tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578361086916641052024-03-12T21:40:42.936-04:00SkillTVUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-17876441672866753172012-06-25T11:51:00.001-04:002012-06-25T11:51:52.139-04:00Individual Expression or Safety- Who should win?<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hbgz_mds_Ik36L5V8t0gc3ULrLIyoBaj_6CdyauSGN7BnwY6iDJDc1480xhYsflHFPYQ6z26FnHjQidYv7Y8Osxfy2CX34-0YlvF1YyAAbmrfO3xrvaUCKKllluA0IZirosQUric53OZ/s1600/safetymon.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hbgz_mds_Ik36L5V8t0gc3ULrLIyoBaj_6CdyauSGN7BnwY6iDJDc1480xhYsflHFPYQ6z26FnHjQidYv7Y8Osxfy2CX34-0YlvF1YyAAbmrfO3xrvaUCKKllluA0IZirosQUric53OZ/s400/safetymon.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-85116993920237674242012-04-17T12:19:00.004-04:002012-04-17T19:41:04.778-04:00More catching on to Maintenance Crisis<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomja5rDgUy84-PyLA3m2RyYil0-Z9vz67SRwhZTDxY0gZMYtdEaT_8klELQPoD7-EAnllae4v9UjaK0ZePTuIdXPhWsmdS2QVPlSip4gVCRcouotUQcuJwxi0VKky9Eir5irNgmDjA-Ch/s1600/valve.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomja5rDgUy84-PyLA3m2RyYil0-Z9vz67SRwhZTDxY0gZMYtdEaT_8klELQPoD7-EAnllae4v9UjaK0ZePTuIdXPhWsmdS2QVPlSip4gVCRcouotUQcuJwxi0VKky9Eir5irNgmDjA-Ch/s400/valve.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732405435593180194" /></a><br /><br />In a recent interview with Ashley Halligan, an <a href="http://www.softwareadvice.com/cmms/">CMMS software analyst</a>, we discussed what the maintenance crisis means for the future of, well, maintenance. Furthermore, Halligan wrote an article that talked about the crisis in detail along with some of the innovations that are changing it, including the recently launched <a href="http://www.antechsystems.com/occupyjobsapp/">Occupy a Job</a> app, camps and courses for young folks to encourage interest into the skilled labor force, and gamification of maintenance training. <br /><br />Read Halligan's full article at the <a href="http://blog.softwareadvice.com/articles/maintenance-management/maintenance-crisis-an-innovations-changing-it-041212/">Software Advice blog</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-40718815200271585492012-03-18T23:50:00.004-04:002012-03-19T00:00:32.949-04:00Nifty Fifty Session for US Science and Engineering Festival<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7llRbwXTjmhZ2QMI9Fs7YcWYeN_Lpj7SmR6VSWvWg1TsMMddmQwWnIm6XWi3Aus_Vx3MaymbAb_wwjh9Yy7JUCZXJKAJ_hMbU4BRV_Cjo3zMAHNgm6koZo3ndNRAUEizECt-Lb97A2R9q/s1600/IMG_2313.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7llRbwXTjmhZ2QMI9Fs7YcWYeN_Lpj7SmR6VSWvWg1TsMMddmQwWnIm6XWi3Aus_Vx3MaymbAb_wwjh9Yy7JUCZXJKAJ_hMbU4BRV_Cjo3zMAHNgm6koZo3ndNRAUEizECt-Lb97A2R9q/s400/IMG_2313.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721451304483539266" /></a><br /><br /><em>Hope more volunteer to speak to students and encourage them to pursue Reliability and Maintenance Career paths, so that we have a viable pipeline of future workers.</em> <br /><br /><br /><br />THANK YOU! From the USA Science and Engineering Festival Nifty Fifty Program <br /><br />Dear Mr. Leonard,<br /><br />Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule Tuesday, March 13 to visit Patapsco High School! It was a great presentation and you were definitely a crowd pleaser. The students were engaged and inspired by the experiences and hands-on activities you shared. Your topic "Maintenance - Its Not Just Mops and Buckets" opened the students eyes to the desperate need and opportunities that are available to those who are interested in careers using science and technology. The use of the infrared camera and sound detector was truly the highlight of your presentation. I commend you on your high energy presentation and your ability to manage and engage the teens of today.<br />We can't thank you enough for devoting your time and energy to making this event a success and most especially for your stellar presentation. Your participation has been seminal to getting the festival off to a great start! The fact that you are willing to serve as a role model is so very important to bringing science back to center stage and inspiring our youth to literally reach for the stars. <br /><br />I enjoyed meeting and working with you on this. Attached are some photos from the event. <br /><br />Thank you again! <br /><br />Best Wishes,<br />Velarie<br />(on behalf of the USA Science and Engineering Festival)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-64568045437746791762012-03-11T01:12:00.003-05:002012-03-11T01:47:15.216-05:00Heil Maintenance Professionals<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCigA1JcyPTtUZ_B7QaXISqg2RFeqyPDoeZbG1qPW9nRWa5U4yntsOMBs7HB4pOyjxQpv7wdCjOQoeb-VekHY_r4ewpPRe6ZNs7e1HR_PWp6olYRLsSU6GIm6RKvV54_9GJ7jkPTH0u2H_/s1600/FinlandJoel.