All articles for "Condition monitoring"

Manufacturing
The Maasvlakte Power Plant 3 in the Netherlands

Colossal power by the sea

The Maasvlakte Power Plant 3 in the Netherlands burns 100 kilograms of coal per second and is designed to run for six years without shutting down for [...]
Condition monitoring,Maintenance,Monitoring and diagnostic,Rotating equipment performance,
Engineering Competence
SKF spherical roller bearings for wind

SKF and NREL work to improve wind turbine reliability

SKF has entered a three-year collaboration with the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to study the performance of [...]
Condition monitoring,Engineering Competence,Manufacturing,Wind,
Manufacturing
Smurfit Kappa paper mill

Upgrade at Smurfit Kappa

In order to avoid unplanned stoppages, the Smurfit Kappa paper mill in Piteå, Sweden, has been upgraded to the next-generation SKF Multilog On-line [...]
Condition monitoring,Monitoring and diagnostic,
Industry

Harnessing the wind at sea

Offshore wind power is one of the most promising sources of renewable energy. In France, an innovative programme is under way: the installation of an [...]
Condition monitoring,Electricity, gas and water supply,Engineering Competence,Monitoring and diagnostics,Wind,
Engineering Competence
Reducing wind turbine operating costs through a statistical approach

Reducing wind turbine operating costs through a statistical approach

For the wind energy industry, Operation and Maintenance (O&M) costs are unavoidable and expensive. Failure to implement effective O&M [...]
Condition monitoring,Energy Efficient Bearing,Wind,
Digital Technology

Monitoring at sea

  Greek shipping company Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement S.A.  (TCM) is equipping its entire fleet with SKF Marine [...]
Condition monitoring,Marine,Monitoring and diagnostics,
Engineering Competence

Power from the biomasses

Strict EU renewable energy policies kick-started a change of mindset at a biomass power plant in Poland.
Condition monitoring,Electricity,Maintenance,