Belt Conveyor Scraper: See how the Vale team identified a fault using Dynamox technology On June 12, 2024, the maintenance team from Vale, in Brucutu, installed TcAs sensors on the primary and secondary scrapers of this belt conveyor. The mission was to verify the efficiency of the technology in identifying defects or potential faults in… Continue reading Identification of fault in a Belt Conveyor Scraper
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RAM analysis: maintainability, availability and reliability
The acronym RAM stands for Reliability, Avaliability and Maintenability, the pillars for the industry to function as expected. And to measure these indicators, there are a series of tools and methods that help make these concepts tangible: RAM analysis. RAM analysis aims to ensure that operating, maintenance and disposal costs remain below an acceptable level.… Continue reading RAM analysis: maintainability, availability and reliability
Ball mill failure: how mining company mitigated costs
Identifying a fault in a ball mill allowed an Australian mining company to save millions of dollars. Check it out! At the end of 2023, the monitoring team of a large Australian mining company identified a significant increase in vibration on the input shaft of the ball mill gearbox in one of their plants. This… Continue reading Ball mill failure: how mining company mitigated costs
Drilling rig: failure modes and monitoring solutions
A drilling rig is a machine used for drilling into the ground or into rocks when they are extremely rigid or require deep drilling. There are three main drilling techniques: Failure modes in drilling rig components Combustion engine faults This component is responsible for transforming thermal energy into mechanical energy, providing the driving force needed… Continue reading Drilling rig: failure modes and monitoring solutions
Wind turbines: how to increase the reliability of this asset
Wind turbine: learn about its main components and how to monitor this asset According to the National Electricity System Operator (ONS), wind power accounts for 10.9% of the Brazilian electricity matrix and is expected to reach 13.6% by 2025. This growth is linked to the pursuit of increased clean energy production, in order to honor… Continue reading Wind turbines: how to increase the reliability of this asset
Vibrating screens: how to avoid failures in these assets?
Find out more about how vibrating screens work and discover the market’s benchmark solution for monitoring faults in these assets.
Industrial dryers: types, faults and how to monitor them
Find out more about industrial dryers, the main types, the most common faults & how to effectively monitor these assets.
Paper machine: common faults and how to detect them
Learn about the main faults in a paper machine.
Grain rolling mills: everything you need to know
Grain rolling mills are assets responsible for processing cereals in order to turn them into food suitable for animal digestion. Grain rolling takes place by passing the grain between two rollers, which can be smooth, knurled or grooved. This process crushes and fragments the grains. The nutritional value of the processed cereals is thus altered,… Continue reading Grain rolling mills: everything you need to know
Locomotives: understand how these assets operate
Learn more about locomotives, their components, failure modes and the particularities of monitoring these assets.