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCigA1JcyPTtUZ_B7QaXISqg2RFeqyPDoeZbG1qPW9nRWa5U4yntsOMBs7HB4pOyjxQpv7wdCjOQoeb-VekHY_r4ewpPRe6ZNs7e1HR_PWp6olYRLsSU6GIm6RKvV54_9GJ7jkPTH0u2H_/s400/FinlandJoel.jpg" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a> Last year at the Maintworld Conference in Helsinki, a cameraman snapped a pic while Joel Leonard was polling the audience about who was going to retire in the next 5 and 10 years. Over 80% were or entering retirement age. Considering the amount of accrued knowledge, experience and wisdom walking out the door, and the lack of successsion development and formalized mentorship programs in the LEAN corporate environment we are truly in a Maintenance Crisis. However with the virtual simulation development efforts, Break Through Training, Occupyajob app and numerous skilled workforce campaigns underway, there is plenty of reason to be optimistic about the future. However much more needs to be done. Tune in regularly to Plant Services Magazine for regular updates on the Maintenance Crisis!<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-41850115278224909562012-03-09T00:51:00.003-05:002012-03-12T21:12:48.346-04:00India's first Reliability Maintenance Council is formed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFdtIY7iPZoQF3JmJbAJPHO_RftHhLiYaK6IJZFbOZyvNdPwrXUFQzS6dLJshDIdmLIVlfAng-83FZbhmK60Oa6lAVF5tDlSOORgtTcFc9Cj5aMiJ2wL8qAT_PTTcPKf5XOd197cUmi_K/s1600/IRMC.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFdtIY7iPZoQF3JmJbAJPHO_RftHhLiYaK6IJZFbOZyvNdPwrXUFQzS6dLJshDIdmLIVlfAng-83FZbhmK60Oa6lAVF5tDlSOORgtTcFc9Cj5aMiJ2wL8qAT_PTTcPKf5XOd197cUmi_K/s400/IRMC.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717771394068079602" /></a><br /><br />Check out the link above to get more details on the newly formed India Reliability Maintenance Council- <strong>IRMC- Builds Capacity</strong><br /><br />New Indian Reliability Maintenance Council Forms<br /><br />MUMBAI, INDIA -- When confronted with the enormous task of maintaining large, aging infrastructure and dealing with the equipment failures, production outages, budget cuts, deferred maintenance expenses, skilled workforce challenges and increasing inflationary costs, attendees of the “Fighting the Maintenance Crisis Workshop” decided to form the Indian Reliability Maintenance Council (IRMC).<br /><br />The Engineering leader Mr. Sanjay Sorte says “IRMC forms to support the maintenance people who are fighting to get replacement for them and to create the awareness in new generation about maintenance. The motivation can be given to new people who think that the maintenance is a dirty job. We want to spread the awareness and the necessity of maintenance to the society and industries and we found that this is the platform to begin with. It starts with small group but I am sure one day it will be huge.”<br /><br />This new organization plans to meet regularly to discuss challenges, tour industrial facilities throughout India and work to certify members. According to Mr. Sorte “This organization was created out of the frustration of lack of respect, appreciation and support for maintenance personnel and to help others realize that without proper reliability and maintenance programs our businesses and national economies will literally crumble before our eyes.”<br /><br />Joel Leonard, a workforce development consultant based in the United States supports the board’s efforts and is connecting them with resources worldwide to help accelerate the growth and implementation of the IRMC. Leonard has been dubbed by American media as “The Maintenance Evangelist” because of his passion to elevate awareness of maintenance and engineering career paths.<br /><br />Mumbai based JIF Communication PVT Ltd will be supporting IRMC by coordinating future conferences, workshops, certifications and industry tours.<br /><br />For more information about JIF CPL email 'info@jifcpl.com'.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-74188170423256344082012-03-08T21:51:00.001-05:002012-03-08T21:51:38.811-05:00EuroMaintenance 2012 CongressEuroMaintenance 2012 Congress <br />14-16 May 2012 in Belgrade<br />www.euromaintenance2012.org<br /> <br />it is a must attend event that will bring on important issues of maintenance and asset management, <br />with purpose to stimulate reflection and debate on both the challenges and the solutions.<br />It is not only an informational gathering, but strong opportunity for business networking.<br /> <br />Registration for Euromaintenance 2012 is now open!<br />Use the unique opportunity of early payment discount that can be followed here<br />Exhibition info<br /> <br />21st EuroMaintenance Congress will take place from 14-16 May 2012 in Belgrade Congress Venue Sava Centar offering:<br />Two Conference days - Dedicated program per industry / expertise<br />One Workshops day - 4 high power workshops at industrial sites<br />Two Exhibition days - Cutting-edge suppliers from all major industry sectors<br /> <br />MAIN BENEFITS FOR CONGRESS DELEGATES<br />* Dedicated program per industry / expertise<br />* Newest insights and best practices that really can boost performance and efficiency of the- maintenance department<br />* 86 world class speakers<br />* Dedicated tracks and sessions for different profiles<br />* 30 minutes sessions