation product line is expanded

Thermal imager comes with training DVD

Superior Value Products has added Reed Instrumentation products to its line-up.

Reed’s instruments include thermometers, hygrometers, multimeters, clamp meters, electrical testers, calibrators, air velocity

New Fluke thermal imagers come with a free 2-1/2-hour training DVD designed to help owners get the most from their imagers. The package includes step-by-step instructions covering both the theory and

age

Fluke has introduced FTP fused test probes with built-in fuses for additional measurement protection. If the probe fuse blows, the probe still allows the meter to indicate live voltage. The units are rated to CAT III 1000 V and have sheathed tips for safety. Features include 2-mm threaded probe tips that include removable 4-mm lantern-style spring contac ts a nd removable GS38 insulated IC caps for pr ob i n g c lo s ely spaced leads, and an operating temperature range of minus 20°C to 50°C (minus 5°F to 120°F).

These modular probes can mount on to any modular lead format.

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practice of thermal imaging. Sections include Introduction to Thermography, Benefits of Thermal Imaging, Thermography Fundamentals, an emissivity table and an FOV calculator. Instructions are included for setting up and operating the Fluke Ti25, Ti10, TiR1 and TiR thermal imagers. The training is provided in 10 languages, including English and French.

Fluke Electronics Canada Reader Service Card No. 390

Digital multimeter gets firmware upgrade

Fluke has announced a user-downloadable firmware upgrade for the Fluke 8845A/8846A precision d ig ita l multimeters. The upgrade includes increased VDC reading rate to 1,000 readings per second, increased milliamp input range to 400 mA, and DCV:DCV ratio, enabling relative comparisons of two DC voltage test points. Added I DC and V DC dual measurement makes it easy to calculate power dissipation and simplifies battery power management testing in portable devices. The ability to create and store power-up instrumentation configuration means that once a meter has been configured, the set-up can be kept, even if the power is turned off or lost. In addition, the upgrade features model 8842A command emulation.

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Resistive load bank solution is custom built

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Version 3.5 of Envirosight’s QuickView pipeline zoom inspection camera offers double the zoom capacity, more illumination and improved camera sensitivity for low-light viewing. The enhanced performance allows an operator to see as far as 400 ft down lines from 6 in. to 60 in. in diameter, while capturing fine sidewall

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The Meriam MFT 4000 modular, handheld calibrator is a combination calibrator/HART communicator that reduces the time spent on field calibrations.

Users can view up to four measurements simultaneously on the high-resolution LCD or compare HART PV and AO values to corresponding values measured by the NIST-traceable MFT. Available modules include differential, gauge, vacuum and absolute pressure, as well as temperature and voltage/current. All modules can be hot swapped. A voltage and current meter is integral to the base unit.

For security, settings can be locked out entirely or by specific feature.

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meters, pressure meters, tachometers, light and sound meters and specialty meters. A wide variety of prices, ranges, sizes and styles are offered to suit customers’ needs. All Reed instruments can be calibrated to NIST standards in one of the company’s three certified laboratories.

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The custom-built AC/ DC resistive load bank service from Ohm Loads is designed for use in indu st r ie s t h at r e q u i r e high-quality resistive loads for the in-house testing and ongoing maintenance of plant equipment and electrical systems. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing variable resistive load bank solutions to customers’ exact specifications. Loads are enclosed in a rack mount/bench top chassis from 25 W to 30 KW in a single chassis, and three 30-KW units can be combined. All load requirements can be handled, including DC, AC single-phase and three-phase, 1% or 5% resistor tolerances, power factor loads configured with remote or manual operation, and more.

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able troubleshooting tool for high-quality t her m a l i m a g i n g and high accuracy, focus-free viewing.

The lightweight device includes 5,000-image mini-SD card storage.

It monitors and detects the thermal condition of electrical system components to address problem areas before failures occur, even t h o s e i n ha rd-t o -reach areas. Users can check for overheating in electrical panels and transformers, and identify problems with cooling and heating systems, and with motors, fans and bearings. Features include a 71-mm (2.8-in.) high-resolution colour LCD, a rugged design with easy-grip handle that meets IP43 dust/splashproof standards, and five-hour continuous operation on a single charge.

