In today’s rapidly evolving asset management arena, achieving 100% uptime for critical systems is no longer an unattainable dream but an essential and formidable challenge, especially in regions grappling with adverse infrastructure conditions. In South Africa, engineering managers face the daunting task of maintaining an uninterrupted power supply amidst unreliable infrastructure and frequent power outages. […]
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In the mining industry, the numbers are big. In monetary terms, the consequences of failure on critical assets can quickly run into the millions. Conversely, the value-add of effective online gas analysis monitoring on transformers will have a positive impact and improve the return on investment of critical assets. We recently completed the installation of […]
Engineering managers in South Africa have their work cut out for them when it comes to achieving 100% uptime for their MV switchgear. They face a daunting task with an infrastructure that has to withstand unreliable and frequent power outages that play havoc with critical systems. Most MV switchgear systems are designed for long or […]
The face of maintenance management is constantly evolving. For decades we ticked the “it is functional again box” after an equipment breakdown – and we were okay with it. Today, technology makes it possible to foresee when an asset will fail and what we can do to prevent it – often in realtime. The traditional […]