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Predictive and Preventive Maintenance

Predictive and Preventive Maintenance August 23, 2024

Maintaining Your Plant Floor Edge: Jeremy Hitt, Atlas Copco

Jeremy Hitt from Atlas Copco shares insights on how regular maintenance and predictive maintenance can enhance the reliability of ...

Figure 2: While troubleshooting a critical feed gas compressor failure, a petrochemical and refining company used Seeq to quickly find the five most recent shutdowns and subsequent restarts from decades of historical process data. Using “capsules” and “chain view,” they overlaid the events to identify abnormalities in the discharge pressure profile of the two most recent startups. Courtesy: Seeq
Predictive and Preventive Maintenance August 14, 2024

How to anticipate maintenance problems with predictive analytics

Process manufacturers are combining retrospective analysis with predictive tools using advanced analytics platforms, empowering them to build models, project failures, determine optimal maintenance schedules and increase uptime

By Joe Reckamp
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
Predictive and Preventive Maintenance August 1, 2024

Predictive maintenance’s role in routine compressed air system service

From oil sampling, vibration analysis and connected devices, predictive maintenance done as part of the system’s regular service schedule can keep a compressed air system running efficiently.

By John Skalka
Figure 2 (Types_of_assets_suited_for_preventive_maintenance): Assets better suited for preventive maintenance include those with high repair and replacement costs and those that need to be regularly monitored for damage. Courtesy: L2L
Predictive and Preventive Maintenance July 31, 2024

Predictive and preventive maintenance in the age of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) can help enhance predictive and preventive maintenance in manufacturing, but it’s important for users to know which types are appropriate based on the setting and need.

By Eric Whitley
Predictive and Preventive Maintenance July 24, 2024

How packing stress and stem friction on fugitive emissions impact control valve packing behavior

Understanding the performance of valve packing and the pivotal role friction plays in their operation is fundamental to ensuring optimal functionality and longevity in industrial processes.

By Angelica Pajkovic, João H. Pontes and Josmar Cristello
Predictive and Preventive Maintenance July 11, 2024

Maintaining Your Plant Floor Edge: Jerome Soltani, Schneider Electric

In this conversation, with Jerome Soltani from Schneider Electric, he looks at electrical ...

Predictive and Preventive Maintenance June 27, 2024

Maintaining Your Plant Floor Edge: Marc Elliott, Eaton

Marc Elliott from Eaton looks at maintenance of electrical systems in plants. He touches on tre...