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Why Is Nobody Reading Your Predictive Maintenance Reports?
One of the main upsets of the predictive maintenance experts is that they state that nobody reads their reports. During meetings or when they speak to their clients, they realize that their reports have not been read. This is more common than you think. Don’t you think it is a waste of time to...
» Read moreCyber-Physical Spaces
The new industrial revolution, known as Industry 4.0, brings us a new vision of how to generate smart factories. The first industrial revolution introduced mechanized production with the steam machine, the second introduced mass production with the electric motor, and the third introduced proce...
» Read moreThe Four Industrial Revolutions
When the German Federal Government presented the concept of Industry 4.0 at the Hannover fair in 2011, they did not calculate the media hype and the adoption of the concept, both in the industry and the broader society. Although the original idea was to create a multidisciplinary working team wi...
» Read morePredictive Maintenance Records
All predictive maintenance must count on a record, not only a report’s record but also a record of the maintenance tasks that are performed on the assets. A good predictive maintenance management considers not only the documentation of the predictive inspection reports but also that of all the ...
» Read moreTypes of Predictive Reports
As a vibrations analyst, I made the mistake of sending the same type of report to all my clients irrespective of the context in which I was performing the analysis. If I had known what I’m about to tell you, I would have saved a lot of time. There are two types of predictive maintenance report...
» Read moreNew Asset Hierarchy Tree Contextual Menu
Power-MI launches new contextual menu function on the hierarchy tree. By right clicking on assets in workspace, hierarchy or asset tree. This new feature will allow Power-MI users to more comfortably manage the workspace either when creating assets for the first time or when they want to make c...
» Read moreMEMS Vibration Sensors
-------- WHAT IS THE MEMS SENSOR? -------------------------------------------- The term MEMS refers to micro-electro-mechanical systems. This means that MEMS are systems with components as small as 1 to 100 microns in size, and these systems can reach an average size of 20 microns to 1 millimeter...
» Read moreCriticality Analysis of Industrial Assets
One of the first tasks at the moment of implementing or optimizing predictive maintenance is analyzing the criticality of industrial assets, whether they are machines, static equipment, distribution systems or electrical panels. By using the criticality analysis, we can prioritize those assets th...
» Read moreHow to Define the Vibration Alarm Limit of a Machine (and Not With ISO Charts)
One of the essential tasks of a vibrations analyst is defining the acceptable global vibration limit to determine the condition of the machine. We are going to tell you what the experts do, and it is not by using ISO charts. The vibration levels must be determined according to the following crite...
» Read moreDiagnosis of Unbalance in Fans
Fans have a high presence in the industry to fulfill cooling, air circulation, and gas exhaust functions. Unbalance is a common cause of high vibration in industrial fans. However, a bad diagnosis is also very usual in the maintenance department. In this article, we will explain to you the keys ...
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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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