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Inspection Steps for Chains and Sprockets – Visual Standards Inspections
Step 1: Clean the sprocket with a rag touching and observing the sprocket. Step 2: Look for the following abnormalities: Worn teeth Misalignment Abnormality 1: Worn teeth teeth should not be rounded,teeth should not be chipped. Abnormality 2: Misalignment The sprocket must be aligned and perfectly perpendicular to the axis of…
Read More »TPM and its Recent Trends
1. What is TPM? ‘TPM’ stands for ‘Total Productive Maintenance.’ It began with equipment maintenance and PM (preventive care) in particular. It was subsequently developed into a systematic approach for entire production sites, eventually appearing under TPM in Japan in 1971. In the subsequent three decades, it has helped increase…
Read More »TPM and its Recent Trends. Part 2
3. TPM Techniques (Principally Quality Maintenance) The basic thinking behind the techniques used in TPM to reduce equipment losses and reverse deterioration is to apply physical principles and parameters (such as principles of processing). This contrasts with the approach used in TQM (typically, in SQC), where potential causes are analysed…
Read More »Millwrights and Mechanics Guide. Drawing and Sketching. Part 1
Drawings and sketches are universally used to communicate technical information. They are the graphic language used by everyone concerned with mechanical operations. They convey information, size, location, accuracy, etc.; and by their use, mechanisms ranging from the simple to the most complex can be graphically described. It is a universal…
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