UE SYSTEMS BLOG

Challenge: A manufacturer of heat exchangers was confronted with a problem.  The exchanger had to be delivered without leaks that would create production problems for the customer. The need to find all types of leaks, including low level leaks was…

Challenge: Customer complained of high back pressure in their condensate system. He believed that the problem was failed steam traps. Solution: Bruce tested the 250 steam traps and found a failure rate of 23 percent. Around each steam trap was…

Challenge: With facilities in North America, South America and Europe, the need to reduce the impact of rising energy costs, key personnel participated in US Department of Energy sponsored seminars for the Compressed Air Challenge. The US Department of Energy…

Challenge: A plant in Kansas was losing significant dollars in energy loss and in compressors running over the course of the past three years. They were running as many as 4-500 CFM compressors at one time to keep up with…

Challenge: During a scheduled inspection of a facility for a major food processor a number of deficiencies were identified and documented including  one ultrasonic class problem within a 12,470 VAC safety disconnect switch (similar to Figure #1 below) feeding a…

Challenge: A power outage caused by a ground fault in a 13800/4160 volt plant main substation.  The outage was caused by a main substation tripping on ground fault but the issue was what caused this. Solution: Initially both an infrared…

Challenge: Panama Ports Company administers two ports in the Panama Canal.  Their mission is to become a leading port in the Americas for services and logistics.   As part of the goal leading towards system-wide efficiencies there was a need to…

Challenge: Large plant in Kansas was over greasing motors and had to replace motors once every 2 or 3 years. When bearings were perceived to be needing lubrication, they were greased. Most plant technicians assumed that bearings should be greased…