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Power-MI Gets Faster Now!
In the last few weeks, we have been working on optimizing Power-MI to improve the condition-based maintenance analysts' speed of use. The target was improving the calculations' performance, and internal accesses made each time new reports of predictive techniques or statistics of machinery failur...
» Read moreVibration Analysis on Kaplan Turbines
Before diving into how to perform vibration analysis on Kaplan Turbines, we should learn some important details about this type of hydraulic turbine and its components. -------- WHAT IS A KAPLAN TURBINE? ------------------------------------------- This hydraulic turbine is named after its inven...
» Read moreVisual Inspections, The Invisible Missing Piece
Many managers are surprised when we consider visual inspection a predictive technique on the same level as vibration analysis, ultrasound, and thermography in our Power-MI software platform. When a company wants to start doing predictive maintenance or condition-based maintenance, our suggestion...
» Read moreMachine Learning
To refer to artificial intelligence, the term Machine Learning is also used. A lot of people confuse Machine Learning with artificial intelligence. In reality, artificial intelligence is nothing but a theoretical explanation of Machine learning, the former is a concept, and the latter is its prac...
» Read moreEffects of Piping in Vibration Analysis
Vibration analysts may consider the effect of piping when analyzing pumps, compressors or any other asset type connected to a pipe. The mass of the machine is usually small compared to the mass of the piping and its fluid. Some issues can be caused by piping, not by machinery failures. The two t...
» Read moreMachinery Resonance
The terms "natural frequency," "resonance" and "critical speed" are used as synonymous, but they are not exactly the same concept. It's also common when the analyst doesn't know the source of high vibrations; the diagnosed failure is resonance. "Critical speed" is when the shaft itself is reson...
» Read moreAir Gap Monitoring in Motors and Generators
Before talking about air gap monitoring in motors and generators, it is essential to clarify an electric motor or generator's air gap and what it does. -------- WHAT IS THE AIR GAP? ------------------------------------------------ A simple way to define the air gap is to say that it is the air ...
» Read moreHow to Calculate Condition-Based Maintenance Savings
Calculating the savings by predictive maintenance allows us to justify all the investments in technology, services and personnel. It also serves as the foundation to calculate the ROI (Return or Investment) of condition-based maintenance. In this article, we will explain in a simple way how to c...
» Read moreWe Are Now a Member of the SAP PartnerEdge
Power-MI is now a member of SAP PartnerEdge open ecosystem as of September 2020. As a member of the SAP PartnerEdge open ecosystem, Build, our users can transfer work orders created in Power-MI to SAP Plant Maintenance (SAP PM). The application allows us to create work orders from Application Pro...
» Read moreThe New Version of Power-MI User Guide
Power-MI predictive maintenance software launches a new version of the user guide. The latest user guide is now online and contains the main help topics for setting up and using the software to manage condition-based maintenance (CBM). New to the Power-MI user guide includes help videos to speed...
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What is Power-MI?
Power-MI is a cloud based solution that allows you to design & manage your condition-based maintenance plan integrating all techniques into one platform. Easy reporting, automatic work orders and CMMS integration.
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