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October 2008 – PEM e-News
Welcome to the October edition of the PEM e-Newsletter!

Strive for maintenance excellence!

The use of world-class maintenance best practices is a critical component and helps improve equipment reliability. In our next issue, the PEM world-class maintenance roundtable features insight from top industry leaders. They discuss what world-class maintenance means, the important steps to take and the benefits associated with related best practices.

The opinions of the participants are varied, but there's solid consensus on many issues, especially in terms of the need for management in the boardroom to support maintenance and related initiatives. At the end of the day, it's all about raising the bar to be the very best that you can be. By doing so, you will make a strategic difference.

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

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ron Bettin, EnCana and Alberta Chapter past president; and Norm Clegg, PEMAC executive director, at MainTrain 2008 in Edmonton.

MainTrain 2008 travels to Edmonton

EDMONTON, AB—MainTrain 2008 headed west in late September and the conference was an overwhelming success. More than 100 total participants attended the event. The Alberta Chapter of the Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC) organized the Edmonton conference. Training day presenters included: Benchmark Maintenance Services, Condition Monitoring International LLC (CMI), UE Systems, Henkel Canada (Loctite), Bosch Rexroth Canada and Fluke Electronics Canada.

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Plan to attend MainTrain 2008 in Toronto

TORONTO, ON—MainTrain 2008 will be held on November 24-27 at the Novotel Toronto Centre. The event will will include a technical training day. John Lambert, president, Benchmark Maintenance Services Inc., will moderate the training day.

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Extech was awarded the Gold Industrial Electronics Innovation and Technology Award for its new EX623 5-in-1 clamp meter.

Extech's 5-in-1 clamp meter is specifically designed for HVAC/R and electrical professionals in residential, commercial, institutional and industrial settings.















Extech wins big Asia technology award

WALTHAM, MA—Extech Instruments, a subsidiary of FLIR Systems, Inc., was awarded the Gold Industrial Electronics Innovation and Technology Award for its new EX623 5-in-1 clamp meter at Asia's biggest electronics event, the 28th annual Hong Kong Electronics Fair and electronicAsia.

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RotoPrecision celebrates 50 years in motion

MISSISSAUGA, ON—On September 16, 1958, Philip B. French called to order the first general meeting for Philip French Sales Ltd., a start-up that would eventually evolve into the global organization that is RotoPrecision today.

To read the full story, click here.




In the PEM November issue:

  • PEM exclusive: NTN Bearing Corporation's chairman and CEO Mr. Yasunobu Suzuki from Japan met with PEM to reflect on his past working experiences, while in Canada.

  • PEM Roundtable: What are the steps required to reach world-class maintenance levels? To help provide answers to these questions, PEM conducted a recent world-class maintenance roundtable.

  • Workplace safety: Cheryl A. Edwards, a partner with the Toronto law firm Heenan Blaikie LLP, begins a new PEM three-part series on maintenance-related safety.

    And more!

HOT PRODUCTS

New mechanical joint

GF Piping Systems announced a re-design of its mechanical joint for the Fuseal corrosive waste-piping system. The new joint features an EPDM O-Ring seal that accommodates system expansion and/or contraction, as well as intermittent temperatures up to 210 degrees Fahrenheit. Fuseal is resistant to the corrosive action of alkalis, alcohols, acids, solvents and salt solutions, 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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