Before the decision is made to build a nuclear power plant, a few things are very clear. First, safety is the top priority. Second, to avoid catastrophic failures, a nuclear power plant needs solutions with unique integration features to monitor and protect the equipment. Third, this system must be reputable and proven in nuclear technology. […]
Let's start with the basics - can you explain what a "descriptor" actually is? The word “descriptor” = “describing something” by using a “scalar value”. In our condition monitoring business, this value may describe a specific asset failure mode like the “unbalance” of a component – such as a shaft. Many other scalar values can [...]
May 20th was World Bee Day! The day is dedicated to bees and aims to remind us of biodiversity and food security. Without bees and other pollinating insects, life as we know it is not possible. The existence of 75% of the world’s crops used for food production depends on pollination, especially by bees. Last […]
Brüel & Kjær Vibro (B&K Vibro) is sponsoring the purchase of fischertechnik construction kits for a robot construction lab working group at the Marienhöhe School Centre in Darmstadt/Germany. At the beginning of the year, we decided to financially support young people, with a passion for technology, at our HQs locations. Back in the spring, […]
Right now, billions of dollars are being invested in LNG infrastructure. With the growth of LNG has come improved technology. The technology to make assets more efficient and operating costs lower. Because of that technology, plants are adding more equipment to production. The new additional equipment will also need monitoring. So, while production trains are […]
Condition monitoring prevents many machine issues. Recently a North American refinery has been facing costly fires. The refinery identified the solvent booster pump as the cause of the fires. The monitoring schedule for the pump was once a week and was performed using a hand-held vibration instrument. Monitoring once a week seemed like enough given […]
The cement industry is on par with the rising population. As the population grows, so does the construction of homes, buildings, roads, airports, hospitals, dams, schools, and factories. Although there was a setback during the pandemic, the cement market size was 4.4 billion metric tons in 2021 (more than USD 325 billion) and the CAGR […]
Brüel & Kjær Vibro (B&K Vibro) has been monitoring in the cement industry for more than 35 years and has gained a lot of experience since then. This has fortunately resulted in a lot of success over the years but there also have been a fair share of challenges. Hugues Delannoy, Channel Partner Manager for […]
WindEurope is almost here Brüel & Kjær Vibro will be attending WindEurope in Bilbao, Spain on April 5-7 for their annual event. Our very own Sr. Application Engineer Michael Hastings will be one of the poster presenters. Mike will cover topics such as, “Virtual site survey for wind turbine monitoring” and “Loose bearing detection in […]
The Global Wind Service Group of Brüel & Kjær Vibro has just been successfully audited by DNV-GL Wind turbine monitoring is vital for optimizing healthcare, but if it is not implemented correctly, it could actually negatively affect what was expected to be achieved. This is because a condition based maintenance strategy involves a lot of […]
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