Those who have reentered society following the 2020/2021 lockdowns have noticed many changes. Not the least of which are restricted hours pertaining to restaurants, retailers, and other service-oriented establishments. In short, these businesses simply lack the staff needed to maintain traditional hours of operation.
While this may be an inconvenience for the average consumer, a similar labor shortage is creating some critical issues for manufacturers, power facilities, refineries, chemical plants, steel mills, and so on. As rotating equipment and maintenance engineers age out of the workforce, there simply aren’t enough new resources stepping into their place.
The consequence is that vibration and other rotating equipment resources can persist or go unchecked. At a minimum, excessive equipment vibration can result in unscheduled downtime. At its worse it can result in catastrophic failure.
To combat this shortage, plants, manufacturers, and similar facilities are outsourcing equipment monitoring, maintenance, and problem-solving. Six D Testing & Analysis engineers and technicians provides equipment monitoring, inspection, and troubleshooting. Our founding Principals pioneered many of the testing and analysis, tools, technologies, and methodologies now standard throughout the industry.