KCF Machine Health Blog

STATE COLLEGE, Pa – KCF Technologies, a leader in IoT-connected machine health monitoring, and SEAM Group, a global leader in safety, maintenance, and reliability, are thrilled to announce a partnership that brings together two industry experts to offer a comprehensive solution for end-to-end reliability consulting, machine monitoring, and actionable predictive maintenance insights for electrical and mechanical assets. 

Overhead cranes are indispensable to the manufacturing sector, acting as the backbone of production lines. Comprising motors, gearboxes, and bearings, these cranes face unique challenges in health monitoring due to their intermittent operation and varied motions. This introduces a significant hurdle in preventing unplanned downtime, which can be costly for industries. Our exploration into effective health monitoring strategies reveals the importance of keeping these industrial giants running smoothly, ensuring that production never misses a beat.

STATE COLLEGE, PA – KCF Technologies, a leader in machine health solutions, is proud to announce the launch of its latest innovation, Piezo Sensing, as part of its SMARTsensing suite of hardware products. This new offering revolutionizes machine health monitoring by providing unmatched precision and reliability across a vast spectrum of industrial applications.

Vibration monitoring for standard industrial rotating equipment is anything but new. The first accelerometer that was commercialized was created in 1924, with the piezoelectric accelerometer coming to the market shortly after, bringing a new level of accuracy to the developing field of vibration monitoring. Today, MEMS accelerometers are the standard in monitoring standard rotating equipment like fans, pumps, and motors. However, the quality of data transmitted by these sensors varies dramatically company to company, […]

STATE COLLEGE, PA – KCF Technologies, a leader in predictive maintenance and machine health solutions, today announced an integration with Nabors Industries, pioneer of the RigCLOUD® digital drilling platform, enabling customers to bring data from their wireless machine sensors into the open cloud system.

Predictive maintenance (PdM) is revolutionizing manufacturing and industry and is best known and sought out for benefits like reducing unplanned downtime. However, there are many less obvious benefits that come along with transitioning to a predictive maintenance program. While there are even more benefits, and more uncovered daily, here are just four of the surprising advantages of predictive maintenance that are transforming operations in unexpected ways.