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Do you want to know what's going on in the industry? SMRP is happy to publish the latest news, SMRP's press releases, and executive company's press releases here for you to read. Check back frequently, for the most recent news.

Are you an executive company of SMRP with something to share? Send your press release to Christine Wang (cwang@kellencompany.com) with a subject line of "Press release for website".

New SMRP Award Program Launched 
ATLANTA – The Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) is announcing the launch of the CMRP of the Year Awards to recognize outstanding achievement among the 3,500 individuals possessing the SMRP Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) certification. Read more. 

Des-Case Announces Initial Series of 2013 Expert Training Seminars 
GOODLETTSVILLE, TN - January 29, 2013 - Des-Case Corporation, a global leader in industrial lubrication and contamination control, has announced the first twelve expert training seminars it will offer the industry in 2013.  Additional sessions in additional cities will be added and announced soon. Read more

Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals Welcomes New Board of Directors and Officers
ATLANTA, GA – November 9, 2012—The Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) welcomed the incoming 2012-2013 officers and directors at the 20th annual conference in Orlando, Fla. to advance the Society’s mission and vision. Read more. 

Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals Launches Online Module for Certification Exams

ATLANTA, GA – November 2, 2012 – The Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) is offering its certification applicants an online certification module to assist with the Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) exam and Certified Maintenance and Reliability Technician (CMRT) exam registration process.  Read more. 

Maintenance and Reliability Leaders Traveled to Orlando for SMRP’s 20th Annual Conference
ORLANDO, FL- October 31, 2012— A gathering of 918 maintenance and reliability professionals from around the globe converged at  Society for Maintenance and Reliability
Professionals (SMRP) 20th Annual Conference held in Orlando, Fla., October 15-18 to exchange maintenance and reliability strategies through educational sessions, workshops, and facility tours. Read more.

SMRP Hosts Job Fair in Orlando to Fill Maintenance and Reliability Positions
ORLANDO, FL- September 28, 2012—The Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) is holding its 4th annual Job Fair to offer career opportunities in the maintenance and reliability industry October 15, 2 – 5 p.m., at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Hotel, Orlando, Fla. Read more. 

New ISO 55000 Workshop to be Held at SMRP’s 20th Annual Conference
ORLANDO, FL- September 17, 2012—The Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) 20th Annual Conference, expected to gather more than 1,000 attendees, will be offering a half-day workshop: “Preparing for ISO 55000’s Global Impact” at Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista in Orlando, Fla., October 15, 1-5 p.m. ISO 55000 is the series of international standards for asset management. Read more. 

SMRP Hosts World-Renowned Adventurer to Keynote at 20th Annual Conference
ORLANDO, FL- September 17, 2012—The Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) Annual Conference, expected to gather more than 1,000 attendees, announced it will hold its 20th Annual Conference at Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista in Orlando, Fla, October 15-18, 2012. Read more. 

Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals Honors 20 Years of Excellence
ATLANTA, GA - June 21, 2012—It’s been 20 years of advancing the maintenance and reliability profession and earning its place as the premier society to serve leaders in physical asset management and the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) is ready to celebrate! Read more. 

SMRP Showcases Maintenance & Reliability at the USA Science and Engineering Festival
ATLANTA, GA- May 14, 2012—USA Science & Engineering Festival, the nation’s largest celebration of science and engineering, was hosted at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., April 27-29, 2012. Read more. 

A New Find in Compressed Air Leak Reports: Greenhouse Gases- Industry leader UE Systems announces patented method of calculating and reporting three different types of greenhouse gas emissions in plant leaks
UE Systems, the industry’s leading manufacturer of portable and continuous ultrasonic instruments for leak detection, has secured the patent for a method of calculating and reporting greenhouse gas emissions from a leak survey, according to Doug Waetjen, Global Operations for UE Systems. The emissions readings are now installed as part of the company’s Ultratrend data management software. 

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) & Solar Solutions for Outage Management
Chicago, IL – August 29, 2011 - SDG&E is looking to test and deploy various smart grid technologies including energy storage, smart meters, energy-management systems and integrated renewable energy generation in the near future.

The goal of the three-year project is to demonstrate how to maintain reliability in a more complex grid, leverage distributed resources to benefit the community and electric system, enable more active participation by smart-meter-enabled customers, and maintain power-or "ride through" an outage-even when the larger grid is experiencing problems. Read more.

People and Processes, Inc. joins The Aladon Network as a provider of RCM2 and MTA Facilitation and Training
People and Processes, Inc. a leader in education and consulting services dedicated to Maintenance and Operations enhancement announced today that the organization has become a Member Organization of The Aladon Network. The Aladon Network is a
global community of reliability professionals whose members are certified by Aladon as Practitioners and Facilitators in the delivery of RCM2, MTA (Maintenance Task
Analysis) and AP (Asset Prioritization). Read more.

AIR POWER USA STUDY CONFIRMS ACCURACY OF UE3000 FOR SIZING AIR LEAKS
UE Systems announces a major step in independently verifying the accuracy of its UE3000 leak detectors to estimate compressed air leak flows. Gary Mohr, President of UE Systems, explains, “we always felt that our leak detector did a good job estimating the size of air leaks by using our ultrasonic intensity measurement approach.” Read more.

2011 Caribbean Region Reliability Engineering Conference and Exhibition
You are invited to register and to participate in the 2011 Caribbean Region Reliability Engineering and Condition Based Maintenance Conference and Exhibition jointly hosted by the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers and the Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West indies. Read more.

Want to Rebuild the Economy? Ask an Engineer.
By U.S. Senator Edward E. Kaufman

America’s economy is in crisis. We can either drown under the weight of the problem, or we can surf the wave of opportunity that it brings - to put science, engineering and innovation back in their rightful place in our economy. If every cloud has a silver lining, the financial crisis may benefit America if we respond by taking steps to once again lead the world by innovating new industries, businesses and products. Read more.

IRISS Announces Release of Next Generation Website
IRISS, Inc., manufacturer of the world’s only “industrial-grade” infrared window, is pleased to announce the release of our next generation website. Our new site has been redesigned with a fresh new look and has been updated with information about our latest products and services. Additionally, our new site will provide support and information to answer our customer's most common questions. Read more.

 
   

 

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