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Fluid Analysis: The Gift of Time
asset condition management

Fluid Analysis: The Gift of Time

Though applicable to any fluid analysis (Fa) program, this presentation is primarily aimed at the industrial market, i.e., plants and related installations of stationary, lubricated assets, where vibration analysis (Vib) is routinely employed for condition monitoring (CM) and maintenance management.

Myths and Magic of Lubricating Oil Management in Rotating Machinery
asset condition management

Myths and Magic of Lubricating Oil Management in Rotating Machinery

This presentation will review some basic oil properties and bearing or gear clearance information. We will cover why varnish and particulates are critical concerns in rotating machinery. We will emphasize the importance of oil condition and it is just as important as machine condition.

Gastops Introduces Online Equipment Condition Monitoring Platform
asset condition management

Gastops Introduces Online Equipment Condition Monitoring Platform

Gastops Connect collects, processes, and analyzes data from MetalSCAN sensors and combines it with equipment controller data and third-party data to create a comprehensive, real-time view of equipment condition accessible through any web browsing device.

Spectro Scientific Launches Fluid Management Academy
asset condition management

Spectro Scientific Launches Fluid Management Academy

The Fluid Management Academy (FMA) is an online learning platform, offering customers a range of courses about Spectro Scientific’s and Grabner Instruments’ fluid analysis products.

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Oil Analysis 101
Asset Condition Management

Oil Analysis 101

In this presentation, we will cover what fluid analysis is, and how you can strategically use it to make lubrication decisions and combat contamination.

Failure Prediction Using Real Time Oil Analysis and IoT Analytics
Internet of Things Digitalization (IoT)

Failure Prediction Using Real Time Oil Analysis and IoT Analytics

Using oil analysis to predict future equipment failures has been used for many decades. By automatically doing real time oil sampling every 5 minutes and having the data interpreted by an Internet of Things (IoT) cloud server, the predictability of failures is greatly increased.

Oil Analysis for Bearings with Microscopy Offered by TestOil
Asset Condition Management

Oil Analysis for Bearings with Microscopy Offered by TestOil

Microscopy Lubricant Analysis for Bearings from TestOil

CLEVELAND, OH – TestOil, the industry leader in lubricant analysis, offers no-cost microscopy and analytical ferrography for oil samples that require further investigation.

Data Centers and Fluid Condition Monitoring: Overview
Asset Condition Management

Data Centers and Fluid Condition Monitoring: Overview

Many of our activities, memories and ideas are stored in an ethereal space called a Cloud, but what is the Cloud? Where is it? And what implications does it have on a global level?

Oil Sampling Company TestOil Receives Lean Six Sigma Recognition
Asset Condition Management

Oil Sampling Company TestOil Receives Lean Six Sigma Recognition

CLEVELAND, OHIO -- TestOil, the industry leader in fluid analysis, just announced that they were featured in the Lean Six Sigma publication iSixSigma. The article, which was published by iSixSigma earlier this month, is authored by TestOil’s Lean Continuous Improvement Engineer Shubram Subramanyam.

Why Machine Learning and AI Are the Future of Oil Analysis
Asset Condition Management

Why Machine Learning and AI Are the Future of Oil Analysis

Oil analysis is essential for maintaining equipment reliability and life span.

The Use of Drone Technology for Remote Oil Sampling
Asset Condition Management

The Use of Drone Technology for Remote Oil Sampling

TRC-2018 Learning Zone 51:38
by Michael Holloway, ALS Global

Oil analysis sampling can be difficult if not impossible in certain environments due to location.The use of unmanned aerial vehicles have increased exponentially due to advances in materials, aeronautics, and systems for commercial applications.Drones can accomplish tasks that would be difficult if not impossible for people.The combination of oil sampling and unmanned aerial vehicles is a perfect match in certain situations.Only recently has the concept become viable due to a combination of an aerial sampling boom with magnetic sample ports, evacuated vacuumed sample bottles with a servo activated sample valve, and a ducted fan unmanned aerial vehicle technology.This system provides ease of sampling in remote and difficult to reach access points to various assets such as wind turbines where normally it would be expensive if not prohibitive for typical sampling protocols to occur. This paper explores the development and application of such a system.The presentation will also have a video example of a case study of this application.

