Posts By: Carlos E. Torres
The P-F Curve
The P-F Curve is a graphical model to visualize the condition of an asset with respect to time. It is useful in explaining the concept of condition-based maintenance and other related concepts. The P-F Curve represents a relationship between the asset condition and time. It can be seen in the mo...
» Read moreNew Safety Recommendations for COVID-19 in Maintenance Departments
The recommendations and tips are developed for actions in the manufacturing, power generation, and heavy industries. This guidance must be implemented in conjunction with OSHA Standards and for specific industries (29-CFR-1910 Subpart I-Personal Protective Equipment standards in general industry,...
» Read moreTaxonomy for Assets Hierarchy
To understand how the hierarchy of assets is defined, we must first understand what taxonomy is. According to ISO 14224, it is a systematic classification of elements into generic groups based on factors possibly common to all aspects (location, use, the subdivision of equipment, etc.). In other...
» Read moreAV Ingeniería Manages Its Condition Monitoring Services in the Cloud
The company AV Ingenieria [1] digitalizes its predictive maintenance services through Power-MI. Vibration analysis, ultrasound, infrared thermography and laser shaft alignment services will now be managed from the cloud. This means that predictive maintenance reports will be done on Power-MI p...
» Read moreThe Asset Health Matrix
When predictive maintenance analysts are asked about the condition of an industrial asset, the answer varies depending on what predictive technology they have used. Many failures can be identified by various monitoring technologies. However, there are failures that can only be detected with a si...
» Read moreCondition-Based Maintenance, With Own Staff or Service Companies?
In the implementation of condition-based maintenance plans, one of the first decisions to be made is whether to buy software and hardware to execute machine inspections or contract services to specialized companies. According to the first edition of the study of the predictive maintenance sector...
» Read morePower-MI Announces Compliance With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Power-MI has completed its compliance readiness with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We began to dedicate internal resources to the GDPR in early 2019 as part of our software development plan. By achieving GDPR compliance, Power-MI ensures that customers' (and their customers') r...
» Read moreDiagnosis Predictiva Brings Its Services to Industry 4.0 With Power-MI
In order to improve the tracking and format of their predictive maintenance reports and provide a more personalized service to their customers, Diagnosis Predictiva [1], a predictive maintenance company, integrated into their workflow the Power-MI platform. In the search to improve its services...
» Read moreDigital Disruption in Asset Management
The impact of Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) on asset management has already been discussed. In this article we will analyze these two concepts in light of the new technologies that will directly affect asset management and the impact these digitalization processes will have on...
» Read moreWhat Do You Do When You Are Asked to Forecast Sales in an Unstable Economy?
When talking to local predictive maintenance service companies, especially in Latin America, they tell me that many manufacturers ask them to estimate sales during the year. This causes them some stress because they do not know how sales are going to go. Local market conditions are different fro...
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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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