for efficient knowledge transfer<br />* Key note speakers and Maintenance management gurus from around the world<br />* Practical case studies presented by leading Maintenance Managers from inside and outside of Europe<br /> <br />Congress opening will welcome distinguished guests:<br />Mr Milos Petrovic, Congress president<br />Mr Alexandae Stuber, EFNMS Chairman<br />Dr Jezdimir Knezevic, MIRCE Akademy, England speaking of Maintenance - Management of Failures and Provision of Profit <br />Ms. Katalin Sas, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, speaking of Safe Maintenance Campaign results <br />Mr Ajro Klijn, Salvetti Foundation, handing out prestigious maintenance prizes to:<br />- Winner of EuroMaintenance Incentive Award for exceptional achievements in maintenance and contribution to the sector &<br />- Winner of EFNMS Excellence Award for best Master Thesis in Maintenance.<br /> <br />To nominate individuals, teams or institutions please contact your National Maintenance Society, following this link<br /> <br />At EuroMaintenance 2012 you will have plenty opportunities to meet hundreds of high level maintenance and asset managers, <br />as well as some of the most important industrial companies in Europe and beyond.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-72693373767508258622012-03-05T01:24:00.001-05:002012-03-05T01:31:18.435-05:00Call to Action<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyFSPeMQ3VSKQnroYCjBsGvRQGUI8qeJNVcudMyRFGHmHnBkVtL6Y2e2aSezs3BYbnpVE8cP-v-Q3dbKWrCZSoclKuj8YM8sh5-3KRoWItnsqXgZ1fh8dM4nFLLGj1lc9EbAv-M26ZXIJ/s1600/USA.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyFSPeMQ3VSKQnroYCjBsGvRQGUI8qeJNVcudMyRFGHmHnBkVtL6Y2e2aSezs3BYbnpVE8cP-v-Q3dbKWrCZSoclKuj8YM8sh5-3KRoWItnsqXgZ1fh8dM4nFLLGj1lc9EbAv-M26ZXIJ/s400/USA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716296815256102146" /></a><br />Other movements are trying to Occupy Wall Street; we want everyone to Occupy a Job!<br /><br />Spread the word. Skilled Trades seem to have been overlooked career choices in the last 20 years. They can be the right choice for many people. These jobs offer mental and physical challenges, very good pay, and a secure future.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-28507854992044902332012-03-04T20:35:00.005-05:002012-03-04T21:09:40.168-05:00Occupy a Job App<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgvMkkkcnuUW-iXrwlVD_cCt0ItCgBG0MX3v5zTBeO_tZa3XHmiC8poS8x0Dzc_kDAwpEWblIv-KAIBAdySpzlwk2NGFH6wfPc8_5ZjUAZP3MLqOgMAS1_SHGr4Eyb9Qo78pHfyPn0cvf/s1600/linkbanner_unitedskills.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgvMkkkcnuUW-iXrwlVD_cCt0ItCgBG0MX3v5zTBeO_tZa3XHmiC8poS8x0Dzc_kDAwpEWblIv-KAIBAdySpzlwk2NGFH6wfPc8_5ZjUAZP3MLqOgMAS1_SHGr4Eyb9Qo78pHfyPn0cvf/s400/linkbanner_unitedskills.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716229384541221778" /></a><br />Yep, there is now an App for that... <br /><br />Would love your feedback after you click on the title and test out a fun way to see what jobs and opportunities that you may want to consider. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvxZDO6cn2WGXzparDg370m4McLzWee5RQRhvCcFwfixsrZL95-tAsDMVyHnx0giAsAnkKIBCoY2ITJ-oC0HAF2DrZlp7l1Jp1vam6xe9f0Si6xMztN8ITlxE8ruQtQF7117wnE5UCqLP/s1600/Occupyajobapp.bmp"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvxZDO6cn2WGXzparDg370m4McLzWee5RQRhvCcFwfixsrZL95-tAsDMVyHnx0giAsAnkKIBCoY2ITJ-oC0HAF2DrZlp7l1Jp1vam6xe9f0Si6xMztN8ITlxE8ruQtQF7117wnE5UCqLP/s400/Occupyajobapp.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716225325903649298" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-44044747646030439042011-03-30T11:58:00.006-04:002011-04-04T05:04:38.220-04:00Where are we going to get more Willards?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplxvs8w-2vs7oDud7r0lz-CUczl1IKTZ1LQDQr4vkJlj-Cu4K_aF_8vHw4BFkFtvJdEYtejGurKTtBpVUHB-G5qw9NpNceYFvbZjGyMO3l5AKlh71YMBlYa_UFUQTyQU0t9YRgEMy0ovg/s1600/Willardmoore.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplxvs8w-2vs7oDud7r0lz-CUczl1IKTZ1LQDQr4vkJlj-Cu4K_aF_8vHw4BFkFtvJdEYtejGurKTtBpVUHB-G5qw9NpNceYFvbZjGyMO3l5AKlh71YMBlYa_UFUQTyQU0t9YRgEMy0ovg/s400/Willardmoore.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591650620736783874" /></a><br />It is with great sadness that SkillTV reports the passing of Willard Moore. He received the first ever SkillTV FIXIT Forward Lifetime Achievement Award for his longtime dedication to educating future generations of the importance engineering, how to use steam engines. We understand that a Willard Moore Memorial Scholarship fund is in the works with AFE Chapter 23 in Greensboro, NC. <br /><br />Above is Willard demonstrating an engine that could actually power a pencil sharpener. He was famous for taking common items and incorporating into complex machinery so that those outside of the industry would be interested. <br /><br />His passing marks the question, who is going to step up and educate future students? Should we pass on the baton or just drop it on them? <br /><br />Hope that more will pick up where Willard left off and help develop more than just singers, athletes, but engineering leaders as well.