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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Variable-speed drives now provide diagnostics such as warnings on current draw values that can indicate deterioration in motor performance, or which might highlight problems in the equipment connected ...

Flexible evolution possibilities and expandability make IoT-enabled condition monitoring a perfect starting point for digital manufacturing. Its key role is being a source of real-time data about the ...

Boost uptime and safety with early fault detection using advanced condition monitoring for mining and quarrying.

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 ...

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 ...