Thank you for the valuable discussion. From field experience and published reliability data, a significant portion of failures is driven by how equipment is operated, not only how it is maintained. Studies from SMRP and EPRI indicate ...

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I will comment in the context of the oil and gas industry, more specifically downhole equipment. I agree that the operational factors play a significant role. As mentioned in this thread, the pressure to deliver is the main driver and it comes ...

I think our experience with sensors falls in line with the majority of responses here. We use wireless sensors with cloud based data storage BUT it's used in conjunction with an already robust PdM program with monthly route-based vibration, thermography, ...

Hi Linda, I would also recommend a means to monitor sensor reliability and availability, we use sensors as a data feed for performance modelling, which are only as good as the sensor uptime. I agree with the other comments, we should not rely on sensors ...