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-53043579314811230532011-03-29T19:07:00.003-04:002011-03-31T22:37:11.813-04:00First Maintworld Congress a big success<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpq8uUKA6tq3Yhve2gy_Ua_E4FuYQhS5Yp-UZiOu_Nag6Cbwowgz48XPCNyrL211gGYjcbiKvzR3RoYgDzS6JJGMPX6MdCWwgD11ByRTKzgXC_4VMwEuhUVZcoYYt08uGUshcdBc4ANH3v/s1600/Helsinki+and+National+Air+Space+Museum+2011_5469.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpq8uUKA6tq3Yhve2gy_Ua_E4FuYQhS5Yp-UZiOu_Nag6Cbwowgz48XPCNyrL211gGYjcbiKvzR3RoYgDzS6JJGMPX6MdCWwgD11ByRTKzgXC_4VMwEuhUVZcoYYt08uGUshcdBc4ANH3v/s400/Helsinki+and+National+Air+Space+Museum+2011_5469.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590438635850814482" /></a><br /><br />This exciting conference began in Helsinki and ended up at the Artic Circle. Above are leaders of ProMaint, MaintWorld, SkillTV to mention a few. Put on your calendar to join them at the EFNMS 2014. Nothing like going to HEL and back to sharpen your skills and understanding of maintenance and reliability performance initiatives that are advancing our business performance. With all of the world's disasters (natural and preventable) unfolding before our eyes on daily on news outlets, these conferences can be instrumental tools to solve the Maintenance Crisis.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-80501227617102291542011-02-19T22:48:00.002-05:002011-02-19T22:50:35.355-05:00Virtual Welding Equipment Flyer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWlC87WZc-9sdScm5u4IQmZhOF_3SL_n7SCK8kDAW5s56y2h6XjnukwmUnC58HrhzBlbNXBi7xvlNUB9GlptPhqRr67lldSF6ZzgHQROTKAfp1-VrejgIcnIfqAuIo4H8o9gQ755M4f6j/s1600/Virtualflyer.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWlC87WZc-9sdScm5u4IQmZhOF_3SL_n7SCK8kDAW5s56y2h6XjnukwmUnC58HrhzBlbNXBi7xvlNUB9GlptPhqRr67lldSF6ZzgHQROTKAfp1-VrejgIcnIfqAuIo4H8o9gQ755M4f6j/s400/Virtualflyer.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575613779579117346" /></a><br /><br />Thanks again to Lincoln Electric for supporting this tour and exposing more young minds to potential of welding.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-62045979972035052182011-02-19T22:39:00.000-05:002011-02-19T22:40:17.301-05:00Virtual Welding Tour<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66nqJPKC1G1rYWYDCToARwchGmYMCiGTIJYBYzddLpXCQlslf6BYz3VmXwmWwMyBiae0jGcxkNiHVFGMteiZ0j53bCLmaN7MAGH2bqLdx2cxwIHEARMqOi4uvyb6fbSpT6yiBQVN3gvRm/s1600/Virtualtour1.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66nqJPKC1G1rYWYDCToARwchGmYMCiGTIJYBYzddLpXCQlslf6BYz3VmXwmWwMyBiae0jGcxkNiHVFGMteiZ0j53bCLmaN7MAGH2bqLdx2cxwIHEARMqOi4uvyb6fbSpT6yiBQVN3gvRm/s400/Virtualtour1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575611415981357986" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-67508308464397240602011-02-19T16:20:00.002-05:002011-02-19T16:26:59.403-05:00Virtual Welding Tour Details-SkillTV is supporting a Virtual Welding Tour of 6 Community Colleges in central North Carolina. This blog will be a respository of information to allow participants to see, participate or support in some capacity this unique event. <br /><br />Lincoln Electric is graciously providing the equipment to demonstrate to new generation the fundamentals and skills required to become successful welders.<br /><br /><strong>Tour Schedule </strong><br />March 2—Richmond Community College 9am-12 pm<br />March 2 – Fayetteville Technical Community College 2-5pm<br />March 3-- Sampson Community College9am-12pm<br />March 3 Central Carolina Community College 2-5pm<br />March 4 Bladen Community College 9am-12pm<br />March 4 Robeson Community College 2-5pmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-61910372020067199462011-02-07T17:27:00.000-05:002011-02-07T17:30:53.223-05:00Want to get your CPMM?April 4-6, 2011<br />Fayetteville Technical Community College <br />Fayetteville, North Carolina<br /><br />Discover the power of the Certified Plant Maintenance Manager and AFE Certification! Whether it's effective management of your team, increasing your value in the marketplace or getting results to make your facility your masterpiece, the proven benefits of AFE Certification are vital to your future as a facilities professional.<br /><br />The decision you make now will follow you wherever the facilities profession takes you. Make sure it takes you to the top. <br /><br />Visit www.AFE.org/certification or call 571.203.7171 for complete information.