Battery-Powered vs. Wired Vibration Sensors: Choosing the Right Monitoring Approach

Compare battery-powered vs. wired vibration sensors on install time, coverage, and 3-year cost, and see where each one fits in your monitoring program.

Alex Vedan

Updated Sep 04, 2026

How AI Predictive Maintenance Improves OEE

See how AI predictive maintenance improves OEE by catching the equipment degradation behind Availability, Performance, and Quality losses.

Alex Vedan

Updated Sep 04, 2026

Electrical Monitoring: How to Spot Faults Early

Electrical monitoring catches winding, rotor, and supply faults before vibration ever sees them. The six parameters to trend and the thresholds that matter.

Alex Vedan

Updated Sep 04, 2026

How to Build a Predictive Maintenance Business Case

Build a predictive maintenance business case finance will approve. How to cost downtime, pick the right assets, model returns, and defend your payback.

Alex Vedan

Updated Sep 04, 2026

Barcode, RFID, or IoT: Choosing How to Track Your Assets

Barcode, RFID, or IoT for asset tracking? Compare what each technology can tell you, what it really costs, and how to layer them by asset criticality.

Alex Vedan

Updated Sep 04, 2026

What Breaks When Asset Tagging Isn't Standardized?

Unstandardized asset tagging breaks work order history, wastes wrench time, and erodes CMMS trust. See what fails first and how to fix it for good.

Alex Vedan

Updated Sep 04, 2026

How Multiple Data Streams Improve Condition Monitoring

One sensor tells you something is wrong. Multiple data streams tell you what, how severe, and when to act. See how they improve condition monitoring.

Alex Vedan

Updated Sep 04, 2026

Where Your Plants Stand on AI Maintenance Adoption

Discover where your plants really stand on the 4-Stage AI Maintenance Adoption Curve. Get a 3-year roadmap to reach predictive-native operations before your competitors do.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 31, 2026

AI Maintenance Rollout Roadmap for Executives

Stop stalling AI maintenance pilots. Follow the 4-phase Assess, Pilot, Scale, Standardize roadmap to turn unplanned downtime into a forecastable cost your CFO and board can act on.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 31, 2026

How to Build a Board-Ready AI Maintenance Case

Turn AI maintenance data into a board-ready capital case. Use 6 consistent metrics: downtime cost, capex deferral, and EBITDA impact to earn executive approval.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 31, 2026

Unplanned Downtime Is a Financial Risk. Your Balance Sheet Doesn't Know It Yet.

Unplanned downtime scatters costs across your entire P&L, and no report adds them up. Industrial AI made that exposure measurable. Now it's a choice.

David Walters

Updated Sep 03, 2026

The Asset Health Playbook for Beverage Plants

An asset health playbook for beverage plants: rank assets by consequence, monitor failure paths, attach operational context, and turn readings into ranked work.

Tractian Inc

Updated Aug 31, 2026

5 Ways to Prioritize Assets for Capital Investment

Asset prioritization tells you which equipment deserves capital dollars and which can wait. Here's a five-step framework for ranking assets by risk, condition, and cost.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 31, 2026

3 Best Power Quality Monitoring Systems for Industrial Plants

A power quality monitoring system (PQMS) catches the voltage sags, harmonics, and imbalance that quietly destroy industrial equipment. Here's how to choose the right one for your plant.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 28, 2026

6 Steps to Building an Asset Hierarchy for Multimodal AI

Learn how to build an asset hierarchy that powers multimodal AI: the five levels, six build steps, and the mistakes that undermine your maintenance data.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 31, 2026

What Your Asset Register Needs to Pass a Specific Audit

Every audit pulls different fields from your asset register. See what ISO 55001, FDA, OSHA PSM, and insurance auditors actually check, and how to prepare.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 28, 2026

Industrial IoT Security: 7-Step Guide For Manufacturers

Manufacturing is the most targeted industry for cyberattacks. This industrial IoT security guide gives you 7 practical steps to protect your plant.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 28, 2026

5 Best Electrical Power Monitoring Systems for Manufacturing in 2026

Key Points * Where the measurement sits determines the question the data can answer. Metering the switchgear reports what the facility drew, while reading current and voltage at the asset reports which machine is degrading and why. * A threshold alarm and a named fault are different outputs with different labor consequences. One returns the interpretation to your team, and the other arrives with the failure mode, the severity, and the located culprit already resolved. * Power quality data ea

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 27, 2026

6 Benefits of Full-Coverage Asset Protection

Protection extends exactly as far as coverage does. Learn the six benefits of full-coverage asset protection and what to verify before you commit.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 31, 2026

5 Benefits of Multiple Signals Unified in One Multimodal Sensor

More signals don't mean more confidence unless they're captured together. Five benefits of multimodal sensing that disappear the moment signals separate.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 31, 2026

The Top 5 Equipment Failures in Beverage Plants

Motors, gearboxes, bearings, pumps, and compressors cause most beverage plant downtime. Here are the five failure modes behind them, and how to catch each early.

