Do You Have a Misguided Maintenance Strategy?
The average industrial plant faces constant challenges with machine downtime, skill gaps, limited insights into machine condition, and unexpected costs associated with maintenance.
These problems along with a lack of basic knowledge and skills leave many maintenance programs floundering with a misguided strategy for achieving even basic asset reliability.
How It Works
Upon receipt of a list of critical rotating assets from the client, our maintenance experts develop a custom-tailored plan to monitor the condition of their machines utilizing vibration analysis and other predictive technologies.
The Advisor process will always be unique to the needs of the client, however, the steps below outline the essentials.
Advisor Dashboard
The Advisor Dashboard is a web-based data visualization tool for securely storing and managing a database of the client's rotating machinery. This is the place for:
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Receiving Actionable Data
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Overviewing the Health of All Assets
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Historical Data
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Prioritizing Maintenance
1. Data Collection
After we determine the most effective method of monitoring for each asset (handheld route-based, wireless sensors, and/or continuous monitoring), vibration data is collected.
2. Vibration Analysis
Once vibration data is collected, our remote team of level 3 and 4 vibration experts analyze the data and report findings within 24 hours.
3. Actionable Data
The results of each machinery analysis are immediately available to view in the Advisor Dashboard, our secure, web-based, data visualization tool. We advise on the how, what, and when to fix each problem.
4. Corrective Action
If machine faults are identified, maintenance becomes the next logical step. We will be by the client’s side throughout the process to help troubleshoot any roadblocks that are encountered.
Engineer The Problems Out
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Root Cause Failure Analysis
Beyond the resolution of current or immediate problems, utilizing historical data found within the Advisor program, our reliability experts identify possible candidates for Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and work with the client to eliminate repetitive and highly visible failures.
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Additional Predictive Technologies
As the program matures and value is realized, Advisor allows for the seamless integration of additional predictive technologies such as Oil Analysis, Motor Testing, and Thermography to further increase the total reliability of the facility.
Laser Shaft Alignment
PDS offers a range of laser alignment services for machines, which include the ability to perform both shaft alignment. These services are delivered with a high level of professionalism.
We specialise in the precision alignment of pumps, gearboxes, turbines, cardan shafts, and vertically driven machines. Our equipment is also capable of aligning complicated machine trains and providing advanced laser services such as thermal growth measurement and ‘Live Trending’ of dynamic alignment tolerances during machine operation.
To enable a greater understanding of why and how laser alignment is performed, PDS also has a dedicated Laser Alignment trainer who can provide on-site training on request.
