Thermal Imaging for Predictive Maintenance

Most mechanical and electrical components get hot before they fail, so thermal imaging can expose deteriorating equipment before it causes problems.

Oct 10, 2012

Most mechanical and electrical components get hot before they fail, so thermal imaging can expose deteriorating equipment.

A Chevrolet Bolt is displayed at the Philadelphia Auto Show, Jan. 27, 2023, in Philadelphia.

Consumer Reports: EVs Less Reliable, on Average, Than Conventional Cars and Trucks

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Toyota to Sell $2B Denso Stake

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United Auto Workers members join the picket line, in Detroit, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. General Motors says pretax earnings took a $1.1 billion hit this year from a six-week strike by autoworkers, but the company expects to absorb the costs of a new contract and is even raising its dividend. The Detroit automaker on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 reinstated its full-year earnings forecast that was withdrawn after the United Auto Workers began targeting the factories of Detroit automakers with strikes on Sept. 15.

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A Chevrolet Bolt is displayed at the Philadelphia Auto Show, Jan. 27, 2023, in Philadelphia.

Consumer Reports: EVs Less Reliable, on Average, Than Conventional Cars and Trucks

A survey found that EVs encountered nearly 80% more problems than ICE vehicles.

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Toyota to Sell $2B Denso Stake

The automaker is working to shore up cash for EV investments.

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United Auto Workers members join the picket line, in Detroit, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. General Motors says pretax earnings took a $1.1 billion hit this year from a six-week strike by autoworkers, but the company expects to absorb the costs of a new contract and is even raising its dividend. The Detroit automaker on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 reinstated its full-year earnings forecast that was withdrawn after the United Auto Workers began targeting the factories of Detroit automakers with strikes on Sept. 15.

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The Detroit automaker says it can absorb the agreed-upon pay hikes.

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U.S. Gas Prices Have Fallen or Remained Steady for 10 Weeks Straight. Here's Why

A gallon of gas costs 30 cents less than it did this time last year.

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A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 passenger airplane arrives following a flight from London to Seattle, March 27, 2017, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. The first commercial airliner to cross the Atlantic on a purely high-fat, low-emissions diet flew Tuesday Nov. 28, 2023 from London to New York in a step toward achieving what supporters dubbed as “jet zero.'

Jetliner Crosses Atlantic Without Fossil Fuels

The high-fat fuel was made up largely of tallow and other waste fats.

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Job Cuts Loom as VW Chief Warns It Is 'No Longer Competitive'

The company is facing a reckoning.

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Emergency responders work at the scene of a derailment of a CSX train north of Livingston, Ky., on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023.

Failed Wheel Bearing Caused Kentucky Train Derailment

But the faulty bearing didn't trigger alarms beforehand.

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This is an undated photograph of Impala Platinum mine shaft 11, provided by Implats on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, near Rustenburg, South Africa.

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It happened at the end of the shift.

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It's a formidable objective, but it looks like the UAW has the money, know-how and institutional infrastructure to launch these organizing campaigns.

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Handheld Radio Battery Fire Causes Millions in Damage

The oil tanker's navigation, communication and alarm systems were damaged beyond repair.

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Its CEO saw modular homes as answer to housing shortage.

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GM Buys Tesla Supplier; SpaceX Rocket Explodes; The 4-Day Workweek | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 146

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U.S. Electric Vehicle Sales to Hit Record this Year

But still lag behind China and Germany.

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Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right and Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt attach a Nissan badge to a car as they visit the car manufacturer Nissan, in Sunderland, England, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023.

Nissan Will Invest $1.4B to Make EVs at its UK Factory

The money also will go toward a new gigafactory.

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