Optimizing automated equipment condition monitoring calls for a different wireless network protocol than that used with process instruments. Manufacturers of all sorts have long sought a balance ...

A typical Hydro-Québec substation showing only one of the installed grid transformers. Hydro-Québec has more than 2,000 grid and GSU transformers with an average age of more than 30 years in operation ...

When fully utilized, condition monitoring can transform how power plants operate and maintain their assets. It can lead to increased efficiency, reduced maintenance costs, improved safety, and better ...

Condition monitoring for predictive maintenance is a drive solution developed by NORD that focuses on status-oriented maintenance rather than traditional time-based maintenance. Status and drive data ...

The pressure on mining operators to improve asset reliability, reduce unplanned downtime, and maintain rigorous safety standards is constant. The efficiency and productivity of sites also depend on ...

Partial discharge (PD) is the name given to the partial breakdown of the electrical insulation in high voltage (HV) switchgear and cables. This is a destructive process and, if unchecked, it will ...

Industrial plants tend to rely on oil to keep things running. Whether utilized as a fuel or lubricant, oil is the substance generally responsible for keeping industrial processes functioning in an ...

A web-based condition monitoring solution can help power plant operators quickly identify emissions gas analyzer problems, enabling timely corrections. The technology can also allow experts to monitor ...

Condition monitoring of equipment used in quarrying and mining applications is critical, helping to ensure predictive maintenance of heavy equipment, such as crushers, screens, and conveyors. Early ...

Lean manufacturing can pay handsome dividends, sometimes even in unexpected places. Such was the case at the Ideal Division, in St. Augustine, Fla., an operating unit of Stant Companies that makes ...