Author: FM College Admin

Level up your electrical infrastructure to create a budget-friendly foundation for a connected plant. An electrical outage at your chemical plant takes several process units offline. Your operations team scrambles to figure out why and soon pulls in maintenance teams. As time passes, logistics begins scurrying to manage the growing logjam of raw materials as…

  Ultrasonic bearing analysis can provide early detection of lubrication, alignment, and out-of-balance issues. Ultrasonic analysis is an advanced technology that can provide accurate and early evaluation of bearing conditions, allowing you to detect and act on issues before asset performance deteriorates. Doing so prevents failure and reduces downtime. Here are factors to consider as…

Start with a criticality assessment to develop digital twins for your assets that will keep you ahead of maintenance and performance issues. A digital twin should be based on a three-dimensional scan of an asset that connects to key static and dynamic data about that asset. From the visual depiction, a user should be able…

Go beyond simple viscosity to fully understand how oils will perform, particularly in extreme conditions. Anyone with even a cursory understanding knows that the most important property of a lubricant is viscosity. Among other factors, viscosity determines important parameters such as oil film thickness and fluidity; the ability of the oil to flow to the…

Summarize the codes and standards that apply to lighting systems. Understand the owner’s project requirements for lighting. Understand how to design lighting systems to meet the OPR. Determine how to implement commissioning, training and operations and maintenance manuals. Illustrate the steps for designing a lighting system that meeting the building occupants’ needs. Lighting insights: A…

Following the tragedy and carnage recently caused by Hurricane Ian, facilities managers everywhere are asking how they can be prepared for future natural disasters. Norman Campbell, Federal Team Manager at Go Electric, recently hosted the Facilities Management Advisor webinar “What Could Go Wrong? Evaluating Facility Risks for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity,” sponsored by Avetta…