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Nick Schiltz is a Content Specialist for Grace Technologies. Courtesy: Grace Technologies

Nick Schiltz

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Figure 4: This thermoelectric generator is used to convert waste heat from oil and gas operations into electrical power, optimizing energy use and reducing environmental impact. Courtesy: Grace Technologies
Predictive and Preventive Maintenance August 7, 2024

How energy harvesting can boost predictive maintenance for sustainable industrial growth

Energy harvesting is revolutionizing industrial operations by transforming ambient energy, such as heat, into electrical power

By Nick Schiltz
Courtesy: Grace Technologies Inc.
Arc Flash & Electrical Safety June 26, 2024

How do NFPA 70E-2024 updates improve electrical safety?

Learn about the NFPA 70E “point of work” concept, which focuses on the need for proactive electrical safety measures where the work is performed

By Nick Schiltz
Courtesy: Grace Technologies
Predictive and Preventive Maintenance September 26, 2023

How predictive maintenance and IIoT is revolutionizing material handling

Many safety and productivity risks in material handling are being averted through the adoption and integrating of IIoT technologies.

By Nick Schiltz
Courtesy: Grace Technologies
Predictive and Preventive Maintenance September 19, 2023

Benefits of continuous vibration monitoring

In industries where equipment failure can result in serious consequences, such as aviation or oil and gas, continuous vibration monitoring plays a vital role

By Nick Schiltz
Courtesy: Grace Technologies
Arc Flash & Electrical Safety September 12, 2023

Enhancing electrical safety in water, wastewater industry

With population growth and limited resources for potable water, ensuring continuous uptime is crucial.

By Nick Schiltz
Arc Flash & Electrical Safety August 29, 2023

Arc flash and electrical safety: Compliance and best practices

An arc flash incident is one of the most significant hazards that electrical maintenance workers may face. Five tips for preventing arc flash are highlighted.

By Nick Schiltz
Courtesy: Grace Technologies
Predictive and Preventive Maintenance August 18, 2023

How IIoT is preventing costly downtime and ensuring safety

Unplanned downtime can cause problems for manufacturers, leading to production losses and safety incidents.

By Nick Schiltz
Predictive and Preventive Maintenance August 3, 2023

The benefits of IIoT predictive condition monitoring for maintenance programs

The use of industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) predictive maintenance technology is becoming increasingly important for businesses that rely on rotating equipment such as motors, pumps and fans

By Nick Schiltz
Arc Flash & Electrical Safety June 1, 2023

How to adhere to lockout/tagout for electrical safety

Lockout/tagout procedures for plants, mines and manufacturing facilities can help ensure electrical safety

By Nick Schiltz
Arc Flash & Electrical Safety June 1, 2023

Electrical safety: A firsthand account

An error in a lockout/tagout procedure resulted in electrical safety hazards

By Nick Schiltz
Image courtesy: Brett Sayles
Arc Flash & Electrical Safety September 24, 2022

How to make absence of voltage testing safer and more productive

Absence of voltage testing is a hot topic among safety experts and electrical safety manufacturers and permanent electrical safety devices (PESDs) can help improve safety.

By Nick Schiltz
Courtesy: CFE Media and Technology
Arc Flash & Electrical Safety September 12, 2022

4 easy methods to improve an electrical safety program

Maintaining a valuable safety culture, training, annual audits and investing in safety measures help enhance an electrical safety program.

By Nick Schiltz
Courtesy: CFE Media and Technology
Arc Flash & Electrical Safety September 1, 2022

How food and beverage companies can upgrade their electrical safety programs

How fast-paced work environments and reactive maintenance lead to a higher rate of injuries and OSHA violations, and the role training plays.

By Nick Schiltz
IIoT, Industrie 4.0 August 25, 2022

The ROI of IIoT: Safety and productivity benefits

The IIoT promises to reduce downtime and save money, especially when applied to legacy equipment.

By Nick Schiltz
Cloud-based monitoring of production assets stationed at the edge is empowering remote monitoring as part of preventive or predictive maintenance programs.
IIoT, Industrie 4.0 April 18, 2022

Remote monitoring of temperature and vibration

How cloud-based predictive maintenance technology makes it easy

By Nick Schiltz
Courtesy: Cincinnati Incorporated/Steve Rourke, CFE Media and Technology
Safety & PPE December 23, 2021

Designing your reliability journey

Safety is improved by disciplined operating and maintenance practices and keeping reliability strong.

By Nick Schiltz
Courtesy: CFE Media and Technology
Arc Flash & Electrical Safety December 21, 2021

How to perform a safer, smarter, and more productive LOTO procedure

Failure to perform proper mechanical or electrical lockout/tagout (LOTO) can lead to electrocution, electrical shock, arc-flash, and other hazards.

By Nick Schiltz
Predictive and Preventive Maintenance August 13, 2021

Benefits of a predictive maintenance system for monitoring vibration

Continuously and remotely monitoring vibration with a predictive maintenance system can help is better than waiting for a system to fail.

By Nick Schiltz
Mechanical & Electrical July 7, 2021

Safer, smarter and more productive electrical maintenance

Regularly checking critical assets' operating temperature and other key functions pays a huge return on investment (ROI) by preventing unexpected shutdowns.

By Nick Schiltz
Safety & PPE June 30, 2021

Four steps to improve safety and reliability

Companies looking to improve their safety plan should aim high and focus on things they can immediately improve to gain credibility.

By Nick Schiltz
Predictive and Preventive Maintenance June 16, 2021

How to get ROI from IIoT for maintenance applications

Enhanced productivity through smart device monitoring technology can help manufacturers realize a return on investment (ROI) with the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

By Nick Schiltz
Arc Flash & Electrical Safety May 17, 2021

Why investing in electrical safety is important now more than ever

An analysis of OSHA’s top 10 most cited violations for control of hazardous energy.

By Nick Schiltz