Successfully manufacturing a drug product requires people, proper equipment, and materials. It’s the classic three-legged stool analogy. Even with well-trained staff and high-quality materials, if the ...

In today’s world, so-called “high-performance, sustainable” facilities are a dime a dozen. But many of these buildings rely on overly complex mechanical systems to carry out their mission. While these ...

The goal of Design for Reliability (DfR) is to eliminate defects at the design stage; PharmTech interviews Jacobs about DfR for pharma equipment. Design for reliability (DfR) is a methodology for ...

Proper equipment lubrication has tremendous potential for cost reduction not only on projects, but also on overall fleet operations. In fact, ensuring that a fleet of construction equipment is ...

Here’s your reliability reality check on maintenance myths, CMMS expectations, KPI accuracy, and emergency work in industrial ...

Asset management can have a significant impact on the profitability of an asset-intensive organization, so it has become a hot topic in recent years. Poor equipment reliability leads to damaged ...

Consistent practical methods for defining equipment qualification and testing requirements can improve subsea equipment reliability and facilitate project execution. ExxonMobil Development Co. (EMDC) ...

Concepts used throughout the world describing improvements to production throughput are often generally referred to as “reliability.” But what does this term actually mean? The answer to this question ...

Ever since deregulation came to the power industry, combined cycle plant managers have been trying to benchmark their production metrics and cycling costs against those of their competitors. There has ...

Due to its ability to extract very high percentages of the available seam, longwall mining now accounts for nearly 50% of all underground mining operations. However, any mining operation comes with a ...