Vibration and condition monitoring

• Preventive saves 12 to 18% over run to failure, predictive adds 8 to 12% on top
• Envelope analysis caught a bearing cage defect while overall vibration stayed below 1 mm/s
• A rising amplitude trend from 0.3 to 2.4 exposed a blade fatigue crack
• Dominant 1X peaks traced to broken coupling teeth, a loose bolt and incomplete fan cleaning
• Ultrasound is moving into condition-based lubrication through the SDT partnership
• Wireless sensors lift coverage from 12 manual readings a year to 24 a day
• Vibration analysis now covers static assets such as power transformers

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Industrial AI and predictive maintenance

• Tractian raised a $130M Series D at a $1.4B valuation
• Siemens and GlobalFoundries merged five fab control centres into one AI command centre
• APEX KAI and Control Seat launched platforms linking monitoring to maintenance decisions
• A software-only ICONICS GENESIS V11 solution scores motor health from existing drive data
• AI flagged a servo motor anomaly 11 weeks before failure, with zero unscheduled downtime
• Gerdau Petersburg and ABB’s TRAFCOM each won industry awards for digital reliability
• Adoption now depends on low false positives, visible AI reasoning and CMMS integration

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Connected tools and tool launches

• Hilti UAE launched seven Nuron heavy-duty cordless tools on one battery platform
• The Nuron AG30-22 grinder works rail welds with no fuel or leads
• Hilti’s S-BT system fastens studs to steel without welding or hot work
• Hilti’s Digital Locker and Walter’s TX750 Toolstation automate replenishment and tool access
• Asplundh adopted Samsara AI dash cams across tens of thousands of vehicles
• Plumbase Bournemouth began stocking Milwaukee M18 and M12 tools
• HYTORC pairs MJI training with TMJI testing because calibration does not prove operator competence

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Thanks to Ivan Getov, Moataz Abdelsalam Mohamed, QUN SUN, Mustafa Dursun, Gyorgy Szasz, Luca Barraco, MOHAMED IBRAHIM, Victor Apolon, Valarie Ruhs, Davis Martin, Yayan Noer Vianto, VÍCTOR Martínez, Haris Trobradović, Wael Salman, Davood Beyralvand, Ts. Haziq Hamdani, Tom Belmudes, Jon Webb, Norm Robert, Ahmed Alsenani, Chris Dupagne, Seyed Ali Azimi, Abdalla Abdelmeguid, Kishor Prabhakar Kaple, Ares Panagoulias, Charles Fialkowski, Andy Sharples, Scott Mitchell, Stewart J Lawrence, Roberto Divita, Danilo C., Michael Spörk, Pauli Hänninen, Stephen Taylor, Isabel Chong, Salah Attia, Craig Harvey, Bernard Boueri, Renan de Freitas Inocente, Will Ocean, Gilles Kirscher, Michael Bseliss, USAMAH BAKSH, Dries Van Loon, Julio Panzera, Luis Garza, Howard W Penrose, Greg C., Jonathan Williams, David Jurgens, Lara Ghrawy, Alan Mc Grane, Michael Bentivoglio, Momen Nawasreh, Mohammadreza Maher, Jack Grodnick, Mahmoud Lotfy, Frank Hernandez, Marvin C Blackman, Archie Saunders, Richard Mannion, Andreas Beyert, Adam Purcell, Michal Dudic, Ben B., Todd Warhurst, Colton Bach, Rafael Buriolo Pimentel, Javier Lopez and Armig Loshikian, and everyone else who contributed insights to this edition. Find the full list of posts and voices on LinkedIn: