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White Papers Azima's staff includes industry veterans and pioneers, some of whom boast 30 years of experience. Our team includes experts in the areas of industrial gases, oil and gas, paper, power generation, and steel. Read the white papers below to glean some of their knowledge and put it to work for your organization.
	When Taking Data Once a Month Is Not Enough by Heather De Jesús Manually collecting vibration data once a month with a data collector does not always provide enough information for proper analysis of equipment problems. In many cases, the problem is not occurring when vibration readings are taken or the amount of data is not sufficient for detecting problematic trends. This paper discusses the benefits of using a remote monitoring system to collect more frequent data for analysis and shows how it can enable analysts to catch problems before consequential damage occurs.
	Remote Machinery Monitoring at Nucor Hickman by Jay Henderson, Nucor Steel, and Don E. Rainey, Azima Nucor Steel's hot strip mill in Hickman, AR is one of the first to integrate wireless, remote monitoring and diagnostics with traditional manual data collection to create a comprehensive PdM program on a single platform. This paper outlines the benefits of this integration and explains what's involved in deploying such a program on a large scale.
	Remote Machine Monitoring: A Developing Industry by Nelson Baxter and Heather De Jesús Technology is revolutionizing the field of predictive maintenance. With intense competition and a shrinking skilled talent pool, industrial plants are faced with doing more with less. This white paper details how new technologies are helping plants to better monitor their critical industrial equipment, resulting in increased uptime, improved efficiency, and reduced operating costs.