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Implementing Ultrasound Technology for Predictive Maintenance at ADM Razgrad
In a strategic move to enhance operational efficiency and minimize downtime, ADM Razgrad, a food processing facility located in Bulgaria, undertook the implementation of a predictive maintenance program centered [...]
Transforming Bearing Reliability in a Greek Paper Mill
For one paper mill in Greece, frequent bearing failures were causing significant disruptions, leading to unexpected downtime, increased maintenance costs, and declining production efficiency. Despite multiple attempts to address [...]
Empowering Reliability: Reflections on the SDT Ultrasound Power User Training
The recent SDT Ultrasound Power User Training sessions have been a resounding success, marked by overwhelmingly positive feedback from its diverse group of participants. The course, designed to deepen [...]
Non-Intrusively Inspecting Couplings with Airborne Ultrasound
A coupling is a mechanical component used to connect two shafts together and transfer power while providing some degree of flexibility into the system, reducing shock loads and accommodating [...]
Case Study: Electrical Inspection on High-Voltage Transformer Leads to Corona Discovery
Our client, a utility company operating in Europe was looking for a reliable method for the inspection of their high-voltage electrical assets under management. They recognize that total electrical [...]
Navigating the Seas of Efficiency through Marine Condition Monitoring
In the marine industry, where reliability is considered central to success, the synergy between Planned Maintenance Systems (PMS) and Condition Monitoring (CM) has long been regarded as a cornerstone [...]
Ultrasound measurement on slewing ring and expertise after replacement
For years, the reclaimer at a paper mill in north-western France had worked reliably, pivoting on three pinions mounted on reducers. The reclaimer is used to collect wood chips [...]
Mechanical equipment, where ultrasound comes into its own
Recently, the maintenance team at a mill in north-west France shared with SDT an unusual but crucial piece of feedback on mechanical fault detection using ultrasound, highlighting how this [...]
Why Replacing Sealed Bearings based on Time is a waste of effort?
But Run to Failure is not an Option Nearly all facilities Electric Motors are dominated by Seal For Life Bearings, the shear number poses an challenge to Asset Strategies. [...]
Critical Centrifuge Bearing Monitoring
A centrifuge uses centrifugal forces, generated at high RPMs to separate solids and liquids. At Greenfield Ethanol, they use centrifuges in their manufacturing processes. They are critical to their [...]
10 Minute Acquisition Time – Monitoring an Extreme Slow Speed Wastewater Decanter with Ultrasound
This large wastewater decanter centrifuge is tasked with continuously separating solid materials from liquids at a Canadian Pulp & Paper Mill. Enormous quantities of water are used in [...]
Diagnosing Bearing Failure During Re-Lubrication Tasks w/LUBExpert (Part 2)
Bearing Failure 2 – Suspected Bearing Failure Discovered with LUBExpert Dynamic during Ultrasonic Greasing Task, Confirmed in UAS3 Reported by Rob Dent CMRP,CRL & Gilles Lanthier The outer race bearing defect [...]
Implementing Ultrasound Technology for Predictive Maintenance at ADM Razgrad
In a strategic move to enhance operational efficiency and minimize downtime, ADM Razgrad, a food processing facility located in Bulgaria, undertook the implementation of a predictive maintenance program centered [...]
Transforming Bearing Reliability in a Greek Paper Mill
For one paper mill in Greece, frequent bearing failures were causing significant disruptions, leading to unexpected downtime, increased maintenance costs, and declining production efficiency. Despite multiple attempts to address [...]
Empowering Reliability: Reflections on the SDT Ultrasound Power User Training
The recent SDT Ultrasound Power User Training sessions have been a resounding success, marked by overwhelmingly positive feedback from its diverse group of participants. The course, designed to deepen [...]
Non-Intrusively Inspecting Couplings with Airborne Ultrasound
A coupling is a mechanical component used to connect two shafts together and transfer power while providing some degree of flexibility into the system, reducing shock loads and accommodating [...]
Case Study: Electrical Inspection on High-Voltage Transformer Leads to Corona Discovery
Our client, a utility company operating in Europe was looking for a reliable method for the inspection of their high-voltage electrical assets under management. They recognize that total electrical [...]
Navigating the Seas of Efficiency through Marine Condition Monitoring
In the marine industry, where reliability is considered central to success, the synergy between Planned Maintenance Systems (PMS) and Condition Monitoring (CM) has long been regarded as a cornerstone [...]
Ultrasound measurement on slewing ring and expertise after replacement
For years, the reclaimer at a paper mill in north-western France had worked reliably, pivoting on three pinions mounted on reducers. The reclaimer is used to collect wood chips [...]
Mechanical equipment, where ultrasound comes into its own
Recently, the maintenance team at a mill in north-west France shared with SDT an unusual but crucial piece of feedback on mechanical fault detection using ultrasound, highlighting how this [...]
Critical Centrifuge Bearing Monitoring
A centrifuge uses centrifugal forces, generated at high RPMs to separate solids and liquids. At Greenfield Ethanol, they use centrifuges in their manufacturing processes. They are critical to their [...]
10 Minute Acquisition Time – Monitoring an Extreme Slow Speed Wastewater Decanter with Ultrasound
This large wastewater decanter centrifuge is tasked with continuously separating solid materials from liquids at a Canadian Pulp & Paper Mill. Enormous quantities of water are used in [...]
Diagnosing Bearing Failure During Re-Lubrication Tasks w/LUBExpert (Part 2)
Bearing Failure 2 – Suspected Bearing Failure Discovered with LUBExpert Dynamic during Ultrasonic Greasing Task, Confirmed in UAS3 Reported by Rob Dent CMRP,CRL & Gilles Lanthier The outer race bearing defect [...]
Diagnosing Bearing Failure During Re-Lubrication Tasks w/LUBExpert (Part 1)
Bearing Failure 1 – Failure Discovered w/LUBExpert Confirmed w/Vibration Analysis Reported by Torki Ibrahim MSc, PMP®,MLA I,MLT II,Ultrasound level I & Khaled Almarwany Torki, a lubrication engineer at a cement manufacturer [...]
