Plant Engineering most-viewed content: December 2024

The most clicked articles from Plant Engineering in December 2024 covered grease consistency, VFDs and electrical maintenance plans.

1. Do you know how to gauge grease consistency and performance?

There is a critical relationship between grease thickener content, base oil viscosity and NLGI grade, emphasizing their collective impact on lubrication performance, consistency and pumpability in various industrial applications.

2. How manufacturing experts are utilizing VFD and VSDs in their facility

Variable frequency drives (VFDs) and variable speed drives (VSDs) play a critical role in manufacturing facilities and they are being used in more diverse ways than ever. Learn how from several experts.

3. What’s your electrical maintenance plan? Learn how to build one

Businesses need an NFPA 70B-compliant electrical maintenance plan to ensure operational safety and reliability to protect their people, property and processes.

4. Modernize, monitor and maintain to make aging switchgear safer

Breathe new life into old switchgear with modernization and see the benefits of improved reliability and safety.

5. How to avoid over-greasing to prevent equipment failure

Using the right amount of grease is critical to the success of bearing-related applications. Applying the correct amount of grease is critical to your maintenance program and equipment success.

5. How to accelerate predictive maintenance strategies with advanced analytics

Advanced analytics platforms empower maintenance transformation through predictive modeling, helping manufacturers shift from reactive to proactive approach.

6. How to prevent unplanned shutdowns in industrial plants

Unplanned shutdowns in industrial plants negatively impact plant operations. Long-term dependability projects, new technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning and a reliance-centered culture can improve general equipment effectiveness and minimize downtime.

7. Harnessing robotics to transform manufacturing in the face of challenges

In the face of labor shortages, rising operational costs and pressure to increase production rates, plant engineers are increasingly turning to robotic solutions.

8. How automation will make a big impact on manufacturing plants

Automation is the wave of the future for many manufacturers. Our panel dives deeply to assess how plants can prepare for the many ways in which automation will impact production lines.

9. Core architecture strategies for IT/OT network integration

Taking a holistic approach toward integration of IT and OT networks allows access and security requirements to be met and scaled as additional needs arise over time.

10. Fire and explosion hazards from flammable gases

Flammable gases are a common yet hazardous presence in many industrial settings, posing significant risks of fire and explosions.

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