<br />efficiency and productivity<br /> and boost the bottom line<br /><br /><br />Certified Plant Manager (CPMM) Certification Review Courses are coming! Here are the Top Ten Reasons to become a Certified Plant Maintenance Manager:<br /><br />10. AFE Certification tells the World you have the knowledge and experience to successfully operate<br /> and maintain a facility<br />9. AFE Certification enhances job security in tough economic times<br />8. Companies value employees who proactively seek to develop their skills and expertise<br />7. AFE Certification lends dignity to what you know<br />6. AFE Certification is recognized by the US Department of State, US Postal Service, ARAMARK, Genzyme,<br /> EMCOR, Erickson and many others<br />5. AFE Certification prepares you to Learn. Lead. Influence. <br />4. You can tell your boss: "I'm committed to my career - and to our company"<br />3. AFE Certification means you have the talent to increase revenue, improve 2. AFE Certified facility professionals earn $7,000 to $10,000 more than their peers<br /><br />And the Number One reason to earn your CPMM?<br /><br />1. What happens with AFE...Stays with you throughout your career!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-66625109971592459322011-02-06T12:27:00.003-05:002011-02-06T12:47:00.887-05:00"Find Me a Maintenance Woman" Xtranormal Video<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEquu-fxJuiEx0RlggQZgdE0j6oD4g-zFZKy7XSxAMFMq2vt0ZvpjTfvboHqrx066wlqAsyDGtwxqHqwnVbsFGyvEdwGEyLB9pze8NKZfiRVoTwQ53H_64M7KDZoJv_hMdisj7vvSZK-Zb/s1600/FMWpic.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEquu-fxJuiEx0RlggQZgdE0j6oD4g-zFZKy7XSxAMFMq2vt0ZvpjTfvboHqrx066wlqAsyDGtwxqHqwnVbsFGyvEdwGEyLB9pze8NKZfiRVoTwQ53H_64M7KDZoJv_hMdisj7vvSZK-Zb/s400/FMWpic.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570634457860978946" /></a><br />According to numerous industry leaders, the Maintenance and Reliability profession has only about 5% women workers. If we are going to fill the mass exodus of retiring baby boomers in the coming years, we better open the doors for the other gender, who also has lots of solid skill sets that could elevate our profession if given the training, and opportunities. To help break down the barriers for entry, Joel Leonard wrote these lyrics, Shannon Gilbert of the band 80's Enuff put them to music, and now Howard, aka MotorDoc, Penrose produced this Xtranormal video. <br /><br />We hope you enjoy! Click on the title to download.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-63543222276678563522011-01-08T09:34:00.002-05:002011-01-08T09:39:38.708-05:00Introducing Deferred MaintenAxe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70vSFf4K1dOw4yHrmqsx-s3sxOeEiHt5ZzNbhdaU2apg3ucCWyRpRL12KNFpYDB2BctOlmMPVzpHzVLydYIcZ8qDNi5MkB5UWCY7jdvtPziKeDgo1reIy5j1D6UrVBSu6oxdBBS85NGj8/s1600/DM.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70vSFf4K1dOw4yHrmqsx-s3sxOeEiHt5ZzNbhdaU2apg3ucCWyRpRL12KNFpYDB2BctOlmMPVzpHzVLydYIcZ8qDNi5MkB5UWCY7jdvtPziKeDgo1reIy5j1D6UrVBSu6oxdBBS85NGj8/s400/DM.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559824183432233234" /></a><br /><br />Click on link above to view the new Xtranormal Video. This spoof commercial advocates deferring maintenance. Feel free to share with finance and top executives to have lively discussions on these malpractices.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-1040701961247771332011-01-07T10:59:00.003-05:002011-02-22T14:48:53.725-05:001-Up on the Maintenance Career Game<h1>1-Up on the Maintenance Career Game</h1><br /> <br /><p>The following article article was written for us by Stuart Smith, MBA, MS. Stuart has over 20 years experience in running operations in mulitple industries and as a recent graduate student he has witnessed how training and teaching tools have changed over time. Stuart currently writes multiple blogs of Mintek about <a href="http://www.mintek.com/default.aspx" target="_blank" title="Mintek EAM and CMMS Software Solutions"><abbr title="Enterprise Asset Management">EAM</abbr> and <abbr title="Computerize Maintenance Management Software">CMMS</abbr> software</a> solutions. <p> <br /> <br /><p>Did your career counselor forget to tell you about a <a href="http://www.plantservices.com/articles/2010/12CrisisCorner.html" target="_self" title="Spread the word about the maintenance and reliability career">career in maintenance</a>? Perhaps, they were thinking of tool belts, t-shirts, a pencil in the ear and a lunch pail<br /> where workers performed simple tasks such as pushing a broom or swishing a mop.</p><br /> <br /><p>It is true these jobs exist, but the world of maintenance has changed in the last 15-20 years. The maintenance technology dreamed of back in the 90's is now a reality. Maintenance<br /> professionals are responsible for equipment that can cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. </p><br /> <br /> <br /><h2>Are You Prepared for Awesomeness</h2><br /> <br /><p>For years, the lack of awesomeness, has plagued industries who need skilled professional maintenance staff to maintain high dollar assets using available technology.<br /> With a blue collar image, the public perception of maintenance professionals has not been one of high-end sports cars or styled living.</p><br /> <br /><p>Without sexiness, industry, facility, municipal and property managers across most organizations have seen the average age of maintenance professionals climb into<br /> their 50's. This has the potential to cripple businesses because maintenance professionals are expected to retire in great numbers over the next 10 years leading to a <a href="http://www.plantservices.com/skilltv/" target="_self" title="Skill TV: Solutions for the Skilled Labor Shortage">maintenance crisis</a>.