
Nick Schiltz
Articles
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
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
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.
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
Enhancing electrical safety in water, wastewater industry
With population growth and limited resources for potable water, ensuring continuous uptime is crucial.
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.
How IIoT is preventing costly downtime and ensuring safety
Unplanned downtime can cause problems for manufacturers, leading to production losses and safety incidents.
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
How to adhere to lockout/tagout for electrical safety
Lockout/tagout procedures for plants, mines and manufacturing facilities can help ensure electrical safety
Electrical safety: A firsthand account
An error in a lockout/tagout procedure resulted in electrical safety hazards
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.
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.
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.
The ROI of IIoT: Safety and productivity benefits
The IIoT promises to reduce downtime and save money, especially when applied to legacy equipment.
Remote monitoring of temperature and vibration
How cloud-based predictive maintenance technology makes it easy
Designing your reliability journey
Safety is improved by disciplined operating and maintenance practices and keeping reliability strong.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.