Posts By: Carlos E. Torres
The 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 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 ...
» Read moreVibrations Analysis Report: How to Request Machine Information
You have received the order to perform a vibrations analysis on a machine you have no record of. The first thing you must do is request the machine information from the maintenance department or the plant. Requesting machine information before performing a vibration analysis is crucial.* *Here w...
» Read moreVibration Analysis Without Machine Information
This has happened to every analyst: you are analyzing a machine, collecting vibration data, and then you find out that the data of the machine is not available. Many people think you have a crystal ball to guess the future. What can we do in these cases? There are many reasons why an analyst ma...
» Read moreAssets Data Sheets for Predictive Maintenance Inventory
The assets data sheet is not only a form to organize information, it is more a sort of repository of information with which we must do the inventory of the assets and their respective data in a coherent and uniform way, not only while creating it, but constantly as any changes or new information ...
» Read moreInformation of the Machines for Vibration Analysis
Sixty percent of vibration analysis depends on the information of the machine that is being analyzed. Far from what it may be believed, vibration data only gives us the symptoms of the current condition of the machine, but it is useless to analyze this data out of the context of operation and the...
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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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