When performing predictive maintenance, it's important to use the right tool for the job. Facilities are steadily crowding more equipment into less space while eliminating planned downtime for ...

Little attention or thought is given to these critical assets until a failure occurs. With a little thought and planning for maintenance, most electrical system failures can be eliminated. Five to 10 ...

Proper engineering on the front end of a project, including acceptance testing and commissioning prior to initially energizing, ensures a smooth start up and reduces the problems that can keep a ...

For electrical contractors, electricians, or technicians performing electrical maintenance activities in various settings, tasks can be divided into two broad categories: planned and unplanned.

A new era has arrived for electrical equipment maintenance, and worker safety is predominant. The days of suiting up in personal protective equipment (PPE) and hoping for the best are over. The NFPA ...

Under the 2021 National Fire Protection Association’s Health Care Facilities Code (NFPA 99), electrical preventive maintenance is now required for the most critical environments in health care ...

The equipment and facilities supporting today’s critical infrastructure are vital to modern society. This article provides testing and maintenance tips to ensure systems are kept in top condition.

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Instrumentation — sensors, transmitters, meter loops — gradually drift or degrade. If you don’t calibrate or perform loop ...

A robust electrical maintenance regime can improve equipment performance as well as reduce accidents and give you confidence in the safety of your equipment. Good practice electrical maintenance helps ...

When maintenance technicians ask about feeling a vibration, its not just some hipster slang. Excessive vibration in the equipment maintenance world usually means that a machine may be on its way out ...