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Software upgrade includes many enhancements

Apollo has released version 4.0 of its Reality Charting root cause analysis software. This version will enable users to: define problems with accuracy; create detailed cause and effect charts; visually and graphically enhance charting of cause and effect analysis through colour coding and customization; document and present evidence with links and attachments; generate customized, easy-to-read reports; report to regulatory oversight a nd law enforce ment agencies; customize the software through preferences; and open multiple charts simultaneously, cut and paste, and track changes. Files from prior versions are compatible with this version.

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Infrared camera helps prevent equipment failure

The Extech i5 compact, lightweight infrared camera is an easy-to-use, afford-

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IDI marks 29th anniversary Industrial buying group holds its general meeting and IDI Mart in Montreal.

companies in over 200 locations across Canada, employing about 2,300 employees and having sales in excess of $1 billion. IDI’s Mississauga, ON, office and warehouse consists of 20,000 square feet of space carrying about 100 different lines of products. It also houses the IDI Training Centre.

A significant moment of IDI’s weeklong event was when John Morrison, vice-president, supplier relations, presented the group’s latest “Hall of Fame Member Award.” Ed Witten from Bisco

Industrial Supply Ltd., Brantford, ON, received the honour this year. Witten had been a member of IDI for 14 years, from 1988 to 2001, and is known by his peers in the industry to be a loyal and constant supporter of IDI. Among his activities with IDI, he was involved in developing the group’s first product catalogue.

Morrison also presented awards to suppliers during IDI’s annual tabletop show, IDI Mart. Awards for best promotion at the show were given to Energiz-

er, Danaher and Topring. Awards were also given for the best booths at the event to Adox/Oki, H. Paulin and LevCo. In total, 73 selected vendors attended the event and were able to win valuable prizes during the show by collecting the best poker hand from cards that were available during the placement of orders with exhibiting suppliers.

Morrison wrapped up the event by predicting a great year ahead for the group.

The group’s General Meeting returns to Toronto next year, when it is scheduled for Jan. 25-28, 2011. Next up, though, is IDI’s Annual Meeting and Supplier Summit, which takes place in Kananaskis, AB, June 15-18, 2010. For details, visit MRO www.idiind.com.

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Montreal, QC — More than 150 delegates attended the 2010 General Meeting and IDI Mart of IDI Independent Distributors Inc., the Mississauga, ON, based industrial buying group, which was held mid-January in Montreal.

IDI is a network of Canadian industrial distributors specializing in bearings, fluid power products, industrial supplies, janitorial supplies, power transmission products and safety supplies that was founded in 1981. The network consists of more than 100 member

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Edgardo Cortez (left) and John Humchack from Jason Industrial.

Kevin O’Brian from Bob Dale Gloves.

Marc Janelle (left) and Brad Campbell from H. Paulin.

Adam Butler (left) and Rick Kernaghan from Marigold Industrial.

Ed Witten from Bisco Industrial Supply.

Brian Milek (left) and Gary Corbett from Goodyear.

Jim Sullivan (left) and Patrick Grenier from Spray Nine.

Terry Edgar (left) and Ted Edgar from Can-Ross.

John Morrison from IDI Independent Distributors Inc.

Dean Pronovost on left and Josh Szabadi from North Safety.

Mark Murphy (left) and Dan Robinson from Devcon.

Darrell Connor (left), Chantal Fisher and Francois Gagnon from Loctite.

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UNMATCHED ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE FROM THE SCHAEFFLER GROUP Condition-based maintenance with FAG Detector III Condition-based maintenance encompasses 1) identifying damage at an early stage, 2) defining planned repairs, 3) making optimum use of bearing life, and 4) achieving considerable reductions in costs. FAG Detector III fulfils these tasks to an optimum degree and is also highly suitable for users with only minimal knowledge of vibration technology.

FAG Detector III is an offline vibration monitoring system, data collector and operational balancing device all in one.

By means of various sensors, it can record

the vibrations, temperatures and speeds of machinery. Step by step, the device’s software guides the user through the measurement and balancing procedure. The userfriendly software then allows easy and effective data analysis.

Furthermore, comments can be defined in the software, transferred to the FAG Detector III and selected as required after measurement. Any incipient damage can therefore be detected at a very early stage. As a result, maintenance can be planned and machine availability can be increased.

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