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Setting up Technologies

A technology is a method or tool, such as ultrasonic testing or infrared inspection, used to determine the condition of in-service equipment to measure degradation.

APM also supports predictive maintenance (PdM) technologies, such as vibration analysis or oil analysis, which are used to determine the condition of in-service equipment to predict when maintenance should be performed.

APM comes with several technology types. Examples of technologies include:

•	Acoustic emission testing

•	Caliper inspection

•	Magnetic particle inspection

•	Motor circuit analysis

•	Radiography

•	Ultrasonic testing

•	Vibration analysis

•	Visual inspection

You can edit the existing technologies or create new ones, as needed. This topic explains how to add a new technology.

Tip: You can view, edit, and create technologies in inspection management, reliability program, work management, and failure mode settings.

To Set up Technologies

1.	From the Site window, select the Inspection Management view, the Settings tab, and then the Indicators tab. Select the Indicator Settings node in the tree.

Tip: You can also click the Administration menu, Inspection Management Settings, and then Indicator Management. The Indicator Settings window appears.

2.	Select the Data Collection tab and then the Technologies tab. This tab shows a list of the current technologies.

3.	Click New. The Technology dialog appears.

4.	Provide information about the technology:

Setting Name

Description

Technology

Descriptive name for the technology, for example, Vibration Analysis.

Abbreviation

Short form for the technology name for use in reports.

5.	To change the icon that appears for this technology, click Change Icon, select a graphic, and click OK.

6.	Click OK to close the dialog. The technology appears in the tab.