Ensuring industrial machinery operates at peak performance with reduced maintenance costs – this is the expertise of condition monitoring specialist company, WearCheck.
Operating an extensive network of 15 world-class laboratories in nine countries across Africa and beyond, the firm is recognised as a leader in the preventive maintenance field, servicing a wide range of industries with an array of different monitoring techniques. It has clients in industrial sectors ranging from power generation and renewable energy to mining, fleet management, aviation, maritime and more.
Its core business is the scientific analysis of used oil, fuel and other fluids, whereby samples are analysed in the laboratory for trace particles which indicate which component is suffering unusual wear patterns. This information is assessed by a team of specialised diagnosticians, who make recommendations on the required remedial action for the component in question.
Additional predictive maintenance techniques on offer include asset reliability care (ARC) services, water analysis, transformer chemistry services and advanced field services (AFS) such as non-destructive testing, technical compliance and rope condition assessment. The company also offers lubrication enabled reliability (LER), providing clients with bespoke solutions to ensure that their lubrication systems are well managed, efficient and cost effective.
Neil Robinson, the company’s MD, says that by monitoring a component’s condition regularly over time, the firm provides reliable data which enables its diagnosticians to accurately predict whether and when a component will potentially fail. In this way, potential failures are identified before they occur. This helps to avoid catastrophic failures, Robinson says, enhancing machine availability and performance. Since unplanned component failure can be extremely costly, forewarning of potential component failure can save clients unnecessary maintenance costs, maintain efficiency, and retain optimum production levels.
Contact WearCheck, Phone 031 700-5460, support@wearcheck.co.za , www.wearcheck.co.za