</p><br /> <br /><p>Once retired, the knowledge base of the maintenance professional is lost forever unless the organization is making use of an <br /> <a href="http://www.mintek.com/products/asset-management/transcendent.aspx" target="_blank" title="Learn more about how an EAM can help with better asset and maintenance management"><abbr title="Enterprise Asset Management">EAM</abbr></a> or <abbr title="Computerize Maintenance Management Software">CMMS</abbr> to record all historical maintenance activity. Workforce development using knowledge transfer has become a significant concern to many industries.</p><br /> <br /><h3>Lasers, Infrared, 3D: Not just for Gaming</h3><br /><embed type='application/x-shockwave-flash' salign='l' flashvars='&titleAvailable=true&playerAvailable=true&searchAvailable=false&shareFlag=N&singleURL=http://wghp.vidcms.trb.com/alfresco/service/edge/content/89ef79be-9fd7-4642-8033-ad7e598a1feb&propName=wghp.com&hostURL=http://www.myfox8.com&swfPath=http://wghp.vid.trb.com/player/&omAccount=triblocaltvglobal&omnitureServer=myfox8.com' allowscriptaccess='always' allowfullscreen='true' menu='true' name='PaperVideoTest' bgcolor='#ffffff' devicefont='false' wmode='transparent' scale='showall' loop='true' play='true' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' quality='high' src='http://wghp.vid.trb.com/player/PaperVideoTest.swf' align='right' height='450' width='300'></embed><br /> <br /><p>There are great reasons why a maintenance career is the way to go. High dollar assets are requiring maintenance using a variety of new technologies such as:</p><br /> <ul><br /> <li>Infrared Thermography: High tech cameras used to detect thermal variations that might contribute to asset failure or energy efficiency declines.</li><br /> <li><a href="http://www.plantservices.com/knowledge_centers/ludeca/index.html" target="_self" title="ALIGNMENT, VIBRATION & BALANCING Knowledge Center">Laser Shaft Alignmen</a>t: Make use of lasers to align two machines connected through a shaft. Poor alignment leads to energy waste and a shorter useful lifecycle.</li><br /> <li>Vibration Analysis: Vibrating equipment is generally not a good thing and not all vibrations can be felt or heard by the human ear. Makes uses of the physics of sound.</li><br /> <li>Ultrasound technology: Used in the detection of leaks and the early wear of asset components. </li><br /> </ul> <br /> <br /><p>The organization, planning and execution of <a href="http://blog.mintek.com/Enterprise_Asset_Management/bid/45223/The-EAM-Work-Order-Lifecycle-Improvement" target="_blank" title="The EAM Work Order Lifecycle Improvement">work order lifecycle</a> is handled by sophisticated but user friendly <abbr title="Computerize Maintenance Management System">CMMS</abbr> software. The days of pencil and clipboard are being banished to the <br /> land of "cords" and replaced with skilled mobile professionals wielding wireless handheld devices checking out the latest predictive maintenance (<abbr title="Predicitive Maintenance">PDM</abbr>) results and then plotting a course of action. </p><br /> <br /><p>When the inspections or <abbr title="Predicitive Maintenance">PDM</abbr> results indicate a need for preventive maintenance or repair, maintenance teams can call upon their training that was conducted in graphic 3D sessions. This type of training was only dreamed about 20 years ago. The following video demonstrates how military simulation training is now affordable to facilities in all industries. </p><br /> <br /> <br /><h2>Professional Visibility</h2><br /> <br /><p>Maintenance careers are more attractive than ever before. The role that asset and maintenance management is playing in businesses has never been more important. Good asset and maintenance management is the financial margin difference between growing a business and business failure. Some other benefits of a career in maintenance include but are not limited to:</p><br /> <br /> <ul><br /> <li>Asset failure can lead to major unplanned capital budget expenditures. If you can prevent this from happening you will be a hero.</li><br /> <li>Learning and training on new technologies is a transferable skill set enabling skilled maintenance professionals to be very marketable both domestically and internationally. </li><br /> <li>Global presence. Many industrial firms are international. If you become the best, doors may open to traveling around the globe as the person they rely upon to fix problems and help train others.</li><br /> <li>Constant access to new technology. The dream <a href="http://www.plantservices.com/articles/2010/11CrisisCorner.html" target="_self" title="Powerful ideas for revitalizing American technical leadership come in many forms">maintenance technology</a> of today is will be the reality of the next decade. Be on the leading edge of change.</li><br /> <li>Career tracking is high. The natural progression from maintenance staff is into asset and maintenance management developing and planning asset lifecycles, capital budgeting, vendor management.