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Profile In Excellence
Sidor
Sidor is
an integrated steel complex located in the region of
Guayana in the south of Venezuela. Today it is the
leading steel producer not only in the country but also
in the Andean Community region. It is one of the largest
plants of its kind in the world. In the last year record
production has been seen in almost all of the production
lines.
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Program Highlights:
Sidor’s steel-making operation in Puerto Ordez, Bolivar, Venezuela has a
comprehensive program overseeing 6300 pieces of rotating machinery with
vibration, ultrasound, infrared thermography, laser alignment,
lubrication & wear particle analysis, flow pattern analysis and
non-destructive testing.
Some unique metrics, such as Optimized Manpower Index - Quotient between
quantity of PdM work orders and total work orders, Diagnosis Certainty
Index – Quotient between quantity of successful diagnosis and total
diagnosis and Repair Quality – quotient between quantity of good
condition equipment after intervention and total of all interventions
are unique.
In addition, the quality of example Root Cause Failure Analysis
reporting is outstanding in support of improving machine reliability.

Equipment:
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Multichannel System: Brüel & Kjaer Pulse 7.0
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Thermography: Flir System Thermocam PM 695
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Ultrasound: Krautkramer USN 50
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Laser alignment: Fixturlaser Shaft 100
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Thickness measurement: Krautkramer DMA / Parametrics 360L
Plus
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Fiberscope: Everest Vit Videoprobe XL Pro
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Electronic Microscope: Nikon Eclipse E400
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Electronic Viscosimeter: Cannon CT-1000
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Karl Fischer: GRSientific COU-LO Compact
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Collectors: SKF Microlog CMVA 60 / Brüel & Kjaer 2526 Series
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Software: SKF Prism 4 / Brüel & Kjaer Sentinel Type 7107M
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