Greetings for the 2020 Holiday Season and Best Wishes for the New Year from AME!

What AME's Up To

In November, AME and Maritime Professional Training/MPT hosted the "Maintenance Management with Condition Monitoring" seminar presented by AME President Rich Merhige. The educational class was the first of a series. If you missed the course, there is still time to enroll in the February seminar! Read more

Cheers to those who work in the Marine Industry. We are lucky to be in such an exciting and vital industry while also having the opportunity to work in beautiful cities with great people. #Flibs2020

The Annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show/FLIBS was a major hit. The AME team had a great time seeing familiar faces and reconnecting with industry colleagues.

Until next year FLIBS!

The newly formed SFMA Women in Manufacturing Committee proudly hosted their first organization-wide event. Dr. Sunem Beaton-Garcia, Campus President & Vice-Provost at Broward College, spoke on how to recruit and promote a diverse workforce.

This is just the beginning for the committee and for the Speaker Series. Despite this committee being founded during difficult times (May 2020), Tara Matthews and Wendy Cohen gathered a dynamic group of women who share the common goal of women supporting women in the traditionally male-dominated manufacturing industry. Our very own Christine Battles was named Communications/PR Lead for the committee.

Industrial News

AME was recently contracted by an industrial engineering management company to replace three existing electric motors and perform a precision laser alignment of the gearbox and pumps at a US Air Force base. Read more

Marine News

**Before Work Performed**

AME performed a running gear service on a 74' Weaver sportfish to improve the engine support on the inboard mounts. All mounts were replaced and both shafts were precision aligned. We performed a vibration analysis after the worked was performed and found that the vibration levels decreased significantly. Check out the before and after RDI videos above and below.

**After Work Performed**

Out & About

AME and Junior Achievement of South Florida gave the new Port Everglades Director, Jonathan Daniels, a tour of the impressive JA learning facility in Coconut Creek.

SFMA pivoted into the virtual world and made this year’s Annual Meeting a robust experience for all attendees.

To commemorate this important event, AME had a virtual booth and were part of the 60 for 60 circle of incredible companies participating and on SFMA’s Wall of Honor.

We're hiring!

Want to be part of a team that is continuously growing and learning new things? Do you want a career with a company that is based on professionalism and ethics? How does a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package sound?

AME is looking to fill the following career positions:

1) Service Hydraulic Technician

2) Service Technicians

3) Welder/Fabricators

Apply here

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New Employee

Highlight!

Eddie, originally from Ireland, relocated from New York to join the AME team in June 2020. He completed his undergrad in Marine and Plant Engineering at the National Maritime College of Cork, Ireland. Before joining AME, he spent 8 years at sea serving as an engineer on commercial ships, cruise ships, and superyachts. He was responsible for operating and maintaining machinery and equipment on-board.

Robert James recently graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Ocean Engineering. He was brought on to the AME team in July 2020 after completing a summer internship. He was part of FAU's Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers/SNAME chapter and the Human Powered Submarine Club.

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Engineering FunFact

Surf Ranch

"Kelly Slater's vision was to create a soliton wave, i.e., a self-reinforcing solitary wave that maintains its shape while it propagates at a constant velocity.

In 2007, he founded the Kelly Slater Wave Company (KSWC) and, in a decade, the Floridian champion created what is widely regarded as the best artificial wave pool in the world."

Learn more about Kelly Slater's Surf Ranch Here

Final Thought

In the midst of a global pandemic, face-to-face meetings have shifted significantly towards virtual delivery, such as Telemedicine. The telecommunication health-related service allows patients to connect virtually with their doctors, mitigating in-person appointments. The same can be said about Condition monitoring (CM) and machinery. Where rotating machinery is the patient, and the analyst is the doctor.

CM is the process of monitoring the health and functionality of critical assets, allowing machinery operators to make efficient and effective maintenance decisions. More informed maintenance decisions lead to increased equipment reliability, as possible failures are detected in their infancy and can be tracked during their progression. - learn more by contacting AME at [email protected]