GR Electric

It’s natural for electrical equipment to degrade over time, but it doesn’t necessarily have to fail. Predictive Maintenance (PdM) services from GR Electric will evaluate the condition of your equipment and determine the most cost-effective and manageable solution to ensure its overall performance, safety and reliability.

 

The aim of predictive maintenance is first to predict when equipment failure might occur, and secondly, to prevent occurrence of the failure by performing maintenance. Monitoring for future failure allows maintenance to be planned before the failure occurs. Ideally, predictive maintenance allows the maintenance frequency to be as low as possible to prevent unplanned reactive maintenance, without incurring costs associated with doing too much preventative maintenance.

 

GR Electric offers infrared thermal imaging inspections by Level 1 Certified Infrared Thermographers, as well as ultrasonic testing for air leaks and vibration analysis.

 

Elements of a good predictive maintenance program should include the following:

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•     Identification of equipment or systems that may malfunction.

•     Typical equipment to be inspected including switchgear, circuit breakers,                  transformers, etc.

•     Establishment of schedules and procedures for routine inspections.

•     Periodic testing of plant equipment for structural soundness.

•     Prompt repair or replacement of defective equipment found during inspection         and testing.

•     Inventory of spare parts for equipment that needs frequent repairs.

•     Use of an organized record-keeping system to schedule tests and document           inspections.

•     Commitment to ensure that records are complete, detailed, and that they               record follow up taken.  

•     ​Predictive maintenance inspection records should be kept with other visual           inspection records.

Let us help you design and implement a pedictive maintenance strategy that will reduce your overall maintenance costs and the amount of time spent on reactive maintenance. More significantly, improve the overall reliability throughout your facility and reduce downtime.