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Monitoring Diesel Engines and
Air Intake Systems Leaks with Ultrasound - NEW!
Leaks in the air intake
system of diesel engines can cause expensive
and premature failure. In some cases these
engines exceed half a million dollars, and
this does not speak to the cost of the
downtime and redundancy. This 9 minute
presentation tells how one Canadian mining
company used ultrasound detection to find
air leaks in the air breather, saving damage
to a $500,000 diesel engine.
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Recording Ultrasound - Choosing the Right
Recording Method for AVM Ultranalysis™
Ultrasound inspection
continues to evolve as a critical predictive
technology. This tutorial talks about one of
the more interesting advancements for
ultrasound testing; the collection and
recording of dynamic ultrasound signals.
This involves capturing the ultrasound
signal from the detector to some form of
analogue or digital recording media. Most
technological innovations spawn debate and
this one is no different. Why is it useful
to record ultrasound files?; what is the
correct procedure for capturing the sound
file, and what are the benefits.
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Ultrasonic Testing of Steam Traps
Globally, the
combination of ultrasound and temperature
measurement is recognised as the way to test the
condition of steam traps. This 10 minute
presentation reviews the four most common types of
steam traps and how best to inspect them with
airborne ultrasound. |
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Airborne Ultrasound - Predictive
Maintenance for the Masses
The
phenomenal rise in popularity of Airborne
Ultrasound for use in predictive maintenance
programs is attributed to three factors.
Ease of use, versatility, and low
implementation cost.
Once considered a companion
technology to core predictive tools such as
vibration and infrared analysis, we now see
the emergence of stand alone ultrasound
inspection programs.
Indeed ultrasound is now considered a
front-line defence system in the everyday
battle for manufacturing uptime.
Airborne Ultrasound is Predictive
Maintenance for the Masses.
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Implementing Ultrasound Testing at Anheuser-Busch
Implementing an airborne
ultrasound program from the top down can be
a daunting task with many hurdles to
overcome along the way.
A good way to start is by following
the example of other successful programs.
Anheuser-Busch presents us with a
terrific example of how a corporate
directive to reduce waste at the brewery
level resulted in the spawning of an
effective ultrasound program with immediate
return on investment and the promise of
benefits yet to be realized.
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Ultrasound Tips for More Effective Leak Surveys
Listen to
your plant through the headphones of your
ultrasonic detector and you will hear an
entirely different world… one you may not
realize existed.
Your factory floor sounds very
different when audible noise is filtered out
and ultrasound dominates.
To the uninitiated, ambient
ultrasounds may disturb an ultrasound
inspection often breaking concentration. But
most already possess the skills to overcome
this and don’t realize it.
The listening skills learned from
real life apply to the ultrasound world and
learning the sounds of your test environment
will go a long way toward successful
inspections.
More tips in this presentation, start your
download now.
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Creating an Effective Leak Detection Program
A disciplined approach to
leak management impacts energy costs and
bottom line.
Financial wins are obvious.
We all have a responsibility to
lessen our impact the environment.
One problem with conservation is that
many solutions are expensive.
With manufacturers operating on razor
thin margins, solutions that don’t add to
the bottom line are a tough sell. Compressed
air is a major utility cost. In
this new presentation we review the details
to consider if we are to get serious about
an ultrasonic leak management program.
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Compressed Air Leak Management - A dual challenge
for the planet and the pocket
Management
of compressed air systems doesn’t receive
the same care and attention as other
critical processes. Neglect of this vital
resource can’t continue.
There are many compelling reasons to
maintain a leak rate at 5-10%, yet some
facilities still see leaks as an acceptable
cost of production.
Why? Are energy costs too low?
Is it because leaks don’t pose an
obvious safety concern? Do we ignore leaks
because they don’t smell bad? Because
they’re invisible? You certainly can’t hear
them over other plant noise.
And unlike oil leaks, they don’t make
a slippery mess on the floor.
As the squeaky wheel goes, so do
compressed air leaks. Its easy to ignore
something that doesn’t scream “fix me!”
What incentives do we need to address
this waste?
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| Acoustic Lubrication Basics
Lubrication is always a hot topic
in reliability circles and everyone is becoming
more aware of the use of acoustics for
optimizing lubrication. In this short
presentation I would like to show you how
ultrasound is a wonderful tool to compliment
your lubrication program.
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Assigning Costs to Compressed Air Leaks
Through our one-day leak
surveyor training sessions we’ve learned
that awareness of compressed air system’s
cost has broadened, but there are many
questions about how to calculate the cost of
compressed air leaks. Armed with that
knowledge it becomes easier to justify your
current program, or to convince management
that starting an air leak program is a
worthwhile endeavor. After all… its all
about the numbers, right?
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Preventing Transformer Outages in a Steel Mill
Choose the right technologies
to inspect transformers for faults like
tracking, arcing, and corona and make more
successful diagnosis and fewer missed calls. Successful
diagnoses may go unrewarded but missed calls
always require a scapegoat and a review of
test procedures. This presentation
illustrates a successful diagnosis of a
transformer failure caught at an early stage
and the proactive maintenance done to keep
the equipment in service. Skip Young of
Gerdau Ameristeel shared the infrared and
ultrasound scan data for this success story.
This presentation provides priceless
information to be applied at any facility.
Eliminate missed calls and make every
inspection a success like this one.
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