White Papers
10 Steps for Implementing IoT in Your Industrial Space
Organizations may be tempted to throw IIoT-enhanced devices and software at the wall to see what sticks. This may be an option, but it’s not conducive to a successful maintenance program rollout...
- Frederic Baudart
- Fluke
Cracking the ISO Code to Lubricant Cleanliness
So what does it really mean to increase lubricant cleanliness? We read various articles and textbooks that talk about how increasing the cleanliness of an in-service oil will increase the life of a component and the lubricant, but how do we make that happen...
- Mark Barnes
- Des-Case
The Importance of Good Maintenance Practices Based on Condition Monitoring
Pruftechnik’s service team was contacted by our client when the online vibration monitoring system in their machine’s dryer inlet fan reached an alarm value of 12mm/sec rms. After our team conducted thorough analysis of the data, they suspected that the severe vibration was caused by...
- Shoukat Ali Izhar
- PRUFTECHNIK S.E.A. Pte Ltd
Bridging the Maintenance Gap to Condition-Based Maintenance Part II
EMSDs, along with data analysis and a new approach to maintenance called condition-based maintenance, can exploit the information age to not only bridge the knowledge gap, but to also improve the efficiency, safety, reliability and cost of electrical system maintenance…
- Martin Robinson
- IRISS Inc.
Give Yourself a “Thermal Lobotomy”
Thermal Lobotomy: The virtual act of severing the concept of reflection from that of emission in order to prevent thermographers from suffering destructive and repetitive inspection methodology...
- Jim Fritz
- The Snell Group
Gas Turbine Alignment in Less Than an Hour
TransCanada Turbines Test Cell repairs and services gas turbines in a unique test facility. The turbines are used primarily for compression, power generation and marine applications. After repair and servicing, the Test Cell undertakes performance tests of the turbines...
- Grant Dennler
- PRUFTECHNIK
A Case for Capturing and Analyzing Trends in Your Alignment Data
It is well known that misalignment is one of the greatest causes of failure in rotating equipment. In fact, research demonstrates that more than 50% of machine breakdowns are the direct result of poor alignment...
- Grant Dennler
- PRUFTECHNIK
Leak Management of Compressed Air Systems Using Ultrasound
Compressed air is used as a source of energy in a lot of sectors. This is due not least to the fact that compressed air is relatively easy to produce and transmit, but the provision of compressed air often involves considerable losses...
- Steffen Moeck
- SONOTEC
Using Electrical Maintenance Safety Devices to Bridge the Skills Gap
With an impending skills gap among technical workers, proactive maintenance plans must also be safe, efficient and easier to implement …
- Martin Robinson
- IRISS Inc.