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Do you do mainline pipeline inspections?  Have you heard of  the breakthrough technology called PANORAMO?  What is PANORAMO and how does it work?

• How is PANORAMO different from the convention pan & tilt method? 
• How will PANORAMO allow me to inspect more than twice as much per day at a cost of 30% less?
• What does a PANORAMO inspection look like?

New From Atlas

 

Introducing the 4mm IT Concepts Videoscope

 

IT Concepts is quickly making a name for itself as a provider of videoscopes with superb image quality, ease of use, and portability.  The pricing for this unit is highly competitive.  In addition to the 4mm scope released this year, IT Concepts offers 8mm and 6mm scopes.

• Works in small diameter access points (perfect for compressor turbine inspections)
• 2-way, one-handed articulation with tactile feel
• 77,000 pixels for an incredibly clear image
• Component level repairs for extended life and affordable maintenance
• Expanded "video integration" for optimal light capture
• Forward and side-view tip adapters
• Powerful 24W Metal Halide Lamp
• Works with existing iTool imaging systems for digital image capture

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Recommended Reading 

           

^{Atlas has found another MUST Read in "Good to Great" by Jim Collins.  Although not written for the RVI community directly, EVERY business - no, make that EVERY ONE, can benefit from this book. It's an easy read and very engaging.  No doubt after you finish each chapter you'll want to discuss the implications for your company.}

^{Jim Collins and his research team began by looking at 29 Fortune 500 companies, and filtered them down to an elite group of 11 companies whose cumulative stock market returns beat the general market by an average of 7 times, and maintained that average for 15 years or more.  Jim's team then systematically scoured every detail about these companies to find out what enabled them to move from beyond being good companies, to off the chart "Great".  In each case, the companies' successes could not be explained away by timing, or product, or technology.  Instead, each company had the following qualities:}

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By: Fred Colbert

www.ThermalTrend.com

Lean Thinking is nothing new, nor many of its concepts, but the real value is in how these concepts are integrated into a total solution. Many companies today are either Lean Companies, or are utilizing Lean Thinking to maintain a competitive advantage in the market, for example

(Dell, Southwest Air Lines, FedEx). With the ever-changing demands that are placed on company resources, rapid changes in personnel because of downsizing, and the demand to "do more with less" while increasing productivity and value, many companies have been applying Lean Thinking to the management of their maintenance programs. Companies like Ford, GM, Boeing, WE Energies, Entergy, Hawaiian / Maui Electric, Florida Power and Light and KEPRI, have all established Lean IR programs and are able to better manage and maintain the real value of their IR programs while drastically increasing their ROI.

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