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Condition Monitoring RELIABILITY tion (Entek, for vibration), GE (Bentley Nevada for vibration) and ABB (DLI Engineering for vibration; HSB Reliability Technologies for rotating equipment). The real-time synergy is natural for CBM. In April 2008, Dow Corning’s MidLubeland, Mich., plant went4:19 PM the AD.qxp 4/29/2008 live in Page process with the Stress Wave Analyzer condition monitor from Invensys (www.invensys.com). The technology is an integrated version of SWANtech’s ultrasonic-based “stress wave analysis” condition-monitoring technology, which can be applied as an alternate to 1 vibration, temperature and lubrication IR image analysis spots incipient failures are precisely tuned to your needs and your type of compressor. Specialized 100% synthetic lubricants for Rotary Screw, Reciprocating, Centrifugal, Vacuum Pump and Turbine. Summit synthetic lubricants are manufactured from the highest quality PAO, Ester and PAG synthetic basestocks. These superior base fluids, coupled with Summit’s unique additive technology, assures our customer that they are getting the best lubricants for their compressors. Summit synthetic lubricants provide an effective alternative to OEM lubricants. Summit synthetics are engineered for specific applications. Higher Performance features: • Selection of viscosity grades • Low pour point • High viscosity index • Excellent water demulsibility • Enhanced oxidative stability • Extremely high and low range of operating temperature • Eliminates sludge and varnish • Extended service life • Higher product purity • High flash point • NSF H1 and Kosher approved lubricants for most applications Call Summit today for a distributor near you. Compressor Lubricants Summit Industrial Products Condition monitoring can be used online, as seen in a now-underway steel-plant project in which infrared (IR) imaging is being integrated with real-time plant operations. IR cameras identify and check for hot spots in 20-ft. by 50-ft. ladles of molten steel as they make their way through the plant. The critical assets are ceramic brick refractory linings that are subject to thinning and cracks. A hot spot in the refractory can indicate weakness; a break-out allows 200 tons of molten steel to pour uncontrollably, threatening millions of dollars in equipment. A single drop can kill a person. Sixth Sense Processware, Mississauga, Ontario, has interfaced data-managing software with IR cameras from FLIR Systems (www.flir.com) to provide real-time safety alarming, as well as minute-by-minute data trending “to predict how many heating cycles remain until a ladle needs maintenance,” says John Craven, president of Sixth Sense. “We might see that based on the rate the refractory has been thinning, they might only have three more uses, and can schedule maintenance knowing they will have that ladle out of commission for a week.” debris monitoring tools (http://swan tech.curtisswright.com). It’s integrated with the plant’s Foxboro DCS. The bottom line of DCS-to-condition-monitoring integration is, “As a maintenance or reliability professional, the quicker you can pick up a signal of imminent failure, the better chance you have to cost-effectively manage it,” says Dan Warren, CBM analyst for the Midland plant. His installation is brand-new and not fully expanded throughout the DCS, but he has observed that motors, pumps and other assets can fail in “pretty short duration once they start. So the effect of bringing continuous condition-monitoring into our DCS has allowed us to really dial into finding these problems prior to catastrophic failure.” Next in the chain: CMMS 1.800.749.5823 P.O. Box 131359 • Tyler, TX 75713 www.klsummit.com ISO 9001:2000 Registered 28 www.PLANTSERVICES.com Computerized maintenance and assetmanagement systems have in recent years added features for better usability. With the rise of OEE-driven key performance indicators (KPIs), systems are getting more user-friendly. It’s common for systems to provide operations and maintenance personnel with a panel, or “dashboard,” view of assets using graphs, red-yellow-green July 2008 http://www.invensys.com http://www.flir.com http://swantech.curtisswright.com http://swantech.curtisswright.com http://www.klsummit.com http://www.klsummit.com http://www.PLANTSERVICES.com

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