Machinery Lubrication magazine published by Noria Corporation
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www . machinerylubrication.com | May - June 2018 | 17 THE TOP 10 ATTENDED LEARNING SESSIONS IN INDY WERE: 1. From Firefighting to First-Class Maintenance by Don McDaniel and George Miconi of Worthington Industries 2. Procedure-based Maintenance: Taking Maintenance to the Next Level by James Kovacevic of HP Reliability 3. How to Apply Reliability-centered Maintenance Concepts in Your Daily Work by Jeff Shiver of People and Processes 4. How to Interpret an Oil Analysis Report by Evan Zabawski of TestOil 5. Understanding the Complexities of Airborne and Structure-borne Ultrasound by Andy Page of Allied Reliability 6. The Power of Correlating Oil Analysis and Vibration Analysis Results by Andy Page of Allied Reliability 7. Ultrasound-assisted Lubrication: 3 Approaches to Improving Bearing Lubrication Practices by Adrian Messer of UE Systems 8. 10 Keys for Improved Plant Reliability by Shon Isenhour of Eruditio 9. Using Infrared Thermography for Successful Condition Monitoring by Phil Pollard of FLIR Systems 10. How to Write More Effective Maintenance Work Orders and Task Descriptions by Michael Mazur of Schwan's Global Supply Chain DAVEY'S STORY As a cornerstone of Reliable Plant, the annual offsite, non- denominational prayer breakfast was held Wednesday morning, April 18. Hosted by SDMyers, the breakfast featured Davey Hamilton, Indy race car driver, and Mike King, former chief announcer of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. Hamilton's story is one of faith and well-known in the Indy Racing League circuit. Starting his career in 1996, Hamilton had a stellar career, making 56 series starts and finishing in second place three times. But all that changed in June 2001 at the Texas Motor Speedway when he was involved in an accident. "I was in the wrong place at the wrong time," Hamilton said. "I'd never been hurt before. When I hit the wall, the wind was knocked out of me, and I knew my legs were broken." The last thing he remembers after the accident was being placed into a helicopter and overhearing the medical staff at the hospital saying someone was going to be a double amputee. Hamilton soon realized the staff was talking about him. He endured 21 surgeries in two years while attempting to reclaim his life. "I didn't want to end my career," he said. "I wanted to get well and walk." In 2007, Hamilton was given the opportunity to race again when he partnered with Hewlett-Packard. Shortly afterward, Hamilton met George Del Canto, and together they founded Kingdom Racing, a Christ-based racing team with a mission to "deliver God's word through motorsports." Since then, Hamilton has continued to live his passion. In 2011, Hamilton formed Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports with Indy Car veteran Sam Schmidt. He is now the managing director of Kingdom Racing. BROADENING EDUCATIONAL HORIZONS With a focus on education, Reliable Plant offers attendees the opportunity to expand their knowledge and skills through unique learning sessions. For 2018, attendees chose from nearly 90 learning sessions on topics ranging from vibration analysis and infrared thermography to condition monitoring and oil analysis. Reliable Plant also offered attendees the unique opportunity to participate in one of four certificate programs. For 2018, the certificate programs were maintenance management, condition monitoring (sponsored by Allied Reliability), contamination control (sponsored by Polaris Laboratories) and lubricant selection (sponsored by Chevron). As the final full day of Reliable Plant, Wednesday saw attendees taking every advantage to not only expand their skills but also exchange knowledge with industry professionals. "For me, it's been a very gratifying experience," said Nnamdi Achebe, lead engineer/country manager for Petrosave Integrated Services. "Every time I come here, it presents a great opportunity for me. There's always something new to learn." Ray Ardahji, principal consultant with Michiana Lean, said he returns to Reliable Plant each year for the lessons learned, knowledge and experience. www . machinerylubrication.com | May - June 2018 | 17