How We Used Machine Learning to Predict Engine Failures
Asset Condition Management

How We Used Machine Learning to Predict Engine Failures

TRC-2018 Learning Zone 23:47
by Robert Kalwarowsky, Fluidlife

Are machine learning and artificial intelligence all hype? Find out how we used machine learning to predict engine failures using oil analysis results. Learn what mistakes we made, what we learned and how to use predictive analytics on your own equipment. We will speak about the basics of machine learning, how to apply it to your own equipment and offer tips and tricks based on our experience. Don’t miss failures and let the computers work for you.

Next Generation FluidScan Portable Oil Analyzer
Asset Condition Management

Next Generation FluidScan Portable Oil Analyzer

CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spectro Scientific, one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil, fuel, and processed-water analysis instrumentation and software, has released a new generation of its field-proven FluidScan® mid-infrared spectrometer handheld oil analyzer.

On-Site Fluid Intelligence: A Revolution to Advance Machinery Reliability
Asset Condition Management

On-Site Fluid Intelligence: A Revolution to Advance Machinery Reliability

Using in-service oil analysis to improve machinery reliability has a long history. The first oil analysis was performed over half a century ago on a locomotive engine. Just as a human blood test provides important information about your health, the information provided by in-service oil analysis about machinery health, especially for a piece of complex machinery with many moving parts, such as a diesel engine, is unmatched by any other technologies on the market.

Varnish Mitigation: Effective Fluid Analysis and Varnish Removal Options
Asset Condition Management

Varnish Mitigation: Effective Fluid Analysis and Varnish Removal Options

One of the most difficult aspects of dealing with lubrication systems is that you can’t see what is happening inside of them. Taking an oil sample allows you to gather information about the trace amounts of wear metals, oxidation deposits, additive chemicals and other contaminants that tell you about the system. Just like blood tests don’t always tell a doctor the whole story, traditional oil analysis testing doesn’t give the entire story when it comes to varnish.

The Use of Drone Technology for Remote Oil Sampling
Asset Condition Management

The Use of Drone Technology for Remote Oil Sampling

IMC-2017 Focused Forum - 43:09
by Michael Holloway, ALS Global

Oil analysis sampling can be difficult if not impossible in certain environments due to location. The use of unmanned aerial vehicles have increased exponentially due to advances in materials, aeronautics, and systems for commercial applications. Drones can accomplish tasks that would be difficult if not impossible for people. The combination of oil sampling and unmanned aerial vehicles is a perfect match in certain situations. Only recently has the concept become viable due to a combination of vacuum sample bottles and ducted fan drone technology. This presentation explores the applications where a patent pending ducted fan drone coupled with a vacuum oil sample bottles can provide access to various assets where normally it would be expensive if not prohibitive for typical sampling protocols to occur.

Improvements to SpectrOil M Series Military-Application Elemental Analyzers 
Increase Ruggedness
Asset Condition Management

Improvements to SpectrOil M Series Military-Application Elemental Analyzers 
Increase Ruggedness

Improvements to SpectrOil M Series Military-Application Elemental Analyzers 
Increase Ruggedness, Enhance Ergonomics and Upgrade Electronics and Software

Spectro Scientific Introduces TruVu 360™ Enterprise Fluid Intelligence Platform
Asset Condition Management

Spectro Scientific Introduces TruVu 360™ Enterprise Fluid Intelligence Platform

A New and Holistic Approach to On-Site Oil Analysis

Spectro Scientific, one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil, fuel, and processed-water analysis instrumentation and software, has introduced TruVu 360™ Enterprise Fluid Intelligence Platform, an all-encompassing web-based fluid analysis data management system.

Managing Effective Fluid Analysis: 10 Steps to Realize Your Return on Investment
Asset Condition Management

Managing Effective Fluid Analysis: 10 Steps to Realize Your Return on Investment

Fluid analysis is an incredible tool to ensure your maintenance program sees a significant return on investment for your efforts. Not only is it an informative diagnostic tool, but fluid analysis also can help you increase productivity and boost company profits. Whether you are looking to use it alone or alongside other diagnostic technologies, fluid analysis can help you detect a variety of problems before they become failures.

SPECTRO Announces a Major Upgrade of SPECTROTEST Mobile Metal Analyzer
Asset Condition Management

SPECTRO Announces a Major Upgrade of SPECTROTEST Mobile Metal Analyzer

SPECTRO Analytical Instruments today announced a major upgrade to its SPECTROTEST arc/spark mobile metal analyzer for applications in the metal producing, processing, and recycling industries.

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