</li> <br /> </ul> <br /> <br /><p>Find out more about maintenance training, careers and the latest news at <a href="http://www.plantservices.com/" target="_self" title="PlantServices.com">PlantServices.com</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-61726527357630976942011-01-05T07:19:00.002-05:002011-01-05T07:21:47.199-05:00Join Joel in Hel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqDF6UXxn5ooyPGOicI4tiE_6-4-hqawAnQXiQqbY_l1wpaZJEsBH4P2Ax5rXC8kGUheWHiWI3cr-oNLD1jDvkZKCLXACMoMDewXc9VCCGorA6HSHk8y3kqSbIApw2sJCWmzYpPlc4q-J/s1600/helsinki-nauha.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqDF6UXxn5ooyPGOicI4tiE_6-4-hqawAnQXiQqbY_l1wpaZJEsBH4P2Ax5rXC8kGUheWHiWI3cr-oNLD1jDvkZKCLXACMoMDewXc9VCCGorA6HSHk8y3kqSbIApw2sJCWmzYpPlc4q-J/s400/helsinki-nauha.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558675825044047538" /></a><br />Helsinki, that is! <br /><br />Competitiveness from Assets <br />March 22nd–24th, 2011 <br />Helsinki, Finland<br /><br />Industrial Assets in Europe are ageing due to the low level of investments. The question is how to keep European production competitive compared to the emerging countries. The key is to optimise asset management actions and to ensure maximum overall equipment efficiency by systematic and planned maintenance.<br /><br />Helsinki Exhibition Centre will be hosting the first International MaintWorld Congress, focusing on current issues in Maintenance and Asset Management from both the business and technological points of view. The congress will be organized in conjunction with Industrial Services 2011 exhibition, the most important biannual event within the area. The organizer of the congress is MaintWorld magazine with the key partners being European Federation of National Maintenance Societies (EFNMS) and Finnish Maintenance Society Promaint. The exhibition will be organised by Expomark Oy.<br /><br />The First International MaintWorld Congress will be covering the big question from all angles. About 40 acknowledged speakers around the globe will be sharing their views and visions for the future.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-72906675516452931352011-01-05T07:15:00.001-05:002011-01-05T07:17:38.693-05:00Call for Speakers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBceHRfEl2L5f0p1zPgLsMM0W_6Gdgu16mOSHMjJtBpVSpD4o6vaj2yUACh0Cxlt9zTNQilxcW5br5kIsoiRrUTfyIzPyk5fxDTeWN33pGvRmDVL_5K2gNxbUj6ADL5XQOrjEOBJzEyRC/s1600/belgrade_aerial.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBceHRfEl2L5f0p1zPgLsMM0W_6Gdgu16mOSHMjJtBpVSpD4o6vaj2yUACh0Cxlt9zTNQilxcW5br5kIsoiRrUTfyIzPyk5fxDTeWN33pGvRmDVL_5K2gNxbUj6ADL5XQOrjEOBJzEyRC/s400/belgrade_aerial.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558674863501138610" /></a><br />Next Euromaintenance Conference and Exhibition will take place in Belgrade, capital of Serbia, in May 2012.<br /><br />Enjoy Belgrade and learn from skilled maintenance managers how to improve and implement maintenance strategies using lean management tools, how to decrease total manufacturing cost by increasing production reliability and how to set up good services and partnerships that really work within the challenges of sustainable development.<br /><br />Euromaintenance 2012 is the ideal occasion to listen to various experienced top speakers and to share knowledge with them. This international event will brought on important issues of our community with purpose to stimulate reflection and debate on both the challenges and the solutions. It is not only an informational gathering, but strong opportunity for business networking. Euromaintenance 2012 is a must for everyone dedicated to industrial maintenance! <br /><br /><br /><br />Belgrade's strategic geographic location, economic potential, infrastructure, workforce, quality of life and potential for further development have earned the title - Southeastern European City of the Future. Known as the gate to the east and door to the west, Belgrade exhibits an eclectic fusion of eastern and western cultures.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-28592458843211400542011-01-04T16:00:00.002-05:002011-01-04T16:06:13.233-05:00New Maintenance PoemThis is the best Christmas present I got this year.<br /><br />Hope you enjoy and use this Maintenance Poem:<br /><br />Jotun maintenance poem…………..<br /><br />So Maintenance is a cost, so you say,<br />Please look at things, another way,<br />With maintenance correct, your systems run fine.<br />There are great reductions, in your breakdown time.<br />So if you are talking, just maintenance cost.<br />Think of those breakdowns, and what you have lost.<br />Production, a deadline, maybe a customer too,<br />Surely you see, that’s a bigger cost to you.<br />So now let’s consider, our CMMS,<br />On its own it’s something, but still not the best.<br />However, with planned, and predictive maintenance as well,<br />It’s sure to reduce, all that production breakdown hell.<br />Then train our operators, on what parts to clean,<br />Autonomous maintenance, now is that so obscene<br />Machinery do they know, what operating parameters are set<br />I’m sure if you ask them, they will say NO, that’s a bet.<br />So in conclusion, hopefully you can see,<br />Maintenance as a cost, a complete fallacy<br />But to optimise it fully, we need a different attack,<br />With correct tools in your toolbox, there’s no turning back<br />Train up your operators, these misunderstandings they cost.<br />Then between us all, we’ll reduce your running time lost<br />Optimise your maintenance, start your journey right now,<br />Its something to embrace, come on use your, know how.<br /><br />Steven Minshall 2010Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-55356815735787984112010-02-15T10:01:00.000-05:002010-02-15T10:01:57.391-05:00More Break-Through Training<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYSY5Zls39kinQ6uzW_lsS-MQCTQGTiFRiB6k0GiloL9FuTu223X6pg0nBLvZtfIopOXUztfT7JogjYYfrVlzDQQY5CNX-uZ4-847bUk6sf1LMRN0vw-N2nik68mkNSgRk0Ni0NO4OM3O/s1600-h/skilltv+003.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYSY5Zls39kinQ6uzW_lsS-MQCTQGTiFRiB6k0GiloL9FuTu223X6pg0nBLvZtfIopOXUztfT7JogjYYfrVlzDQQY5CNX-uZ4-847bUk6sf1LMRN0vw-N2nik68mkNSgRk0Ni0NO4OM3O/s400/skilltv+003.jpg" /></a> </div>SkillTV is honored that Barber Foods uses videos to illustrate the challenges, issues and opportunities of maintenance, worldwide. They now appreciate that the skills challenges are not a local issue but actually a global issue.<br /><br />If you would like to set up a monitor in your company break-room to broadcast maintenance training videos, let us know. We are in the process of rolling out an entire support system to help more companies receive the benefits of this innovative approach.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-88102348079991832932010-02-15T09:54:00.000-05:002010-02-15T09:54:22.295-05:00Break-Through TrainingRead March issue of Crisis Corner to learn how Barber Foods set up a 24/7 Break-room training monitor to upgrade the skills sets of their 65+ maintenance personnel. SkillTV will be working to create future content to help more companies optimize this innovative approach to refresh and upgrade maintenance skill performance.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4dOihq-tTzN5e1f1W3UVsBBhDVeHo9W3a6ojGk3N8KfDctc348_RMOvyTYTfN-InPUSP7nOX764KKjEN5PRfjC0I5-AhtYCKzqykI2oCaCQykUj0_MGkF2PWv0W1gzWLe1CkGE8JYg_N/s1600-h/skilltv+005.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4dOihq-tTzN5e1f1W3UVsBBhDVeHo9W3a6ojGk3N8KfDctc348_RMOvyTYTfN-InPUSP7nOX764KKjEN5PRfjC0I5-AhtYCKzqykI2oCaCQykUj0_MGkF2PWv0W1gzWLe1CkGE8JYg_N/s400/skilltv+005.jpg" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-86496689008068840402010-02-12T10:15:00.000-05:002010-02-12T10:17:04.458-05:00Top strategies for asset performance management<p>The focus of this webcast is to highlight the strategies and business processes established by best-in-class companies to maximize return on assets in the midst of decreasing operational and capital budgets. This webcast will highlight how companies are able to translate these savings and operational improvements to increased profitability and shareholder value by the ability to connect asset performance to corporate performance. </p><p><a href="http://video.webcasts.com/events/pmny001/viewer/index.jsp?eventid=33708">Register Now </a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-37580811715572323492010-02-11T13:32:00.001-05:002010-02-11T13:32:43.077-05:00Pride in Maintenance WorkshopPride in Maintenance Workshop<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1TGYrxMsKE1oMuCm3ZwTIjay8YRs-Huq5wKFHgnEgAM55bRIE7_oGzycchgCw-rPS9wF9R00zmpNXDf99UfK6gPkpokInbgi6BFHiZVbr7QJTInack4f0tSJ6myUgOqc4Jl19ms1oFQX/s1600-h/Temp.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1TGYrxMsKE1oMuCm3ZwTIjay8YRs-Huq5wKFHgnEgAM55bRIE7_oGzycchgCw-rPS9wF9R00zmpNXDf99UfK6gPkpokInbgi6BFHiZVbr7QJTInack4f0tSJ6myUgOqc4Jl19ms1oFQX/s400/Temp.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><br /><br />These are just a few of the attendees and pictures taken during the recent PRIDE IN Maintenance Workshop attended by Goodyear, Dupont, Purolator, Mayflower, Corbeil Consulting provided by the Maintenance Excellence Institute team of Pete Peters and Bob Gaskin at Fayetteville Technical Community College. <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357836108691664105.post-65885110974083181722010-01-25T19:21:00.001-05:002010-01-25T19:23:09.668-05:00Interactive technology fueling innovation<a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELMrcfROMZLuJY13eB0PR__lvkffC1Vnb1JmYGfeHKzq65o_g07okfcD3-tIcgQ1iscIzydwQncTTUZYrfMuMAL2L33cez9KchuKRtVkHstgc46FWjH4PhJTFydKXi98rCEHpg2i47SEX/s1600-h/Future.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELMrcfROMZLuJY13eB0PR__lvkffC1Vnb1JmYGfeHKzq65o_g07okfcD3-tIcgQ1iscIzydwQncTTUZYrfMuMAL2L33cez9KchuKRtVkHstgc46FWjH4PhJTFydKXi98rCEHpg2i47SEX/s400/Future.jpg' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0;' /></a> <div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0