by Editorial Team | Jul 29, 2020 | Articles, Blog Post
PPMM requires frequent, relevant, quality data with expert analysis that considers historical and adjacent data to provide a reliable indication of the present condition of the asset and predict what to expect for service life if the recent operating conditions...
by premier | Jul 28, 2020 | Articles, Blog Post
The process described for leading edge panning has also been observed downstream of butt welds. Butt welds in field fabricated spools can be misaligned so that there is a down-step in the internal bore going downstream of the butt weld. If one or both pieces...
by premier | Jul 28, 2020 | Articles, Blog Post
In slurry transport systems a common problem is what is called Leading Edge Panning wear. A small high wear area appears just downstream of the coupler at the 6:00 position at the leading edge of a spool. This wear spot is often 12 to 25 cm long and 12 to 18 cm wide...
by Editorial Team | Jul 20, 2020 | Blog Post, Case Studies
Predictive Maintenance Management requires that the UT thickness source data has excellent accuracy, resolution, and repeatability. Manual-UT surveys on 24 points around the circumference marked with painted spots suffers considerable variation from reading to...