Industrial Machinery Repair: Best Maintenance Practices Pocket Guide (Plant Engineering)
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Rating | : | 4.23 (558 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0750676213 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 544 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-04-06 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Industrial Machinery Repair provides a practical reference for practicing plant engineers, maintenance supervisors, physical plant supervisors and mechanical maintenance technicians. Data is presented in a concise, easily understandable format to facilitate use in the adverse conditions associated with the plant floor. It focuses on the skills needed to select, install and maintain electro-mechanical equipment in a typical industrial plant or facility.The authors focuses on "Best Maintenance Repair Practices" necessary for maintenance personnel to keep equipment operating at peak reliability and companies functioning more profitably through reduced maintenance costs and increased productivity and capacity.A number of surveys conducted in industries throughout the United States have found that 70% of equipment failures are self-induced. Since this book is not specific to any o
He is also a contributing editor for Plant Services magazine. Ricky also writes for different magazines during the past 20 years on technical, reliability and maintenance subjects.Ricky holds certification as Certified Plant Maintenance Manager from the Association of Facilities Engineering as well as a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional from the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals.Ricky lives in Charleston, SC with his wife.
Excellent Quick Resourse on Industrial Machine Repair+ For a paperback, this is top quality information,for plant operators.However,this book may be too basic for some plant engineers.I think many shop operators will find this book ,an excellent resourse guide for machine repair.It helped me understand reduction of machine fatigue and obtaining peak reliabilty.The proper maintenance of machines,eliminates unnessary repair tasks and unwanted expenses on the balance sheet.Each chapter has a test and an answer key at the end of the book.The book helped me visualize procedures. Answered many q. Terrence O'Hanlon said The New Standard for Industrial Machinery Repair Guides. I keep pouring over my new copy of Industrial Machinery Repair - Best Maintenance Practices Pocket Guide as each chapter is better than the last. This handbook is a must have for anyone involved in industrial maintenance and machinery repair. Ricky Smith and Keith Mobley speak in human voices that we can all understand and they offer information that can be put to immediate use. In addition, the handbook includes a very comprehensive maintenance skills assessment that is worth the the entire price. Buy a copy for every maintenance pers. "Best Pocket Guide Ever Written on Maintenance Repair" RODNEY BLACKWELL "Industrial Machinery Repair is a must reading for all maintenance personnel and management. It clearly shows how to improve equipment reliability and performance. Ricky Smith does a wonderful job at making the complicated day-to-day maintenance issues very plain and simple. If you are serious about maintenance in your organization, then you must read Industrial Machinery Repair."
It is an amazing compilation of the basic knowledge every skilled mechanic should be familiar with. -Plant Engineering, Dec. 2004It is fun, challenging, and enlightening -Plant Engineering, Dec. 2004 . Ricky Smith and Keith Mobley have compiled a manual that is chock full of useful, important information for all maintenance mechanics, young and old, new and experienced