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 RelaDyne Acquires Parker Oil

RelaDyne Acquires Parker Oil

RelaDyne begins its sixth year as an integrated business by acquiring Parker Oil Co., Inc., a family-owned lubricant distributor headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.

 Liberty Mutual Arms Commercial Insurance Field Adjusters with Infrared Cameras

Liberty Mutual Arms Commercial Insurance Field Adjusters with Infrared Cameras

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Liberty Mutual Insurance’s commercial insurance operation has rolled out portable infrared cameras to its property field adjusters.

  Wärtsilä signs maintenance agreement with Ensco for improved reliability

Wärtsilä signs maintenance agreement with Ensco for improved reliability

Wärtsilä, the leading global supplier of flexible and efficient power plant solutions and services, has signed a maintenance agreement with Ensco, a global provider of offshore drilling services to the petroleum industry. The agreement, signed in September 2015, will create both short- and long-term savings by optimising Ensco’s assets and improving predictability through extensive condition monitoring services and parts supply management for Ensco’s four drillships equipped with six Wärtsilä 32 engines.

Ultrasonic Superheat Bypass Valve Inspection

Ultrasonic Superheat Bypass Valve Inspection

If you’ve attended ultrasound training courses, then you most likely learned about how to use a four point inspection for valves, no matter the valve type. However, the discussions within this practice or application always lead to other valve inspections. Among them is the use of ultrasound to listen to a valve through non-contact, or simply aiming the instrument at the valve to determine its condition. This would be like having an inverted bucket steam trap that has a “blow-by” condition (steam blow through). By simply aiming the ultrasound at the inverted bucket trap, the user would be able to hear the steam rushing through the valve and creating enough high frequency to determine its condition. However, a more favorable practice is making contact with the trap.

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How to Prevent Contamination When Transferring Oil From Storage to the Machine

Whether you receive oil in bulk, tote or drum, new oil is typically 4-8 times dirtier than recommended for critical applications. Watch this maintenance tip to find out how you can prevent

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Four Leading Indicators of Equipment Maintenance

Have you ever been asked "How much longer will it run" or "Can we make our production schedule" or other 'crystal ball' type questions? These types of questions can be very difficult or ...

 Arc Flash Boundary Infographic Outlines Safety Requirements Set By NFPA 70E Standards

Arc Flash Boundary Infographic Outlines Safety Requirements Set By NFPA 70E Standards

Know your limits. One step too close to an energized piece of equipment may cause burns that char deep into your flesh and blisters that reach beyond the second layer of your skin. In the event of an arc flash, personal protective equipment (PPE) is your last line of defense. But knowing your boundary limits just might save your skin.

 Mtell Operationalizes Apache Spark for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

Mtell Operationalizes Apache Spark for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

SAN DIEGO (January 21, 2016) - Mtell announced today that the new release of its market leading predictive and prescriptive analytics platform, Mtell PreviseTM, has been revised to execute on and incorporate all elements of the open source Apache SparkTM project.

  Spectro Scientific Introduces MicroLab® Series All-In-One Automated Lubricant Analysis System

Spectro Scientific Introduces MicroLab® Series All-In-One Automated Lubricant Analysis System

CHELMSFORD, MA – January 19, 2016 – Spectro Scientific today announced the launch of the new MicroLab® Series all-in-one, automated lubricant analysis systems. The MicroLab platform is used in virtually every industry that operates equipment powered by engines including automotive and trucking, energy, mining and heavy equipment, agricultural and the government sector at all levels from the military to local municipalities.

Mtell Partners with OSIsoft to Enable Asset Prescriptive Maintenance

Mtell, a leading asset health software solution company and provider of machine learning technology for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), today announced it has partnered with OSIsoft, a global leader enabling operational intelligence. The combined OSIsoft PI System and Mtell Previse solution leverages sensor-based data captured within the PI System to deliver prescriptive maintenance insights for production and manufacturing industries.

American Manufacturing Leader Herb Homeyer Introduces IIoT Software to His Factory

MEMEX Inc. (TSX VENTURE: OEE) is proud to announce that Homeyer Precision Manufacturing Co. has purchased MERLIN Enterprise Edition for a plant roll-out of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) software in Marthasville, MO. The sale includes 23 licenses of MERLIN for Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and Direct Numerical Control (DNC), plus 9 MERLIN MTConnect hardware adapters for legacy CNC manufacturing machines.

Use Ultrasound Crest Factor to Precisely Predict Bearing Failures

Trend overall dB-RMS levels to know your bearing is getting louder. Trend dB-Peak to know your bearing is becoming unstable. Then compare the dB-Peak to the dB-RMS to see your bearing's Crest

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The Rights of Precision Balancing

  • Right safety procedures before you balance.
  • Right machines to balance.
  • Right balancing procedure.
  • Right balancing tool.
  • Right balancing tolerances, ISO or API.
  • Right data collection
  • Right weights.

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Definition: Motor Circuit Analysis

An analysis measuring the phase impedance in the circuitry between the motor and the motor control center. The readings are compared to standards in order to detect imbalances in resistance or

 Equipment Operators Are Making Substantial Savings on Production Costs

Equipment Operators Are Making Substantial Savings on Production Costs

SHEFFIELD, England -- Equipment operators across the globe are enjoying substantial savings in production costs by installing Tan Delta’s condition monitoring systems. By replacing traditional methods of sending oil samples to laboratories to determine the condition the oil in their vital equipment with Tan Delta’s systems, they reaping the benefits of reduced costs in both the long and short term.

 Emerson Network Power Adds Visualization, Scalability and Thermal Management Capabilities

Emerson Network Power Adds Visualization, Scalability and Thermal Management Capabilities

Emerson Network Power Adds Visualization, Scalability and Thermal Management Capabilities to Trellis™

Platform Modular offering increases visibility and control over power and cooling capacity and enhances remote management capabilities

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 CBS ArcSafe® Introduces RSA-39B For General Electric E9000 Evolution MCC – Main Switches

CBS ArcSafe® Introduces RSA-39B For General Electric E9000 Evolution MCC – Main Switches

DENTON, TX - January 13, 2016 – CBS ArcSafe®, a leading manufacturer of remote racking and switching solutions for low- and medium-voltage switchgear, introduces its remote switch actuator (RSA) for General Electric E9000 Evolution motor control center (MCC) main switches. The lightweight, portable CBS ArcSafe RSA-39B allows technicians to remotely close or trip the circuit breaker from a safe distance of up to 300 feet while remaining stationed outside the arc-flash boundary.

10 Components of a Successful Vibration Program: Part 1

10 Components of a Successful Vibration Program: Part 1

Understanding the 10 components of a condition monitoring (CM) program is the first step in making them work to support you and your organization’s goals. The 10 main components comprising a condition monitoring program are shown in Figure 1. Each of the components relates to and affects all of the others. Like the supports of a structure, they all must be balanced for the structure to stand. This is the introduction to a 10-part series covering each of the 10 components of a successful program. A more in-depth handling of the subject matter can be found in the book, Audit It. Improve It! Getting the Most from Your Vibration Monitoring Program by Alan Friedman, available at the MRO-Zone Bookstore.

Do Mechanical Seals Really Prevent Contaminant Ingression?

Question: “We use mechanical seals on our process pumps and the pump manufacturer is telling us that with mechanical seals, we don’t need any kind of vent or breather. Is this true?”

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