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  • Motor Testing

Large Electric Motor Reliability: What Did the Studies Really Say?

One of the most frequently quoted studies related to electric motor reliability is a 1983 Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) project performed by General Electric...

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  • Thermography

NFPA 70E 2018 Edition – Changes and Implications for Personnel Performing Condition Based Maintenance Tasks

The 2018 Edition of NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, was released in late 2017 with little fanfare. However, there are several significant changes in this edition that have potentially wide-ranging implications for maintenance personnel...

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  • Condition Monitoring Management & AI
  • Thermography

My Passion: Safe and Efficient Electrical Inspection Programs

CBM CONNECT sat down with Martin Robinson and discussed the reasons behind why you should switch from a calendar-based maintenance program to a condition-based program. What are the pro’s? What are the costs involved...

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  • Vibration Analysis

Selecting Vibration Sensors

Selecting the best accelerometer for a specific predictive maintenance application can be a daunting task – even for the most seasoned walk-around warrior…

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  • PCB Piezotronics
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  • Thermography

Reducing Arc Flash Risks with Electrical Maintenance Safety Devices

Electrical accidents, such as arc flashes, happen daily; however, there are ways companies and individuals can reduce the occurrence of these accidents and protect everybody concerned from the physical, financial, and statutory consequences...

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  • Thermography

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Implements IRISS Custom Solutions

Having a circuit breaker fail that powers very expensive and critical experiments at the laboratory can be potentially disastrous...

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  • Motor Testing

Deep Well Vertical Pump Analysis using Electrical Signature Analysis (ESA)

There are many advantages that vertical pumps provide over horizontally mounted pumps and when they operate properly they generally provide many years of reliable, maintenance free operation. However, in almost any plant with a large inventory of vertical pumps they will have one or more of these pumps that are considered “bad actors”...

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  • Thermography

Electrical Preventive Maintenance and Changes to NFPA 70E

Tim Rohrer, the founder, and CEO of Exiscan Infrared Windows has seen electrical safety standards change significantly over the years. These changes make your electrical preventive maintenance program or services group even more valuable to the organization...

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What is 3 Minutes of Motor Testing Worth to You?

A motor distributor in the Netherlands provided a 17 Kilowatt, 400-Volt motor to a local hospital in 2015. The hospital rented a portable crane to install the motor onto the roof of the building. The motor is used to operate a fan that is mounted on the hospital’s roof...

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