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Whether you are responsible for managing risk, fire safety, energy expenditure or reliability, understanding the health of your assets is a key component to your success. Costly electrical and mechanical failures usually occur gradually, not all at once. As systems degrade, several warning signs, such as abnormal thermal patterns, are issued and can be detected with the right equipment. Infrared Inspection is a proven, non-destructive technology for early detection of impending failures in electrical and mechanical systems. Proactive infrared inspection has the potential to reduce risk, increase operational safety, and bolster production efficiency. For this reason, integrating infrared into a proactive maintenance approach is prudent not only to protect against breakdowns, but to provide peace of mind.

Rotating machinery can detect early signs of flaws and machine operating issues that, left unchecked, can cause significant reduction in efficiency and lifespan. In turn, production is negatively affected, equipment conditions are compromised and maintenance costs increase. Incorporating condition monitoring based on vibration inspections and analysis into your condition-based maintenance strategy will ensure your equipment is operating as designed. Monitoring your rotating equipment, especially your most critical components will help ensure reliable operation and minimize downtime events.

Predictive maintenance (PdM) strategies have gained substantial popularity over the past few decades. Companies are moving away from calendar-based maintenance in favor of deploying less-intrusive technologies. Although calendar-based maintenance still has its place, experience has shown that moving towards a more predictive approach increases effectiveness, provides early warnings of failure, and eliminates subjective, costly maintenance tasks that frequently require system downtime to perform.

NFPA Standards say, “The owner/operator of a facility with potentially combustible dusts shall be responsible for determining whether the materials are combustible or explosible and, if so, to characterize their properties as required to support the process hazard assessment.” Your dust is unique and must be tested in order to accurately develop a plan to reduce the risks associated with combustible dust. Factors such a particle size, Kst, Pmax and minimum ignition temperature have a huge impact on the specific controls used to reduce risk. Without a complete understanding of factors unique to your facility`s dust, any system used to process your dust is in danger.

The Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA), also called a Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), is one of the most important steps you will take in order to mitigate the risk of combustible dust, fire and explosion. The dust hazard analysis is a formal, documented process that helps your company identify and address all relevant hazards, evaluate all relevant scenarios that can potentially lead to a dust fire or explosion and focus on the corrective actions designed to address those consequences. The DHA provides a basis for the implementation of other requirements such as engineering controls, operating procedures, training, inspection and testing program, and management of change program.

No matter what your area of responsibility, reducing operating cost and concentrating resources on core revenue-generating activities is always a priority. To realize success in this initiative, outsourcing facility maintenance functions to a single-source provider to minimize complexities and maximize cost savings is a compelling option. Many companies handle facility maintenance through local or regional providers, but a nationwide provider can help streamline invoicing and leverage buying power. Just because a provider has an expansive footprint does not mean they are any less dedicated to you. In fact, the best nationwide providers become an extension of your staff and a true value-added partner, improving consistency and overall service quality. Predictive Service is one such partner.

Roll-out projects are more prevalent than ever for a wide variety of reasons. For example, as the economy rebounds, many retailers are looking to launch new store concepts to entice shoppers.  In addition, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has added requirements for new construction, alterations, and renovations to facilities, and thus many projects are underway to improve accessibility to existing facilities of private companies providing goods or services to the public. 

Planned preventive maintenance (PM) is designed to keep your systems and assets running effectively by reducing unplanned downtime events. Downtime can have a major impact on your operations, efficiency and the metrics used to judged performance or compliance. Performing PM’s in a timely, consistent and precise manner is key to maximizing their effectiveness but keeping up with planned PM’s can be challenging when the backlog of work is high or you are consistently dealing with emergencies.

Lewellyn Technology Field Technicians will visit your facility to collect the necessary electrical data to perform an Arc Flash Hazard Analysis. Electrical information will be gathered and the systems analyzed from the utility connection point to the equipment in the plant. We will be looking for enclosures that present potential exposures to an Arc Flash. We will gather wire size, wire length, transformer data, circuit over-current protection information, among other data. We will gather data on all equipment necessary per IEEE 1584. We will not stop at an arbitrary or convenient point on your system.