Predictive Maintenance Blog

New for 2023! NFPA 70B: New Guidelines for Electric Inspections
New in 2023! Did you know that to stay in compliance with NFPA 70B, it is now mandatory that all electrical equipment be inspected using infrared thermography technology at least every 12 months? Also, equipment that meets the physical condition 3 criteria must be scanned every 6 months! ...

Condition Monitoring Thresholds and Their Dependencies
We SHOULD all agree that condition monitoring and evaluation is more change analysis than anything else. This discussion will use vibration-based condition monitoring as an example, but the arguments apply equally to nearly all condition-monitoring technologies. Condition monitoring and...

As Condition Monitoring people, We Fear Change!
If we can call Kermit the Frog a great philosopher, we can also call Garth Algar one! He once famously stated, “We fear change.” This should be the official mantra of all condition monitoring analysts, regardless of the technology or technologies they use and the industry they work in. An...