The Efficient Plant Podcast

Cooling towers are critical assets that don’t always receive necessary maintenance focus. When they stop functioning, the plant stops and it’s all hands on deck to make a repairs. In this podcast, we’re joined by Andy Cichy, National Sales Manager for Perceptiv at Regal Rexnord (regalrexnord.com), to discuss the issues maintenance managers encounter with cooling towers and ho

It’s well established that an effective condition-monitoring program can significantly raise your asset reliability and efficiency to world-class levels. The result will be greatly reduced maintenance costs, extended asset life, and improved production and product quality. But, implementing a condition-monitoring program internally can be a daunting task. An option that may bette

Conversation about Industry 4.0/digital transformation typically focuses on the technology that is involved in collecting data, monitoring and improving performance, increasing reliability, and effectively implementing automation. The human aspect of this game-changing technology is rarely viewed as a priority yet, sooner or later, everyone will come to realize that the people are

In most manufacturing plants, safety and efficiency begin at the loading docks. In this Efficient Plant podcast, we talk with Joe Ellestad, Director of Customer Relations & Sales Support, at Rite-Hite, Milwaukee (ritehite.com), a world leader in the manufacture, sale, and service of loading-dock equipment. Ellestad, who leads the Customer Experience Center at Rite-Hite’s newl

The Yaskawa FP 605 Variable-Frequency Drive is a powerful, versatile, and thoroughly supported fan and pump controller that will maximize motor operation in virtually any application or industry. In this podcast, Chris Jaszczolt, Pump Drives Product Manager at Yaskawa America Inc., Waukegan, IL (yaskawa.com), describes the many FP605 drive features and the variety of installation a

The Yaskawa U1000 Industrial Matric motor drive uses a direct AC-to-AC, input-to-output power conversion that inherently provides low input harmonics and full 100% regeneration. The result is a design that provides a high level of efficiency, easy installation, and a high level of reliability. In this podcast, Chris Jaszczolt, Matrix Drive Product Manager at Yaskawa American Inc.,

The GA800 AC Drive, from Yaskawa America Inc., Waukegan, IL (yaskawa.com), is a durable, extremely versatile motor drive that offers simplified programming, installation, and ongoing maintenance in a wide range of environments. Steve Perreault, Chief Product Line Manager of Drives at Yaskawa America, describes the unit’s various features and discusses how it is designed to be an

The role of grease, grease specification, rotating-asset reliability, and how the NLGI High Performance Multiuse grease certification program can help all stakeholders achieve their performance goals are the topics discussed in this podcast. Our subject-matter expert is Chad Chichester, an Application Engineer for Molykote Specialty Lubricants at DuPont. He provides engineering and

The GA500 AC Microdrive, from Yaskawa America Inc. is a durable, extremely versatile motor drive designed to simplify programming, installation, and ongoing use in a wide range of environments. Edward Tom, GA500 AC Microdrive Product Manager, describes the unit’s various features and discusses how it is designed to be an effective, versatile solution for industrial motor-control

Andy Rodes, Vice President of Operations and Business Development at VibeCloud Reliability Solutions, Midlothian, TX discusses the pros and cons of wireless vibration analysis and how to properly use wireless technology to enhance condition monitoring of rotating assets. Learn more about services offered by VibeCloud Reliability Solutions at reliabilityonline.net or visit their vir