August 2007 – PEM e-News
Welcome to the August edition of the PEM e-Newsletter!

We’ve re-designed our PEM e-newsletters!

As Canada’s total reliability magazine, PEM continues to improve its online information services. The August e-newsletter marks the launch of a new PEM e-newsletter design and format to better meet your reading needs!

Our goal remains to be your authoritative voice on plant operations, engineering and maintenance. And if you haven’t done so already, you should check out PEM’s new Web site (www.pem-mag.com).

The site includes new online features, such as PEM e-newsletters from 2007, 2006 and 2005 now archived as electronic files for your viewing, and you can source PEM archived issues from 2007, 2006 and 2005. You also can search for editorial topics from past PEM issues (i.e. type in “bearings” and hit “Go”).

We’re really excited about the new “Ask the Experts” button feature. You can email leading industry experts and ask your questions. Participating experts include David Berger (CMMS), Ken Bannister (lubrication) and Paul Frisk, FLIR Systems (thermography).

Check the PEM Web site often—as we’ll continue to add more experts (i.e. predictive maintenance, pumps, fasteners and more) throughout the year!

Cheers,

Robert Robertson, PEM Editor
PEMAC Allied Member
rrobertson@clbmedia.ca
www.pem-mag.com


INDUSTRY NEWS

NTN bearing maintenance seminar

MISSISSAUGA, ON—NTN Bearing Corporation of Canada Ltd. announced that the next session of its roller bearing and maintenance-training program will be held on November 19-22, 2007 here. The intensive 3 1/2-day course on the design, application and maintenance of anti-friction bearings, will be presented using lectures and hands-on workshops. The workshops have been selected to highlight common maintenance problems, which result in premature bearing failure.

To read the full story, click here.

Get on board the MainTrain!

TORONTO, ON—The latest and fully updated MainTrain 2007 brochure is now available. MainTrain 2007 is developed and produced by the Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC). At MainTrain 2007, you can take charge of your career and return with the tools to excel at your job! The main conference will be held at the Novotel Toronto Centre on November 26-28, 2007. Technical training workshops will be held on November 26, 2007; MMP certification on November 26 and November 29, 2007.

To read the full story, click here.

BSA to host fall meeting

GLEN ELLYN, IL—The Bearing Specialists Association (BSA) will once again host its 2007 fall meeting on September 16-18, 2007 at the Hilton Suites Chicago-Magnificent Mile Hotel in Chicago, IL.

To read the full story, click here.

Power transmission update

CHICAGO, IL—The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) released May 2007 month-end trend data for Canadian distributors and manufacturers of power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) products.

To read the full story, click here.

Plant shutdown success

CANTON, OH—The Timken Company announced that use of the Timken StatusCheck wireless condition-monitoring system enabled ACP Manufacturing Co. LLC to realize a savings of more than $1 million by avoiding unscheduled downtime in the first 10 months.

To read the full story, click here.




In the PEM September issue:

  • PEM 2007 Salary Survey: This year, more than 500 respondents completed a comprehensive online questionnaire form—marking the largest total since the PEM salary survey was introduced in 2004. How does your pay and raise compare with industry peers? Read the salary survey to find out!

  • Oil and Lubrication: Top industry expert Ken Bannister leads off the special oil and lubrication report with his article on lubrication practices. Smart lubrication generates big results, and Ken will show you how. The report also includes: the laws of lubrication—it starts with a good lubrication system; avoid the high cost of micropitting by using the right lubricant; and understanding the ABCs of viscosity.

  • Health & Safety Asbestos is a silent killer: maintainers making repairs or anyone else working in a plant facility may encounter asbestos. It wraps around pipes and elbows, it lines boilers and it's present in a host of ordinary construction materials, including wallboard and ceiling tiles. This helpful article shows maintenance professionals and other plant workers how to properly handle asbestos.

SEARCHING FOR NEW PRODUCTS?

GO TO CLB CARD PACKS!

PEM readers can now go to http://cardpack.clbmedia.ca and search for the latest products from manufacturers, which serve the needs of the plant engineering and maintenance marketplace.

The cards are organized by product type. When you click on the card, you are then connected to the company Web site. You can also request information or print out the card for further use.

HOT PRODUCTS

Improved pumping

Grundfos Alldos says its new DME 375 and DME 940 pumps are capable of supplying a wide variety of industries, water-treatment companies and chemical suppliers, etc. The pumps feature all-new technology and principles, says the company.

For full information on the product, click here.

EVENT CALENDAR

Check out the Event Calendar on the PEM Web site for upcoming industry seminars, conferences, shows and training sessions.

Got an event you want us to include on the Web site? Please send an email to PEM editor Robert Robertson: rrobertson@clbmedia.ca.

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