With predictive maintenance, Kurz Industrial Solutions can help keep an unplanned shutdown from ruining your day. Predictive maintenance measures, or PdM, are employed by Kurz Industrial to prevent shutdowns and problems from occurring at the worst possible times. The Kurz staff uses several techniques to implement PdM measures, including determining the condition of the equipment you are working with to figure out when maintenance is necessary.
What is Predictive Maintenance?
PdM is a type of maintenance that helps Kurz assess the condition of the equipment that you are using. The condition of your equipment plays a key role in determining when maintenance is required. PdM is a less expensive way to keep your equipment operating smoothly than routine maintenance, and it can help find and fix issues more quickly than preventative maintenance, which is a time-based method of maintaining equipment in a facility. By performing PdM, technicians can help schedule any corrective maintenance that is needed to ensure your equipment is fully functional and working at its best. PdM is a great way to identify problems that may be lurking in a facility's machinery and correct issues before they become larger problems that result in machine failure or excessive downtime that affect production and revenue. Additionally, your plant will be safer because of implementing PdM, and it can also reduce the number of accidents that your facility may encounter from faulty or otherwise unsafe machinery. PdM can also improve efficiency by making better use of the parts and components in your factory to reduce the amount of sitting inventory that you have.
What Kinds of Predictive Maintenance Does Kurz Provide?
The experienced technicians at Kurz can provide several different kinds of PdM, including:
· Vibration analysis
· Laser shaft alignment
· Motor testing
Vibration analysis has many advantages. This type of PdM can eliminate unscheduled downtime that can cost a company thousands of dollars each year. Additionally, vibration analysis can increase the lifespan of a company's equipment and maximize product warranties. When Kurz technicians perform a vibration analysis on your machinery, you will get a full detailed analysis report. Essentially, vibration analysis allows equipment users to determine the condition of their equipment to reduce the likelihood of failures and in turn remain more competitive.
Laser shaft alignment, or simply “laser alignment,” is another kind of PdM. Laser shaft alignment increases the service life of your company's equipment. It can also reduce unnecessary energy usage, which in turn lowers operating costs. Downtime is also reduced. Ultimately, you can end up with a more efficient facility and higher-quality products. Laser shaft alignment is performed using several high-tech features, including a Machinery Health Analyzer and high-precision alignment fixtures. These tools collectively help to create a comprehensive alignment system that helps detect the need for an alignment and ensures any necessary alignment is performed as quickly and precisely as possible to avoid downtime or problems with the machinery. Machines should be precisely aligned at startup and then be recalibrated regularly from that point on, which ultimately lowers operating costs and improves service life of your equipment.
A third type of PdM that Kurz Industrial offers is motor testing. Motor testing uses vibration testing to look for and fix vibrations, shaking, and rattling, which are all issues that can arise in facilities that use electric motors, bearings, gearboxes, and other kinds of power transmission equipment. Any of those problems can result in costly expenses or downtime. Kurz will bring in a team of professionals to help eliminate those issues through Vibration Testing. Ultimately, you can enjoy reduced downtime and equipment that works more efficiently.
Contact Kurz Industrial today for more details on predictive maintenance.
