Alarm Fatigue in the M&D Center: Why More Alerts Isn’t Better Monitoring
Alarm fatigue in power plant M&D centers buries real warnings under noise. Learn the four causes, the warning signs, and how your team can get back to signal.
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Vibration Analysis Basics for Plant Engineers (and What a Single Reading Can’t Tell You)
Learn vibration analysis basics: amplitude, frequency, 1x and 2x harmonics, and common fault signatures, plus why a single reading needs context to mean much.
Why Combustion Turbines Misbehave on Startup, and How to Catch It in the Data
Combustion turbine startup problems show up in the data on every start, often long before they cause a trip. The usual suspects are uneven light-off, crossfire trouble, fuel split issues,… Read More »Why Combustion Turbines Misbehave on Startup, and How to Catch It in the Data
What is Advanced Pattern Recognition (APR)? Why It’s Not Just a Smarter Alarm.
Advanced pattern recognition (APR) is software that learns how each piece of equipment normally behaves across many sensor tags at once. It then flags when actual readings drift away from… Read More »What is Advanced Pattern Recognition (APR)? Why It’s Not Just a Smarter Alarm.
2026 Annual Predict-It User Group Meeting
Dear ECG Customers and Colleagues, NOTE: April 14–15, 2026 are the new dates for the Predict‑It User Group Meeting Hello Predict‑It User Group Community, We’re thrilled to share new updates… Read More »2026 Annual Predict-It User Group Meeting
ECG to Showcase Innovative Software Solutions at 2025 Southern Company Technical Conference and Trade Show
Join us at the Southern Company Technical Conference Tradeshow! The Southern Company Technical Conference Tradeshow is one of the industry’s leading utility-hosted events, bringing together over 1,400 attendees and… Read More »ECG to Showcase Innovative Software Solutions at 2025 Southern Company Technical Conference and Trade Show
ECG goes “Down Under” to attend Mainstream Conference in July of 2025
Dates: July 28th & 29th
Location: CENTREPIECE at Melbourne Park, Melbourne Australia
ECG to attend the Fleetwide Monitoring Workshop in July 2025
Dates: July 15th – July 17th
Location: Electric Power Research Institute – Building 3, Room 741, 1200 West WT Harris Blvd., Charlotte NC
Predict-It™: Overview of Data Imputation in Predictive Maintenance
by: Michael Santucci CEO & Founder: Engineering Consultants Group, Inc. (Equipment Monitoring & Diagnostics, Plant Controls Engineering, Predictive Analytics, Evidence-Based Diagnostic Reasoning) Introduction Predictive maintenance has evolved significantly over the… Read More »Predict-It™: Overview of Data Imputation in Predictive Maintenance
TAQA North Africa E-Monitoring Center Project
Technical Project Summary for a new E-Monitoring Center Introduction The TAQA Group is a world leader in energy production. As the top private electricity producer in Morocco, TAQA Morocco provides… Read More »TAQA North Africa E-Monitoring Center Project