Induction Motors: A Revolution in the Industry

Induction motors are widely used in industries – their popularity is undeniable. However, it’s important to understand why they’ve become so popular, and how their history has made the industry into what it is today. In this article, we’ll explore these questions as well as provide you with detailed explanations of the importance of induction motors. The Evolution of Induction Motors The first prototype induction motors were developed by Nikola Tesla in the late 19th century.

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Work Orders in maintenance: Complete Guide

You must have heard about the term Work Order in the industrial environment at some point in your life, right? But do you know how they work and why they are so important? A Work Order (WO) is a document that formalizes any kind of maintenance service performed by a team.  It is fundamental in order to organize business processes, ensuring better results for both the company and its employees. Therefore, it is important to understand everything about Work Orders – what they a

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Offline and Online Predictive Maintenance?

You already know that in maintenance management, predictive maintenance is how we call the continuous monitoring of an asset. This methodology is directly related to the prevention of potential failures that can affect the machine’s condition. And to prevent them, monitoring based on data collection is required.  There are two methods of asset monitoring in predictive maintenance: offline monitoring and online monitoring. The name may be similar, but they are very different from o

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Which Assets Can TRACTIAN Monitor?

Unfortunately, it’s normal for maintenance to be remembered only in times of crisis. Teams will often implement reactive maintenance strategies when they should be using predictive or preventive maintenance, which results in increased costs. This only hinders maintainers, delaying the company’s innovation and efficiency. With massive amounts of assets to monitor it can be difficult for maintenance teams to stay on top of things, especially with the spreadsheets most managers still use.

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What is Usage-Based Maintenance (UBM)?

When it comes to maintenance, most industries resort only to traditional preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance. Also, although the maintenance team actually believes they have reached their goals, a maintenance program based exclusively on time is not perfect.  Excessive maintenance or the lack of it end up being inefficient for the problems in a production line. Companies spend extra money on equipment that, often times, do not require maintenance and end up increasing the r

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Bearing Maintenance: all you need to know

A pillar is a column that supports a building’s structure. To do so, it needs to be strong and resistant to the wear that comes with time. If the pillars are weakened, the house falls down. But why are we talking about constructions? Well, because every industrial plant also has its pillars – the bearings. Essential for the operation, these components act as fixed support to the machine’s rotating elements, ensuring that the mechanical transmission systems work properly. Like a

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Learn all about electric motor maintenance

If there is one thing that cannot, under any circumstances, be overlooked in the manufacturing sector, it is the electric motor. According to PROCEL (Brazilian National Program for the Preservation of Electricity), this equipment is responsible for 68% of the electric power consumption in the Brazilian industrial sector (and in certain segments, such as the textile industry, the consumption reaches 98%). Therefore, it would not be an overstatement to say that the electric motor is the heart o

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