The old adage, “When you fail to plan, you plan to fail” seems to fit maintenance (or lack thereof) especially well. Unplanned shutdowns nearly always can be traced back to inadequate maintenance ...

Utilities are becoming more and more aware of the translation of business process to consumer prices. Still, many utility executives don’t think about the track on which their coal is delivered until ...

March 21, 2001—The Maintenance Planning Peer Group, an informal organization of professionals who plan and schedule maintenance activities in power plants, will meet in Lake Tahoe, Nev., June 13. The ...

Southern Co.’s Plant Scherer was chosen as the 2017 Powder River Basin Coal Users’ Group Plant of the Year based on a rigorous selection criteria, including safety, fire protection, and risk reduction ...

The equipment and facilities supporting today’s critical infrastructure are vital to modern society. This article provides testing and maintenance tips to ensure systems are kept in top condition.

Maintenance planning refers to the scheduled repair of buildings and equipment. While this is important practice for large manufacturers and corporations, regularly scheduled maintenance is equally ...

Members pictured from left to right. The concept of predictive maintenance is familiar to anyone who has owned a car—you regularly have the vehicle inspected, change fluids, replace tires, change ...

Maintenance for multi-site facilities is tricky. It’s not just sorting through the problem of broken equipment and booking repairs. Managers must ensure everything runs smoothly, on time, and within ...

Your maintenance procedures can be valuable assets that save time, reduce costs, improve accuracy, and provide consistent use of best practices. All too often, however, maintenance procedures simply ...

Prometheus Group, a global leader in enterprise asset management (EAM) software, today announced the launch of GWOS-AI, a breakthrough artificial intelligence-powered planning and scheduling solution.