Tractian Inc

Updated Aug 25, 2026

The Top Beverage OEMs: Critical Parts and How to Monitor Them

Krones, Sidel, Tetra Pak, KHS, GEA: what actually fails in each beverage OEM environment, the parts that set the pace, and how to monitor them.

Tractian Inc

Updated Aug 25, 2026

Capex or Opex? Budgeting for Condition Monitoring

Capex vs Opex for condition monitoring: how each model affects deployment speed, budget approval, and risk, and how to choose the right one for your plant.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 19, 2026

The CFO's Guide to Funding a Predictive Maintenance Program

How CFOs fund a predictive maintenance program that pays back in one budget cycle. Four funding models, defensible ROI, and the metrics that win board approval.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 19, 2026

The Best AI Alert Fatigue Reducer for Plants

Alert fatigue costs plants real downtime. See how an AI alert fatigue reducer filters noise, ranks by impact, and delivers alerts your team can act on.

Alex Vedan

Updated Sep 04, 2026

What Industrial IoT Solutions Actually Do

What do industrial IoT solutions actually do? Detect faults, diagnose them, route work, prove ROI. See what separates a real solution from a pile of sensors.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 19, 2026

How Industrial IoT Sensors Actually Work

Industrial IoT sensors turn vibration, temperature, and current into predictive maintenance insights. See how the five layers inside every sensor actually work.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 19, 2026

Sensor Geometry and Debunking Myths about Tractian

Wireless vibration sensors have changed industrial maintenance for the better. But myths about measurement accuracy persist, and Tractian sensor design addresses them directly.

Pedro Badini

Updated Aug 18, 2026

Evaluating Enterprise-Ready Machine Monitoring Software

Evaluate enterprise machine monitoring software on diagnostic autonomy, dual-domain coverage, onboarding cost, and cross-site comparability before you scale.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 08, 2026

Machine Monitoring for High-Mix Manufacturing

In high-mix plants, speed and load change by product, and fixed thresholds break. Learn what machine monitoring must do to stay accurate across changeovers.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 08, 2026

Get Ready to Deploy Predictive Maintenance Sensors Plantwide

Learn what your operation must decide before scaling predictive maintenance sensors plantwide, whether you're starting fresh or expanding a pilot.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 08, 2026

6 Benefits of Power Quality Monitoring for PLC, CNC, MCSA

Poor power quality stops PLCs, wears CNC drives, and distorts MCSA readings. See what continuous power quality monitoring changes about each of those problems.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 08, 2026

IT/OT Convergence: Securing Connected Asset Data

IT/OT convergence connects your plant floor to enterprise data. Here is how to secure connected asset data using the Purdue Model, IEC 62443, and NIST CSF.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 07, 2026

The True Cost of a Condition Monitoring Program

Total cost of ownership for a condition monitoring program includes hardware, installation, software, integration, and analyst labor. See how to price it out.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 07, 2026

IT's Guide to IoT Sensors for Predictive Maintenance

A practical guide for IT teams evaluating IoT sensors for predictive maintenance. Covers connectivity, security, data ownership, and CMMS integration.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 04, 2026

How Multimodal Sensing Works in Industrial Plants

See how multimodal sensing works in industrial plants, combining several sensor types into one clear diagnosis so you fix machines on your schedule.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 04, 2026

How to Manage Multimodal Data at Scale Across Your Plant

How to manage multimodal data at scale across your plant: the framework, the pitfalls, and what to look for in a platform that actually delivers.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 04, 2026

What a Bearing Failure Actually Costs You

A bearing failure rarely costs what the bearing costs. See the true price in downtime, damage, and emergency repairs, and how to catch one before it hits.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 04, 2026

Industrial Copilot: How AI Reads Your Machines

An industrial copilot is AI that reads your machines, not the internet. See how it turns vibration, heat, and current into diagnoses your team can act on.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 03, 2026

How to Calculate the Remaining Useful Life of Equipment

Learn how to calculate the remaining useful life of equipment, including the formula, a step-by-step method, and the models that make each estimate reliable.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 07, 2026

What to Look for in a Multimodal Sensor

What to look for in a multimodal sensor: the coverage, signal quality, and AI diagnostics that separate real multimodal sensing from the label.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 03, 2026

What is Electrical Protection in Manufacturing?

