Heinz P. Bloch

Heinz P. Bloch is an American mechanical engineer, author and consultant - born (1933) and raised in Germany. He has extensive experience in machine reliability and is widely regarded as an authority on the subject. He had 24 years of service with Exxon as a machinery specialist before embarking on a career as author and consultant. He is the author of over 600 technical papers and similar publications. He has written 19 books on practical machinery management and oil mist lubrication published by major engineering publishers which have been used for lectures and consulting assignments internationally. In addition, Mr. Bloch holds six U.S. patents relating to high speed machinery improvements.

Mr. Bloch graduated from the New Jersey Institute of Technology with B.S. and M.S. degrees (cum laude) in Mechanical Engineering. He was elected to three National Honor Societies, is a Life Fellow of the ASME, and maintained registration as a Professional Engineer in both New Jersey and Texas for many decades. Mr. Bloch also served as a founding member of the advisory board of Texas A&M University's International Pump Users Symposium, is a frequent contributor to important Reliability Improvement Conferences and related publications. In 1990, he became the editor/originator of Hydrocarbon Processing magazine's monthly "HP in Reliability" column.

Mr. Bloch provides his readers and students with a touch of irony in addition to a wealth of knowledge. He often challenges his students to evaluate the amount of time wasted watching valueless TV shows and focus instead on adding value by improving their education and lives.

Books

• Introduction to Machinery Reliability Assessment (with F.K.Geitner), Gulf Publishing Company, 2nd Ed., 1994
• Improving Machinery Reliability Gulf Publishing Company, 1st Ed. 1982, 2nd Ed. 1990, 3rd Ed. 1997
• Machinery Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting (with F.K. Geitner), Elsevier Publishing Company, 4th Ed., 2012
• A Practical Guide to Compressor Technology, John Wiley Publishing Company, 2nd Ed., 2006
• Guia Practica Para la Tecnologia de los Compresores, McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., 1998
• A Practical Guide to Steam Turbine Technology (with Dr. M. Singh), 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2009
• Guia Practica Para la Tecnologia de las Turbinas de Vapor, McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., 1998
• Oil Mist Lubrication: Practical Applications, (with Dr. A. Shamim), Fairmont Publishing, 1998
• Process Plant Machinery (with C. Soares), Elsevier Publishing Company, 2nd Ed., 1998
• Practical Lubrication for Industrial Facilities, 2nd Ed., Fairmont Press, 2009.
• Pump User's Handbook: Life Extension (with A.R. Budris), 4th Ed., Fairmont Press (also Marcel Dekker), 2013
• Maximizing Machinery Uptime - (with F.K. Geitner) Gulf Publishing Company, 2006
• Reciprocating Compressor Operation and Maintenance, (with J. Hoefner) Gulf Publishing Company, 2001
• Turboexpander Technology and Applications, (with C. Soares) Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996
• Machinery Component Maintenance and Repair (with F.K. Geitner), 3rd Ed., Gulf Publishing Company, 2005
• Major Process Equipment Maintenance and Repair, (with F.K. Geitner), 2nd Ed., Gulf Publishing Company, 1997
• Pump Wisdom: Problem Solving for Operators and Specialists, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, 2011
• Compressors: How to Achieve High Reliability and Availability, (with F.K. Geitner), McGraw-Hill,New York, NY, 2012
• Compressores: Um Guia Pratico para a Confiabilidade e a Disponibilidade, (Portuguese Translation, Bookman Editora Ltda, Porto Allegre, 2014)
• Analise e Solucao de Falhas em Sistemas Mechanicos; (Portuguese Translation, Elsevier Editora Ltda, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 2015)