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Recently, information in the PQI database concerning a frequently used electrical component was updated after Failure Analysis Services conducted a thorough inspection of a popular anti-pump relay. Through these findings, a more thorough PQI test plan for this specific piece of equipment was updated.

A new high voltage testing laboratory in the Pittsburgh area opened, affording customers the opportunity to send in high voltage equipment for calibration.

All torque-type equipment requires calibration due to the demanding nature of how they are utilized. Each type of torque wrench, whether it is click, dial, hydraulic or powered, has unique load application features that must be routinely addressed.

Learn why failure analysis and PQI can help streamline your workflow. While failure analysis determines the failure, PQI predicts failures through trending data.

When determining the physical properties of a product, it is important to differentiate between an object’s “mass” and “weight” and to acknowledge that -- while interconnected -- they represent two different values according to physics.

Recently, a client presented Constellation PowerLabs with a failed DC power supply module. The component was the same model that was being used in the client’s generating configuration to supply rack power to the company’s VME (virtual machine environment) facility turbine controllers. Learn how we determined the failure and how to prevent.

When seeking out calibration services, some company owners, operators or managers may be motivated toward a “low cost calibration” option. While this strategy may look good on paper for the immediate bottom line, there are hidden risks which can have expensive, long-term consequences.

In a recent failure analysis and testing case, Constellation PowerLabs’ personnel employed an array of tests and analyses to determine the exact failure point in an overheating power cable.

Constellation PowerLabs’ multi-gas detector calibration capabilities comply with ISO 9001 and are NIST traceable to ensure quality calibrated components. Learn how we can better support your site.

The cost of quality is high when single point vulnerability components are not properly tested, causing transients, delays, and reduced plant safety and reliability. Inadequate maintenance work practices, lack of preventative maintenance and misapplication of adequate parts contribute to equipment failures. While there are a variety factors impacting equipment failures, manufacturing defects and poor-quality parts are the most reported cause of equipment failures.