Fertilizer plants are critical to the global food supply chain, providing essential nutrients that increase crop productivity. To meet the high demand and strict delivery schedules, these plants must operate…
The prudent person standard is a legal principle that assumes a person behaves reasonably as a responsible person and does everything necessary to prevent (foreseeable) damage. It is therefore important…
Asset managers, operators, and operators of wind turbines have two key objectives: 1) optimizing the availability of wind turbines, and 2) executing the most cost-efficient maintenance strategy possible. In this…
Wind turbines are exposed to high wind speeds, temperature variations, and mechanical forces. Over time, these factors can cause wear and tear, potentially leading to costly malfunctions and a reduced…
When the warranty period of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) is almost over, an end-of-warranty analysis becomes essential for wind turbine owners. During the warranty period, the OEM is responsible…
The mechanical forces to which wind turbines are subjected, the continual increase in the size of these turbines, and the rapidly growing number of wind turbines make it necessary for…
The importance of vibration measurements can overlap for OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) and wind turbine owners, but there are also some differences in their perspectives and priorities. Factors such as…
Vibration monitoring and analysis on wind turbines in the Netherlands Windunie is a collaboration between owners of wind turbines throughout the Netherlands. The warranty of some of the wind turbines…
Monitoring rider band wear on a 4-cylinder reciprocating compressor Reciprocating compressors are critical assets in a wide range of industries such as (petro)chemical, power and oil and gas. Reciprocating compressors…
A client operates two reciprocating compressors, both of which are critical to the process. This particular plant produces a semi-finished product that is needed in another plant for the production…
Recently we have published a series of articles about (remote) condition monitoring. We described 4 reasons to install a remote vibration monitoring system (1) and listed the necessary hardware for…
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