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When Is It Time to Upgrade Your Overhead Crane?
Knowing when to replace or perform overhead crane upgrades can reduce unexpected downtime and repair costs. This article will discuss the top five reasons for upgrading your overhead crane or components, starting with crane longevity overview. Overhead Crane Longevity...
Ensuring Your Generator Starts in an Emergency: Troubleshooting and Maintenance Tips
A standby generator is your lifeline during emergencies, providing essential backup power. However, what if it fails to start when needed most? This scenario underscores the importance of proactive troubleshooting and routine maintenance. Here are ways to troubleshoot...
The Importance of Overhead Crane Training
Because proper overhead crane training benefits the operator, coworkers, and company productivity, its importance cannot be overstated. In addition to learning how to lift and move different load types correctly, overhead crane training also instructs operators and...
Choosing the Right Maintenance Schedule for Motors
Predicting equipment failure is a crucial goal for businesses aiming to avoid unscheduled downtime and financial losses. If your current maintenance schedule is resulting in equipment loss, unexpected downtime, or high repair costs, it might be time to consider an...
Reliability Maintenance Takes a Medical Approach to Rotating Equipment, Part 3 – Ultrasonic Testing
In both medicine and industrial diagnostics, less invasive methods are typically the tests and procedures that are often the most cost-effective and easiest to recover from. Ultrasonic testing – sometimes referred to as sonography – is a noninvasive imaging method...
Crane Parts and When to Replace Guide
Are you looking for replacement overhead crane parts but don’t know where to start? Let us walk you through the inspection and replacement process. Overhead cranes are available in a broad range of configurations that include: Single Girder Double Girder Box Girder...
Assessing Equipment for Arc Flash Hazards: A Comprehensive Guide
Why is This Necessary? Understanding the need to safeguard against arc flash incidents is crucial for maintaining a safe working environment. The primary defense against arc flash involves ensuring that your equipment is correctly installed, adequately protected, and...
Four Winding Failures to Avoid in AC Motors
Did you know the vast majority of electric motor failures are preventable? Sure, everything has a limited lifespan so some failures cannot be prevented, but many of the motors that come into our shop have suffered an unnecessary failure. Since our Knower Network...
Understanding the Dangers of DIY Overhead Cranes
For many small companies and hobbyists, a DIY overhead crane solution can appear to be an intelligent decision. By utilizing a few readily available components, such as wood or steel beams, a hoist, and some connection and reinforcement plates, a DIY crane could add...
Recommended Motor Protection Strategies for Low Voltage Motors (Under 1000V)
Implementing effective motor protection measures is crucial for preserving the longevity and efficiency of low voltage motors, defined as those operating under 1000V. These motors play a vital role in facilitating various processes within your facility and are...