Automation In Condition Based Maintenance Using Vibration Analysis

In most buildings, critical pipes carrying water and natural gas; cables carrying data and electricity; ventilation pipes carrying cool or warm air, are all typically hidden behind walls, out of sight. The facilities team needs to see them. They need to know where everything is and what each pipe connects to so that they can always maintain and ensure the proper functioning of these conduits. So how does one see through walls?

When centrifugal pumps are modified to perform a different duty the new service head, flow and motor power characteristics are calculated from the Similarity Laws. Shaft misalignment is one of the most common reasons for bearing and mechanical seal failures.

Even with consistent Preventive Maintenance for wintertime heating, any heating device can eventually take on wear and tear that requires repair or replacement. Industrial maintenance teams can stay ahead of it by remaining vigilant for common warning signs, allowing them to intervene before their building faces a major disruption. 

When I am working with clients across multiple disciplines, I am sometimes surprised when they tell me they have the wrong people in some key positions and my task as the business coach or consultant will be to turn these wrong people into the right people. So, what went wrong? I believe there are two answers to this question. Either their hiring process was not up to the job, or in the time the employee had been with the company, the company had turned the right person into the wrong person.