#technology maintenance

[infradapt]

Do you know what can completely kill a business’ momentum? Downtime. Businesses of all types look for a myriad of ways to save themselves the headaches that come from significant downtime. One way that is sure to reduce an organization’s downtime is by having conscientious IT management and support at the ready. One problem with this is that it’s typically costly to hire a team of IT professionals with the experience and knowledge to keep your technology up and running.

  Not anymore.

A concept called managed IT services has taken the business world by storm. Experienced technicians work diligently with some of today’s most powerful monitoring software to proactively manage a business’ network and infrastructure, keeping technology working better longer, and reducing downtime to a point where it isn’t the huge problem it traditionally has been.

  COMPANYNAME is a proud managed IT services vendor. With our technicians’ expertise, we are able to offer our clients a massive cache of services that include:

  Remote and onsite support

Around-the-clock monitoring

Help desk

Server, workstation, and mobile device support

Networking support

Software patch management

Stronger cyber and network security

Data backup and recovery

Professional technology consulting

Periodic business reviews

Vendor management

And more

  It is increasingly rare for many small or medium-sized businesses to hire onsite IT staff. If you don’t have the support your technology needs to function properly, you are looking at variable capital expenses that can, and likely will come to pass at exactly the wrong moment.

  Infradapt’s IT services provide your business with access to dedicated and knowledgeable IT technicians that are well positioned with some of the most powerful technology management software on the market; and, does it for a predictable monthly rate.

  If you would like to get rid of your IT headaches for good, and kick downtime to the curb, call us today at 800.394.2301.

https://www.infradapt.com/news/38338-2/

[annbrighthaus-blog]

Vibration analysis is designed to identify wear-related conditions such as defects, imbalance, misalignment, etc. Learn more for your vibration program!

When we think of Reliability and ensuring that assets perform when required, the tendency is to migrate towards those technologies and software programs that promise early detection, efficiency of data collection and robustness of data analysis.  Just as we periodically evaluate Preventive Maintenance (PM) procedures for applicability to current asset conditions as well as proper frequency of execution, we should also apply the same principles to the judicious use of monitoring technologies.

When a vibration program is initially established, most experts recommend collecting data on a monthly frequency to rapidly gather trend information to establish asset conditional behavior and to determine defect propagation rates.   However, since vibration analysis is passive in nature the belief is that more is better.  We get lulled into a sense of security that we will always know the material status of assets and will have ample time to plan, schedule, and execute preemptive actions to avoid a functional failure.  Therefore, we take data because we can but not necessarily because we should.  Again, since it is passive, collecting more data does not do any harm.  Wrong!  Any scheduled action that is performed that has no benefit to the asset is a waste of manpower that could be used elsewhere.

The use of vibration analysis is nothing more than a much more detailed inspection of an asset’s health.  I can detect issues at very early stages thus allowing for early planning and scheduling of repair actions.  However, just like a visual inspection, the frequency that it is performed should be based on the observed asset behavior and the rate of change in degradation.  For example, a paper dryer roll on a paper machine turns at approximately 200 rpm.  The bearings are double row spherical bearings with oil flow lubrication.  Barring any outside events, the bearing will last 50+ years.  Even when a defect has occurred, it may take 6-18 months before propagation of the defect requires bearing replacement. Thus, if initial program setup starts out at a monthly frequency for data collection, once performance trends are established, an extension to quarterly collection can be implemented with little increase in risk.

[annbrighthaus-blog]

To help your organization perform at it’s very best, here is Infralogix's rundown of what Power Quality is, why it’s important, and how to stay on top of it

What is Power Quality?

Quite simply, Power Quality is the difference between the expected and actual performance of a facility’s electrical power.

Types of Power Quality Problems

There is a wide range of issues that can contribute to potential gaps and anomalies in the quality of power at any given plant or facility. Here are a few examples of some of the most common Power Quality issues and their causes:

Power Sag – Dips in voltage often resulting from faults in the transmission or distribution network, faulty installation, or connection overloads.

Power Failure – Complete interruptions of power for more than a few seconds, usually resulting from equipment failure, human error, storms/downed power lines, and other natural disasters such as fires or floods.

Power Surge – A spike in voltage due to thunderstorms/static electricity, or disconnection of heavy loads.

Harmonic Distortion – Non-sinusoidal current pulses, often caused by nonlinear loads

Voltage Fluctuation – Variance in voltage value often caused by frequent starts and stops of electric motors.

Electrical Line Noise – High frequency signals on the waveform, usually caused by Hertzian waves, and/or radiation from electronic machines, or improper grounding.