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News Release from: Rockwell Automation | Subject: Infra-red thermography
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 15 August 2005
IR thermography aids predictive
maintenance
Rockwell Automation has added infra-red thermography data collection and analysis to its suite of condition-based maintenance services.
Manufacturers are always on the look out for an effective way to better predict equipment failure, protect production assets and boost equipment reliability To help address this need, Rockwell Automation has added infra-red thermography data collection and analysis to its suite of condition-based maintenance services
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 20 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Complementing the company's existing vibration and oil analysis capabilities, infra-red thermography is a noninvasive condition-monitoring technology that monitors temperatures and thermal patterns while equipment is online and running full load.
It can be used on a wide variety of equipment, including pumps, motors, bearings, pulleys, fans, gears, drives and conveyors to help manufacturers predict equipment failure and plan corrective action before a costly shutdown, equipment damage or personal injury occurs.
"While no single condition-monitoring technology can provide a complete picture of an asset's health, infra-red technology is a valuable tool in an organisation's strategy to combat downtime", explains Ralph DeLisio, Business Manager, Integrated Condition Monitoring with Rockwell Automation.
"When thermography is combined with vibration and oil analysis as part of an overall predictive maintenance strategy, these tools allow manufacturers to efficiently and accurately detect problems before production is impacted, while providing valuable insight into the health of electrical and mechanical assets".
Vibration, oil analysis and thermography are important tools in an integrated approach to strategic maintenance.
Strategic maintenance blends the appropriate predictive, preventive and reactive activities for optimum return on the investment of time and money.
Adding thermography to Rockwell Automation's portfolio of engineering and maintenance services helps provide users with an integrated view of electrical and mechanical asset health.
The new thermography service is available on an annual contract for daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly visits by a Rockwell Automation Service's Engineer who is trained in a variety of condition-based analysis regimes.
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