Ever wondered how a “high-efficiency” motor can start wasting energy and damaging bearings before it’s even been switched on? We did too. So we tested it. Using offline motor circuit analysis alongside online motor current signature analysis, we inspected brand-new IE4 motors still sitting in their crates. What we found changed the conversation completely. Critical impedance imbalance straight out of the box. One motor already showing early winding defects before it ever saw load. That’s the ...
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Ever wondered how a “high-efficiency” motor can start wasting energy and damaging bearings before it’s even been switched on? We did too. So we tested it. Using offline motor circuit analysis alongside online motor current signature analysis, we inspected brand-new IE4 motors still sitting in their crates. What we found changed the conversation completely. Critical impedance imbalance straight out of the box. One motor already showing early winding defects before it ever saw load. That’s the ...
The Future of Reliability - Why AI Can't Replace Maintenance Experience
Reliability Gang Podcast
36 minutes
5 months ago
The Future of Reliability - Why AI Can't Replace Maintenance Experience
The reliability landscape is rapidly transforming, but are organizations truly ready for this evolution? In this thought-provoking episode, we reunite after our individual "side quests" working with different customers to discover we've both encountered the same concerning pattern across manufacturing facilities. While technology advances at breakneck speed—from pixelated camera phones to sophisticated AI systems in just a few decades—the cultural foundations of reliability and maintenance s...
Reliability Gang Podcast
Ever wondered how a “high-efficiency” motor can start wasting energy and damaging bearings before it’s even been switched on? We did too. So we tested it. Using offline motor circuit analysis alongside online motor current signature analysis, we inspected brand-new IE4 motors still sitting in their crates. What we found changed the conversation completely. Critical impedance imbalance straight out of the box. One motor already showing early winding defects before it ever saw load. That’s the ...
