Highlights
Ultrasonic measurement to improve energy efficiency
It is an understatement to say that the fight against climate change and the various regulations that follow should encourage manufacturers to significantly reduce their energy consumption. Is it difficult? No, gains can be generated in [...]
Example of predictive maintenance
Save at least €2 500 per year per LEAKING steam trap! A failed trap generates a huge waste of energy and steam. It can also cause severe damage to the system and a drop in production [...]
Using Ultrasound for Electric Power Reliability
Unreliable electric systems not only cost millions of euros in downtime and repairs, but they also have the potential to maim and kill. Reliability leaders must remain focused on preserving both physical and human assets. Employees [...]
Why do we test for Partial Discharge?
In a word: Reliability. Actually, two words, reliability and safety, but reliability leaders know that the two go hand in hand. In fact, reliable facilities are safe facilities. Electrical assets can never be managed with a [...]
The Dynamic Duo – ultrasound inspection and infrared imaging
Gerdau, based in Brazil, is one of the world's largest steel producers and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GNA. Gerdau Ameristeel is the American branch of Gerdau Brazil and has 19 [...]
Ultrasound Prevents Transformer Outages
Steel processing requires a lot of energy and powerful electrical systems. However, a single electrical component failure can bring steel production to a halt, resulting in significant time and financial losses for manufacturers. The more severe [...]
8 best practices for performing a compressed air leak survey
The following is a dialogue that Paul Klimuc with SDT Ultrasound Solutions had with his students during the fourth Live Online Level One Ultrasound Certification Course. QUESTION: SHOULD COMPRESSED AIR LEAK INSPECTIONS BE PERFORMED DURING PLANNED [...]
Lubrication Contamination
Particle contamination in bearing grease, also known as lubrication contamination, is a common problem encountered by manufacturers and their lube techs around the world. A study done by the National Research Council of Canada found that [...]
Avoid These Three Common Bearing Greasing Mistakes
Every plant is different. The machines inside them, the production processes they power, and the loads and conditions in which they operate. But one thing almost all share in common is bearings on rotating equipment. Bearings [...]
Six Signs your Bearing Lubrication Program is on Track
At SDT Ultrasound Solutions we are meticulous about bearing lubrication. We know one lubrication mistake can mean hours, even days of unplanned downtime… because we’ve seen it happen. Lubrication related failures are especially difficult to plan [...]
DON’T LOOK UP!
“We hear leaks, chasing them is useless” It has become almost common to say that leak detection on a compressed air system can pay off! Who hasn't seen those tags indicating the presence of a [...]
Stories from the Melt Shop
John Garrison, Level One Ultrasound Inspector Former Live Online Level One Student John Garrison Testimonial & Case Study As a mechanic in charge of a portion of the mill, safety and reliability are a [...]
Monitoring Ontario’s Wind Farms with Vigilant
Wind farmers power Ontario with clean, renewable energy and if they are forewarned of critical component failure, then they can expect many years of useful, trouble-free life from their assets. But wind turbines are complex assets [...]
Best Practices for Performing a Compressed Air Leak Survey with Paul Klimuc
Paul Klimuc is an Ultrasound expert with SDT Ultrasound Solutions. He has experience dealing with a wide variety of industries, including (but not limited to) Aircraft, Auto, Food, Steel, Power Generation and Tobacco. Paul began his [...]
Bearing Grease Management using Ultrasound
Inspection Technique Greasing of bearings using ultrasound, often described as best practice, helps us understand how much grease needs to be applied. Ultrasound is a good measure of friction - too little or too [...]
What led to this condition?
Everything is fine? That shouldn't make us invisible 18 pumps under the responsibility of a Condition Monitoring team, demonstrating an almost identical behavior, with identical symptoms… and surely calling for full attention. A user (meaning [...]
Precision Lubrication with LUBExpert
Implementation of an ultrasonic lubrication program in a paper mill to acoustically grease bearings right. The LUBExpert system has allowed the maintenance team to shift away from unreliable calendar-based lubrication to on-condition lubrication with instant feedback [...]
Time-Based greasing? Sure?
It makes sense to be reminded, from time to time, that calendar is not always the best decision-making tool. Actually, it rarely is. Because, if it was, you would have been dragged out of your 65th [...]
Energy saving 4.0
It has become almost common to say that leak detection on a compressed air system can mean big money! Who hasn't seen these tags indicating the presence of a leak in a system? And then? Well, [...]
Lubrication Over Coffee – Episode #26
Haris: Hello Martin, how are you? Martin: Hi, bonjour, comment ça va? Haris: Come again? Martin: I thought we would have been inclusive for our friends. Haris: Well, I can be inclusive [...]
Lubrication Over Coffee – Episode #25
Haris: Yes, celebrating wrong heroes is fantastic. But you know, it comes from life. Definitely. Because, have you ever heard about a very famous highly rewarded and paid doctor in a primary [...]
Lubrication Over Coffee – Episode #24
Haris: Somebody will say we don't have a budget for a solution. Yeah, but you do have a budget for the problem's consequences. So, in this particular case, there is obviously a [...]
Lubrication Over Coffee – Episode #23
Haris: Hello, Martin, how are you? Martin: Very good, thank you, and yourself? Haris: Excellent. Excellent, as usual. Martin: Good. Haris: So, we discussed a question in the last three episodes about [...]
Lubrication Over Coffee – Episode #22
Martin: What can we do proactively to avoid the problem? That really comes back to what we said right at the beginning: Stop stressing your oil. Avoid the water, the heat, the air, [...]
Lubrication Over Coffee – Episode #21
Martin: The next thing would be to probably try to understand, what the varnish actually is, and, therefore, how it leads to actual failure modes that it causes. So, in terms of [...]
