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Effective monitoring of turbines including overspeed protection in the power generation industry is critical to ensure smooth running and trouble-free operation, especially in today’s highly competitive and energy cost–conscious environment. Failure of the turbine, or pump speed governing system can lead to rotor damage with expensive consequences. Independent speed monitoring …

Maritime transportation is a big deal accounting for approximately 80% of today’s international trade logistics with volumes of seaborne trade having almost doubled over the last 20 years with around 11 billion tons loaded. The upward trend correlates with the advent of containerised trade and the streamlining of supply chains …

Condition monitoring specialist Sensonics is delighted to announce that they are fully registered on the JOSCAR supplier accreditation register. JOSCAR (the Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register) is a collaborative tool which is being increasingly used by a growing number of prime contractors in the aerospace, defence and security industry to …

Effective monitoring of slow speed rotating industrial applications, such as wind power generation is a critical requirement, especially given the continued expansion of ‘greener-energy’ alternatives.  Reliable and effective vibration measurement of low speed machinery (typically less than 300 RPM) helps to ensure that machinery and plant is functioning at optimal …

If you are involved in the supervision of turbines and other rotating machinery the recent publication of a free-to-download Turbine Supervisory Guide from condition monitoring and protection specialists Sensonics will prove invaluable. This latest guide follows the very successful release of two previous publications from Sensonics covering Vibration Monitoring and …

Seismic monitoring and protection systems play a crucial role in providing safety assurance for critical infrastructure as well as the management of construction processes. The monitoring of vibration of both structures and equipment typically employs automatic shutdown and notification of events for protection and the recording of seismic sensor signals …

Condition monitoring specialists Sensonics have been playing a key role in helping India to meet the increasingly tough emission standards applied to its installed power generation base. Coal remains central to India’s power needs and today accounts for over 60 per cent of the countries power sector. As a consequence …

Among the many performance and monitoring tests required to ensure dependable and durable engine performance across a wide range of power applications is the need to measure relative shaft vibration in dynamometers. This is where Sensonics‘ proximity probes which make an essential contribution to overall engine performance. A recent example is a …

Condition monitoring specialists Sensonics have delivered the final tranche of machinery protection systems to the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant project in the UAE.  Following a five year design and manufacturing phase, the equipment delivery, made up of nearly 400 Sentry G3 4-channel protection modules and over 1200 channels of vibration analysis across twelve cabinets …