About the Author

Name: Tor Idhammar

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Bio: Torbjörn (Tor) Idhammar is partner and vice president of management consultant firm IDCON Inc. IDCON specializes in reliability and maintenance management. He is responsible for all IDCON projects and consultants, including training and implementation support for reliability management assessments, preventive maintenance, operator-based reliability, planning and scheduling, materials management, and root cause problem elimination. He is the author of "Condition Monitoring Standards" (volumes 1 through 3). Contact Tor at 800-849-2041 or e-mail info@idcon.com. Also, visit www.idcon.com.

Articles written by Tor Idhammar

Lean maintenance: Is it a new concept or another ‘acronym’?

Lean maintenance: Is it a new concept or another ‘acronym’?

By Tor Idhammar • on January 13, 2010

It seems as if new weight loss programs and products come out every week. The latest I saw was a plastic wrap that you place around your stomach called

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New Year’s resolutions for improving maintenance

New Year’s resolutions for improving maintenance

By Tor Idhammar • on January 14, 2009

So, let’s assume we have an average plant and the economy is tight. We can’t travel, and we must save money. What should our New Year’s

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Why does your plant run better when you’re not there?

Why does your plant run better when you’re not there?

By Tor Idhammar • on January 9, 2009

Welcome to this blog on maintenance management. I have tried to summarize my background in a few sentences. I am the partner and vice president for

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