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Everybody’s making electric cars these days. Luxury cars, sports cars, even trucks. And demand for them isn’t going to slow anytime soon, thanks to their better fuel efficiency, lower emissions, reduced noise and overall environmental friendliness. But there’s another factor, too. An electric vehicle is also a status symbol.
Gears and bearings can only be arranged so many ways, after all. You'd think by now that we'd
have discovered every possible way to make mechanical devices as strong and efficient as possible.
Digitalization is increasingly transforming mechanical engineering and manufacturing technologies, bringing with it not only unparalleled control and flexibility over production systems but so much more.
Troubleshooting infrequent intermittent problems can be one of the most frustrating engineering areas. It is also a great opportunity to use system knowledge and all of your senses and sleuthing abilities.
It is hard these days to find any device that is not IoT-compatible or WiFi-connected. I recently had a new well pump installed that requires an iPhone for setup, which makes it hard for me to check or change the setup since I do not own an iPhone. In Olden Times, you had potentiometers or RS-232 connections - and that was fine.
We just returned from WEFTEC
— the premier U.S. water and
wastewater management show. Our
recent discussion (Game Changer)
highlighted the negative impact of low
oil prices.
At SKF, we believe in the longterm
development of the U.S.
industrial economy. The reindustrialization
is supported by a strong
university-based research network,
a competitive workforce and energy
supply from domestic energy resources.
However, there are still challenges,
particularly regarding the availability
of skilled labor. Business, education
and governments have a responsibility
to work together to ensure this is not
the bottleneck in U.S. industrial development. I am particularly pleased with and support the work the National Association of Manufacturers is doing in this area.
Implementing a predictive maintenance
(PM) program can be tough. Despite its proven success, many companies have been operating the same way for over 50 years and don’t know where to start. Understanding where to start and where to focus is critical. The intention of this article is to give insight to start and sustain an effective program using today’s technology and devices.