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    <title>Maintenance planning, services and equipment latest news on Manufacturingtalk</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>How motor management improves uptimes</title>
      <description>Dave Hawley of Deritend Industries has claimed motor management plans are vital in improving motor uptimes, improving reliability and reducing costs.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Deritend Engineering Services</category>
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      <title>Deltalab opens heavy door for maintenance training</title>
      <description>Deltalab, a manufacturer of educational workbenches, has launched Portel, a heavy door for use in industrial maintenance training. </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>French Technology Press Bureau</category>
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      <title>Maintenance Connection launches MCM-Wireless v3.5</title>
      <description>Maintenance Connection has released version 3.5 of Maintenance Connection Mobile - Wireless Edition.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Maintenance Connection</category>
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      <title>CNES offers thermal-imaging service</title>
      <description>Corus Northern Engineering Services (CNES) has carried out thermal-imaging services for a diverse range of external industry sectors.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Corus Northern Engineering Services</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cml/cml113.html</link>
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      <title>Air casters reposition/replace heavy plant quickly</title>
      <description>AeroGo said that its air casters have proven efficient and safe for plant equipment transport, and are able to reposition or replace multi-ton engineering equipment in less than a day.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>AeroGo</category>
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      <title>'OnCall' services monitors critical IT, utilities</title>
      <description>Advanced Network Engineering Consultants offer 'OnCall' to automatically collect, monitor, record, trend, report, validate and alert critical systems including IT and infrastructure facilities.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Advanced Network Engineering Consultants</category>
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      <title>Fluke aids in troubleshooting power problems</title>
      <description>Fluke is offering a free DVD, a Web-based or local hands-on seminar and an online information library of Case Studies and Application Notes to help in troubleshooting power quality problems.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Fluke (UK)</category>
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      <title>Column level indicators monitor machinery health</title>
      <description>Elesa column level indicators give a visual check on hydraulic oil, water reservoirs, coolant tanks or other fluids to ensure that machinery and systems are functioning safely.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Elesa (UK)</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ele/ele187.html</link>
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      <title>Handheld device makes condition monitoring easier</title>
      <description>Schaeffler's FAG Detector III handheld vibration monitoring and balancing device has been updated to make machinery condition monitoring easier.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Schaeffler (UK)</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/iod/iod166.html</link>
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      <title>Optimise metal cutting performance</title>
      <description>High performance tooling and processes increase productivity and precision of machines, extend tool life, reduce piece costs and make big savings on capital investment.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Cincinnati Machine</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cci/cci185.html</link>
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      <title>Monitoring kit aids predictive maintenance</title>
      <description>The Fluke 289/FVF Combo Kit comprises a true-rms Industrial Logging Multimeter and a FlukeView Forms software, to offer an affordable approach to industrial condition monitoring.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Fluke (UK)</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/flu/flu168.html</link>
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      <title>Maintenance support offered for drying systems</title>
      <description>Air Control Industries has introduced an on-line service for the maintenance of air movement equipment, beginning with bottle and can drying systems and its EP10 blower.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Air Control Industries</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/aci/aci149.html</link>
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      <title>Machine condition monitored on-line</title>
      <description>SKF's latest Multilog on-line systems offer a complete machine condition monitoring system for early fault detection and prevention and supporting advanced condition-based maintenance.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>SKF UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/skf/skf266.html</link>
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      <title>Digital microhmmeters speed up machinery testing</title>
      <description>Cropico's DO7 digital microhmmeters have the flexibility of the in-built manual default and are enabling engineers to carry out on-site multi-testing of machinery very quickly.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Cropico</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/clf/clf130.html</link>
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      <title>Using ultrasonics to inspect bearing condition</title>
      <description>The most reliable way of checking the condition of bearings is to use ultrasonic inspection devices, writes Mark Goodman, as these systems give a warning before bearing temperature rises.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Alpine Components</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/alp/alp102.html</link>
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      <title>Remote service agreement cuts robot downtime</title>
      <description>UK tea supplier signed up to an ABB remote service agreement and said it is now enjoy greatly reduced robot downtime at its tea packing plant.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ABB Robotics</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/abd/abd205.html</link>
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      <title>Grease device listens to bearings</title>
      <description>The Ultraprobe 201 Grease Caddy detects the ultrasound produced by bearings and translates them into the audible range, for hearing through headphones and viewed as intensity increments on a meter.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Alpine Components</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/alp/alp101.html</link>
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      <title>MicroMain releases tool-management software</title>
      <description>MicroMain Corporation has announced the release of MicroMain Tool Tracking v7.1 tool-management software used with MicroMain's maintenance management program</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>MicroMain Corporation</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/myq/myq104.html</link>
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      <title>Condition monitoring system prevents downtime</title>
      <description>An online system monitors the condition of over 200 separate measuring points including rolling bearings, gear sets, shafts and imbalanced rotors in fans and pumps, keeping plant availability at 90%.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Schaeffler (UK)</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/iod/iod158.html</link>
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      <title>Thermography team fine tunes energy efficiency</title>
      <description>A thermography department studied the heat and energy loss from other diverse areas of a brewery plant and offered a potential of saving up to GBP 60,000 in annual energy costs.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Eriks UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/wyk/wyk180.html</link>
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      <title>Skate eases plant movement for maintenance</title>
      <description>A low profile multi-directional skate allows a workstation, machine, preparation table, refrigerator, oven, etc, to be moved easily in and out of position for maintenance and cleaning.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>WDS</category>
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      <title>Video system inspects conveyor type ovens</title>
      <description>A video inspection system, developed for examining the interior of continuous commercial bakery ovens, can be used anywhere where a narrow chamber is fed by a conveyor belt.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>McQueen Cairns Technology</category>
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      <title>Handheld vibration analyser has smartphone</title>
      <description>What is believed to be the first handheld vibration analyzer with smartphone has been introduced for machine diagnostics and predictive maintenance.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Datastick Systems</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/day/day112.html</link>
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      <title>Wireless machine condition detector is safer</title>
      <description>A wireless machine condition detector is claimed to be faster and safer for operators carrying out inspections, enabling operating costs to be reduced considerably.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>SKF UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/skf/skf262.html</link>
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      <title>Predictive maintenance is a benefit, not an evil</title>
      <description>Predictive maintenance should be seen as an integral part of plant management and, moreover, part of an all encompassing asset management function.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>AV Technology</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/avt/avt129.html</link>
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