Condition Monitoring Management & AI
Five Minute Facts
Industry’s Role in the Global Energy Outlook
One big reason we perform monitoring and maintenance is to reduce the amount of energy consumed by a machine, and by the plant as a whole. John Sander of Lubrication Engineers gives an overview of the global energy outlook…
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
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NFPA 70B – What you should Know
NFPA 70B is the standard for electrical safety in the workplace and focuses on electrical maintenance procedures devoted to eliminating death, injury , property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards...
- Brad Nanna
- IRISS Inc.
Two Minute Tips
Rosemary’s Car: How NOT to Treat Your Machines
Sometimes routine maintenance gets overlooked, as in the case with my friend’s car…
- Roy Giorgio
- AssetWatch
Five Minute Facts
Motion Amplification 101: Camera Settings
Paul Barna of RDI Technologies demonstrates the features of the camera and software used in motion amplification, and the data we need to enter before taking a measurement in the field…
- Paul Barna
- RDI Technologies
Five Minute Facts
Predictive Analytics from the Maintenance and Reliability Point of View
Silvio dos Santos and Julia Piva discuss some aspects of predictive maintenance from the point of view of reliability, including the need to build a data lake and break the silos of your machines…
- Silvio dos Santos and Julia Piva
- SEMEQ
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The Role and Benefits of Motion Amplification in Reliability
Motion amplification is great for complex systems, such as those used in oil and gas, and it sits higher on the DIPF Curve than many other technologies. Motion amplification allows us to measure large and small fields of view, and it is totally non-contact for maximum safety…
- Paul Barna
- RDI Technologies
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When to go Wireless, and When Not
When it comes to condition monitoring, wireless technology is becoming ubiquitous for sensing applications. But many analysts still have a tried and tested portable monitor in their arsenal, so this begs the question, why should wireless sensors be used, and is there still a place for the more traditional route-based option?
- David Procter
- Sensoteq
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How Oil Analysis Speaks Louder than Vibration
Roy Giorgio demonstrates the power of oil analysis in industry, using examples from a gearbox in a steel mill and a plastic extrusion manufacturer…
- Roy Giorgio
- AssetWatch
Five Minute Facts
The Maintenance Manager is Balancing Dilemmas Within the Corporation
In conversation with Julia Piva, Silvio dos Santos describes the multiple maintenance dilemmas faced by maintenance managers in various types of plants…
- Silvio dos Santos and Julia Piva
- SEMEQ
