For more than 30 years, IVC Technologies has been dedicated to helping our customers achieve optimal asset health and efficiency through Condition Based Monitoring (CBM) by utilizing our highly experienced and certified CBM Analysts, cutting-edge technology, and equipment with unsurpassed analytic capabilities. Our Advanced Testing Group (ATG) is comprised of leading experts in the diagnosis of the most complex problems plaguing the industry today.
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WHY IVC
The Benefits of Condition Based Monitoring
Helps to determine the condition of in-service equipment to better predict when maintenance should be performed.
Offers significant cost savings over routine or time-based preventative maintenance because tasks are performed only when necessary
Allows you to plan, schedule, and undertake repairs during your regularly scheduled downtimes, thereby avoiding costly, unexpected outages
Training
The selection of a certification agency to help train employees is critical when striving towards success within your facility. Why choose IVC Technologies?
- Our services can be customized to meet your needs, no matter what they are, and are included in IVC Technologies’ training portfolio.
- We are the only company in the United States hosting Vibration Analysis Level 1 and 2 courses
which are taught by an ASNT PdM Level III certificate holder endorsed in both Vibration
Analysis and Thermal/Infrared. - We are the only company in the United States with an on-site training center that includes dynamic equipment in our mill test lab area. We can also provide training on-site at your facility.
- IVC Technologies is a corporate partner of ASNT and an ISO certified service company. We are the only PdM (CM) training company in the United States using the complete ASNT certification scheme (SNT-TC-1A). This means that, in addition to closed-book and written examinations, certification includes a hands-on practical examination to demonstrate that candidates can actually perform the skills for which they have been trained
We offer training in the following:’
- Vibration Analysis for analysts – Beginning and Advanced
- Infrared Thermography – Beginning and Advanced
- Visual Inspection for CBM Professionals
- Custom Training and Mentoring
Industries We Serve
Chemical
Strict requirements exist for equipment housed in explosive areas such as chemical plants because the materials and fuels produced in them are typically very sensitive. Process assurance is critical because failure in any of the following components can result in production losses costing millions:
∙ Blower
∙ Centrifuge
∙ Compressor
∙ Mixer
∙ Pump
∙ Separator
∙ Turbine
IVC Technologies increases worker safety in chemical processing, handling and production facilities by optimizing your equipment and preventing failures.
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Construction
IVC Technologies provides professional remote and on-site vibration monitoring services to the construction industry. Many local, state and federal regulations require vibration and acoustic noise monitoring at construction sites. As part of our comprehensive vibration monitoring services, we are able to guide our clients through these laws and codes, assess their specific needs and create a customized vibration monitoring plan.
IVC is also able to set up monitoring equipment for commercial property owners to protect them from incurring damage from significant levels of ground-borne vibration when an aggressive construction or demolition project is planned nearby.
Food
In the food processing industry, disruptions in operation or downtime can have a devastating effect on product quality and may sometimes necessitate the destruction of entire batches. IVC’s condition monitoring services ensure that machines and equipment are operating at optimal performance to increase throughput, food quality, and employee safety. Some of the most important industry assets monitored include:
• Compressors
• Conveyor systems
• Extruders
• Fans
• Mixers
• Pumps
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Manufacturing
Manufacturing equipment and machines cannot produce accurate parts if performance is adversely affected by substantial wear to their subsystems. With their comprehensive condition based monitoring services, IVC keeps clients’ physical assets and production systems operating efficiently, reducing downtime, increasing productivity and ensuring the high-quality products their customers have come to expect.
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Metals
Whether monitoring the temperature and pressure of riveters and stampers, to monitoring the humidity level inside the plant itself, any inconsistency in the manufacturing process line can result in overworked equipment, substandard products, and costly unplanned downtime.
IVC’s advanced condition monitoring services maintain high-quality, efficiency and productivity by keeping manufacturing machines and equipment in top operating condition. In addition, if any issues or irregularities are discovered, they can be quickly addressed before they lead to serious problems.
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Paper
The production of paper is a very complex process. Paper machines need to be adjusted to the exact measurements of the paper type. During the production process, paper goes through numerous steps:
• Wire section
• Press section
• Dryer section
• Smoothing calender
• Coating machine
• Calender
• Roll cutter
Whether the machines run fast or slow, wide or narrow, IVC condition monitoring services ensure that the paper manufacturing process is as efficient and profitable as possible.
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Pharma
The pharmaceutical industry depends on production systems that operate at peak efficiency for extended periods of time, with minimal maintenance. Effective air handling is crucial and requires machinery that can stabilize air conditions with precise limits with no abrupt changes to air flow rate, temperature or humidity. Achieving this requires machines that are correctly specified, maintained and operated.
IVC can provide solutions for both online and offline monitoring. Our industrial accelerometers and vibration sensors are designed for use in the toughest environments, including hazardous areas, reducing the potential for a degradation in air standards and lost production.
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Power & Utilities
Failure of a primary power source not only has direct consequences locally but can also affect the stability of an entire infrastructure.
The monitoring of power plant machinery varies. For safety reasons, turbines are protected by a machine safety system. Depending on their importance in the power generation process, primary and secondary components are monitored by either an online condition monitoring system or examined with a portable data collector as part of regular inspections.
IVC’s comprehensive condition based monitoring services allow for corrective actions, such as shaft alignment and/or balancing, to be executed in a timely, cost-effective manner.