Electrical protection detects and isolates faults before they damage equipment or hurt people. Learn the types, the faults, and how it works in manufacturing.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 03, 2026

How Digital Twin in Manufacturing Works on the Plant Floor

A digital twin in manufacturing turns live machine data into failures you catch early and repairs you plan. Here is how it works on the plant floor.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 03, 2026

Top 6 Real Root Cause Analysis Examples

Six real root cause analysis examples using the 5 Whys, Fishbone, and Fault Tree Analysis to trace failures to their true cause and stop them for good.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 03, 2026

From 5 Whys to AI Root Cause Analysis

The 5 Whys waits for the breakdown. AI root cause analysis catches the fault weeks early. See how Tractian names the problem, and the fix, before failure.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 03, 2026

6 Benefits of Using Machine Monitoring Software Dashboards

Machine monitoring software dashboards are only as good as the monitoring beneath them. See 6 benefits that turn dashboard data into faster, better decisions.

Tractian Inc

Updated Aug 08, 2026

9 Benefits of Using Machine Data Collection Software

The value of machine data collection software should be evaluated by the decision-quality results delivered. See how capturing machine and electrical data in one place drives real action.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 08, 2026

7 Things to Prove Before Scaling a Machine Monitoring Pilot

A machine monitoring pilot can easily prove detection works, but is that the right proof you need before scaling and rolling it out across every asset you run? Find out here.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 08, 2026

5 Benefits of Condition Data for Production Monitoring Software

Production monitoring software alone reports what happened, but condition data tells you why. See how asset health data paired with production monitoring prevents downtime, speed, and quality losses.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 08, 2026

Best Asset Performance Analytics Software for Manufacturers in 2026

Compare asset performance analytics software for manufacturers by sensing depth, diagnostic specificity, risk-based prioritization, and CMMS-agnostic execution.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 08, 2026

5 Best Asset Health Monitoring Solutions in 2026

Compare the best asset health monitoring solutions on sensing depth, named-fault diagnostics, criticality-based prioritization, and CMMS-agnostic execution.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 08, 2026

Best Machine Health Monitoring Solutions in 2026

Compare the best machine health monitoring solutions on sensing breadth, automated fault diagnosis, and how fast a finding becomes scheduled maintenance work.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 08, 2026

Best Wireless Vibration Sensors for Machine Monitoring in 2026

Compare wireless vibration sensors for machine monitoring on sensing breadth in one device, automated fault diagnosis, coverage, and path to executed work.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 08, 2026

The Cost of Skipping Electrical Protection in Manufacturing

Electrical protection isn't a maintenance detail, it's a risk decision. See what skipping it costs manufacturers and the numbers behind closing the gap.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 20, 2026

IIoT and Industry 4.0: Where Maintenance Teams Start

IIoT and Industry 4.0 don't need a five-year plan. See why maintenance is the smartest place to start turning plant data into fewer failures.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 20, 2026

How to Set Up Mechanical Monitoring in 7 Steps

Mechanical monitoring in 7 clear steps: catch failures weeks early, cut unplanned downtime, and move your plant from reactive to predictive maintenance.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 20, 2026

A Guide to Asset Condition Monitoring Management

Asset condition monitoring management tracks equipment health in real time so you fix problems before they become failures. Here's how to build a strategy.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 20, 2026

The Real ROI of Mechanical Condition Monitoring

Mechanical condition monitoring pays for itself by stopping unplanned downtime before it starts. See where the real ROI comes from and how to begin.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 20, 2026

How Electrical Protection Prevents Unplanned Downtime

Electrical faults fail quietly, then all at once. See how continuous electrical monitoring turns surprise breakdowns into repairs you can schedule.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 20, 2026

Which Assets Need Mechanical Monitoring?

Not every machine needs a sensor. See how to prioritize mechanical monitoring and the critical assets to watch first, before downtime hits.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 03, 2026

How Multimodal Learning Reads Vibration, Temperature & Sound

Multimodal learning combines vibration, temperature, and sound so AI can diagnose machine faults weeks before failure. Here is how sensor fusion works.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 20, 2026

Why Multimodal Sensing Beats Single-Sensor

Why multimodal sensing beats single-sensor monitoring: more failures caught, earlier warning, and fewer false alarms for smarter predictive maintenance.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 20, 2026

Multimodal Solutions for Predictive Maintenance, Explained

Multimodal solutions fuse vibration, ultrasound, temperature, and context into one diagnosis, so predictive maintenance produces decisions your team can act on.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 20, 2026

Best Production Monitoring Software for Reliability Teams in 2026

Compare production monitoring software for reliability teams. See how downtime capture, loss attribution, failure diagnosis, and maintenance execution connect.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 23, 2026

Best IIoT Solutions for Multimodal Data in 2026

Compare IIoT solutions for multimodal data that natively capture vibration and ultrasound, identify failure modes, and carry diagnostics into execution.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 23, 2026

Best Remote Condition Monitoring Solutions for Industrial Equipment in 2026

Compare remote condition-monitoring solutions for industrial equipment on multimodal sensing, decision-grade diagnostics, and real-time, plant-wide visibility.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 23, 2026

Best Multimodal AI Condition Monitoring Solutions in 2026

Compare the best multimodal AI condition-monitoring solutions by breadth of sensing, AI fault diagnosis, and workflows that turn detection into scheduled work.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 23, 2026

The Alert-to-Action Gap: Why Investment Is Up and Outcomes Aren't

Wonder why investment is up and outcomes aren't? Join us for our live webinar with Verdantix on July 30, 2026.

Tractian Inc

Updated Jul 15, 2026

Introducing Asset Library: The OEM Data Layer Behind More Reliable Monitoring

The next step in predictive maintenance is not only sensing more. It is understanding assets better.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 16, 2026

Best Predictive Maintenance Software for Machine Monitoring in 2026

Compare the best predictive maintenance software for machine monitoring on AI diagnostics, prescriptive alerts, first-party sensing, and CMMS workflow.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 31, 2026

Best Fault Detection and Diagnosis Software in 2026

Compare the best fault detection and diagnosis software on named failure modes, multimodal sensing, prescriptive AI diagnostics, and CMMS-agnostic workflow reach.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 23, 2026

Best Multimodal AI Solutions for Maintenance Teams in 2026

Best multimodal AI solutions for maintenance teams compared on sensing depth, decision-grade diagnostics, prescriptive procedures, and CMMS-agnostic reach.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 23, 2026

Best Industrial IoT Monitoring Solutions for Smart Manufacturing in 2026

Compare the best industrial IoT monitoring solutions for smart manufacturing across condition monitoring, process, production, and energy monitoring.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 23, 2026

Best Remote Machine Monitoring Software in 2026

Compare remote machine monitoring software on multimodal sensing, AI diagnostics, condition monitoring, CMMS, and OEE to see if they produce decision-grade data.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 23, 2026

Best Manufacturing Monitoring Software in 2026

Compare manufacturing monitoring software on AI diagnostics, condition monitoring, CMMS, and asset performance management to see how well they turn plant data into prioritized maintenance action.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 23, 2026

Best Asset Performance Management Software in 2026

Compare the top Asset Performance Management Software around reliability features like multimodal sensing, AI diagnostics, FMEA, RCA, and closed-loop execution.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 23, 2026

Best Industrial Asset Tracking Software in 2026

Compare industrial asset tracking software across condition monitoring, AI fault diagnosis, and closed-loop execution into any CMMS for reliability programs.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 08, 2026

Best AI Predictive Maintenance Software in 2026

Compare the best AI predictive maintenance software by multi-modal sensing, autonomous AI diagnostics, and closed-loop execution.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 23, 2026

Best Industrial Asset Management Software in 2026

Compare the best industrial asset management software on real-time asset condition, AI auto diagnosis, CMMS-agnostic intelligence, and unified APM and EAM.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jul 08, 2026

Preventive vs Predictive vs Condition-Based Maintenance

Learn how preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance can be synthesized as layers of one program, rather than pursued as alternative approaches.

Alex Vedan

Updated Jun 27, 2026

Condition Monitoring Buyer’s Guide: 12 Key Questions

12 questions to ask before buying a condition monitoring system. Evaluate sensors, AI diagnostics, integration, security, and TCO before you sign.

Alex Vedan

Updated Aug 03, 2026