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Foreword

The readers of the four volumes on “Machinery Management” can be di-
vided, in my opinion, into three categories:
- those who can say: That’s exactly what happened to me back in 19-- !
- those who can say: Why didn’t I know this back in 19-- ?!
- those who can say: I hope I’ll remember all this when I am in charge!
In other words, those with a lot, a little, and no experience stand to benefit
from studying these four volumes. Maybe some of the people with a lot of expe-
rience could find other ways to solve a particular case, but even they cannot
match the knowledge and experience that the authors amassed in these books.
In the past, many a good Machinery Manager was “made” through many
years of experience, and also through many costly mistakes. These “experts”
passed on their experience to the people they worked with, but seldom could
experience gained in one particular location prepare someone for the multitude
of things that can go wrong. It is because of this that the authors must be com-
mended for their effort to disseminate not only their experience, but also the
lessons they learned from many other experts.
Volume 4 complements the first three books by focusing on major equipment
installation and repair-foundations, pumps, blowers, turbines, electric motors,
and lubrication and storage. These four volumes contain a wealth of information
on machinery found in most petrochemical plants, and in their quest for perfec-
tion, three principal groups will benefit from this text: Those who design ma-
chinery, those who maintain machinery, and those who operate machinery.
As a manufacturer of machinery, I realize that only knowledgeable people can
fully utilize our efforts to make the best machines, to give guidelines on how to
optimally maintain these machines, and finally how to best operate these ma-
chines. Used in conjunction with the preceding three volumes or used alone, this
book will make the reader a knowledgeable person.

Michael M. Calistrar
Missouri City’. TX

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