All articles for "Reliability"

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Paper mill gains from condition monitoring

State-of-the-art papermaking machines combined with an ability to more closely monitor machine vibration are reaping significant savings for Sappi’s [...]
Condition monitoring,Pulp and paper,Reliability,
Digital Technology

A familiar name on the Chilean market

Empresas CMPC is a key company in the Chilean industry – as well as a household name. Most Chileans have on some occasion used the company’s [...]
Bearings,Condition monitoring,Maintenance,Pulp and paper,Reliability,Seals,
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Right on track with bogie monitoring system

Sécheron of Switzerland and SKF are developing a new bogie monitoring system for railway cars. Due to be launched this year, the system continuously [...]
Condition monitoring,Integrated maintenance solutions,Monitoring and diagnostic,Railways,Reliability,Transportation & logistics,
Digital Technology

Improved uptime for vibrating equipment

Copperhead is a new integrated system of advanced bearings and condition monitoring technology. Developed by SKF, it is designed specifically for use [...]
Condition monitoring,Construction,Mining and mineral processing,Monitoring and diagnostic,Reliability,Research and theory,Spherical roller bearings,
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Monitoring without wires

SKF has developed a wireless system for online monitoring of machine condition in rotating equipment. The system is targeted for the pulp and paper, [...]
Bearings,Condition monitoring,Machine Tools,Metals,Monitoring and diagnostic,Pulp and paper,Reliability,Simulation and software,
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Maintenance works itself out of a job

Scheduled machinery overhauls and quick responses to breakdowns are no longer enough. Now service organisations must attack the root of the [...]
Condition monitoring,Reliability,
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After the storm

When a devastating hurricane hit Chevron’s oil refinery in the southern U.S. in 1998, it left seaweed on two-metre-high fences and a mark on the [...]
Engineering consultancy,Maintenance,Reliability,Training,