For more information: www.emerson.com CHEMICAL Emerson’s PeakVue TM Technology Detects Faulty Bearing at OMIFCO, Preventing Costly Breakdown RESULTS • Prevented catastrophic pump-turbine breakdown. • Solved persistent turbine thrust bearing failures. • Initiated route analysis to avoid failures in the future. • Saved probable extensive production losses. • Improved plant uptime and overall reliability. “Using the PeakVue technology, we saved a critical machine and avoided production downtime.” Ali Al Siyabi Inspection Manager APPLICATION Four KP KPW heavy-duty boiler feedwater pumps operate in the utility plant which produces steam used in processing ammonia and urea fertilizers. One of the two turbine-driven pumps must be in service at all times to assure full production of steam. T

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