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Industrial Machinery Repair: Best Maintenance Practices Pocket Guide (Plant Engineering) [Paperback]

Ricky Smith (Author), R. Keith Mobley President and CEO of Integrated Systems Inc. (Author)
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August 1, 2003 0750676213 978-0750676212 1
Industrial Machinery Repair provides a practical reference for practicing plant engineers, maintenance supervisors, physical plant supervisors and mechanical maintenance technicians. 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. If the principles and techniques in this book are followed, it will result in a serious reduction in "self induced failures".

In the pocketbook format, this reference material can be directly used on the plant floor to aid in effectively performing day-to-day duties. Data is presented in a concise, easily understandable format to facilitate use in the adverse conditions associated with the plant floor. Each subject is reduced to it simplest terms so that it will be suitable for the broadest range of users. Since this book is not specific to any one type of industrial plant and is useful in any type of facility.

·The new standard reference book for industrial and mechanical trades
·Accessible pocketbook format facilitates on-the-job use
·Suitable for all types of plant facilities

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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. It is an amazing compilation of the basic knowledge every skilled mechanic should be familiar with. -Plant Engineering, Dec. 2004

It is fun, challenging, and enlightening... -Plant Engineering, Dec. 2004

Book Description

This book addresses, in a simplistic manner, the proper principles and techniques for maintaining industrial equipment.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 544 pages
  • Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1 edition (August 1, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0750676213
  • ISBN-13: 978-0750676212
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #578,321 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Ricky has over 30 years in maintenance as a maintenance manager, maintenance supervisor, maintenance engineer, maintenance training specialist, maintenance consultant and is a well known published author. Ricky has worked with maintenance organizations in hundreds of facilities, industrial plants, etc, world wide in developing reliability, maintenance and technical training strategies. Ricky is the current Chairman on the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Special Interest Group.

Prior to joining Allied Reliability in 2008, Ricky worked as a professional maintenance employee for Exxon Company USA, Alumax (this plant was rated the best in the world for over 18 years), Kendall Company, and Hercules Chemical providing the foundation for his reliability and maintenance experience.

In 2003 - 2005 Ricky was activated as a US Army Reserve Officer Commanding a Direct Support Maintenance Company in Iraq and Kuwait and most recently was activated as the investigating officer for Walter Reed, Building 18 inadequate housing of Wounded Warriors where he worked for the Secretary of Defense and his findings and recommendations were reported to Congress and accepted and implement by the US Army.

Ricky is the co-author of "Rules of Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers", "Lean Maintenance" and "Industrial Repair, Best Maintenance Repair Practices". Ricky also writes for different magazines during the past 20 years on technical, reliability and maintenance subjects.

Ricky holds certification as Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional from the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals as well as a Certified Plant Maintenance Manager from the Association of Facilities Engineering.

Ricky lives in Charleston, SC with his wife. Aside form spending time with his 3 children and 3 grandchildren, Ricky enjoys kayaking, fishing, hiking and archaeology.

 

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The New Standard for Industrial Machinery Repair Guides, September 30, 2003
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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 person at your plant. Terrence O'Hanlon, Reliabilityweb.com
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "Best Pocket Guide Ever Written on Maintenance Repair", November 6, 2003
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"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."
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Quick Resourse on Industrial Machine Repair+, September 8, 2008
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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 questions about reading concise data for avoiding adverse conditions,spotting defects and reducing machine downtime.It's one of the best user-friendly guides for industrial machine repair.
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