Life Cycle Engineering Success Stories
LCE’s Asset Management Services Team Creates Stability and a 25% Increase in Production Rate
As part of a Reliability Excellence (Rx) Program for the largest and most complex grain elevators owned by one of the world's primary food producers, LCE's Asset Management Services Team conducted a criticality analysis of the plant and determined that the dust conveyance system was having the single, largest negative impact on the plant's production capacity.
LCE Helps NAVSSES Upgrade Control Systems Aboard Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyers
In conjunction with SSES engineers, the LCE engineering team on the project took the MCS and FCS software code and redesigned and tested the system.
Hot Stuff! Heating Up Reliability at AltaSteel
AltaSteel is a scrap-based mini-mill operation based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The plant has both melting and casting facilities and a production capability of over 315,000 tons of steel billet annually. AltaSteel makes a variety of round, flat, and square bar shapes for use by downstream remanufactures in the mining, oil and gas, automotive, construction, agriculture, and OEM industries.
The Swagelok Reliability Journey Includes an Important Role for Reliability Engineers
Swagelok identified Reliability Excellence as a strategic improvement initiative and partnered with LCE to reduce downtime and improve OEE. Read how reliability engineering played an important role in their results.
LCE’s Applied Technology Group Supports Development of Forge.mil, Boosting Capabilities of Military Software Developers
Life Cycle Engineering’s Applied Technology Group is helping lead a Department of Defense (DoD) initiative aimed at using open source technology to create an environment which facilitates rapid development, test, certification, deployment and acceptance of products and services on the Global Information Grid (GIG).
“C” Shredder Trip Elimination
As part of a Reliability Excellence implementation in a large cane sugar refinery, Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. (LCE) assigned a Reliability Engineer to investigate potential limiting factors that could be resolved short-term.
High Pressure Steam Heat Exchanger
As part of a Reliability Excellence implementation in a large alumina refinery, Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. (LCE) assigned a Reliability Engineer to investigate potential limiting factors that could be resolved short-term.
Metals Company Engages the Life Cycle Institute to Design Training Program for Newly Created Position
An Aluminum company engaged the Life Cycle Institute to design an active, practical course that would prepare employees to perform new duties with enhanced capability.
Revised Materiel Inventory Practices Save Space, Time and Money
With help from Life Cycle Engineering, a U.S. Navy expeditionary command implemented a standardized, automated process for receiving, stowing and issuing materiel.
Going Above and Beyond the Call of Duty to Restore an Ammunition Strikedown System
Quick thinking and an extra dose of resourcefulness allows LCE to provide speedy technical assistance that minimizes downtime.
