Visibility Before Failure
RATTLIR provides comprehensive thermal, acoustic, and visual inspections of critical electrical equipment while energized and operating under load.
These assessments complement existing maintenance programs by providing additional visibility into equipment condition and supporting planned maintenance decisions.
See the Heat Before it Burns - Strike Before it Bites!
About RATTLIR
RATTLIR was founded on more than 25 years of experience in power generation operations, maintenance, and engineering. That experience has shaped how we approach equipment inspections and recognize conditions that could lead to equipment failures.
We understand the challenges of maintaining critical equipment while keeping a plant operating. Our inspections focus on identifying developing problems, understanding their potential impact, and providing findings that maintenance and operations personnel can put to use.
Our goal is straightforward. Help facilities identify equipment problems early enough to address them through planned maintenance rather than and unexpected outage.
The RATTLIR Approach
Focused on Critical Equipment
RATTLIR inspects energized electrical infrastructure and critical industrial equipment, including switchyards, substations, transmission lines, medium-voltage switchgear, and supporting plant equipment
An Operations Perspective
Our approach is shaped by years of experience in power generation operations, maintenance, and engineering. We understand how equipment operates, how failures develop, and the challenges of maintaining critical systems while keeping a plant online.
A Component-Based Approach
Rather than simply searching for hot spots, RATTLIR evaluates individual components based on their function, operating conditions, and expected thermal characteristics. This approach helps identify abnormalities that may be overlooked during convention thermal surveys.
Findings You Can Use
Inspections go beyond identifying abnormal conditions. RATTLIR provides documented findings, supporting images, and recommendations to help plant personnel evaluate concerns and plan corrective actions.
Safety Built Into Every Inspection
Inspections are conducted with an emphasis on safe work practices, site procedures, and the hazards associated with energized equipment.
Services
The services outlined above represent RATTLIR's primary capabilities. Each project is tailored to the facility, equipment, and specific objectives, with the scope of work and deliverables established before the project begins.
Resources & Technical Information
Explore RATTLIR's inspection capabilities, technical materials, and free safety resources.
RATTLIR Line Card
An overview of RATTLIR's inspection services, technical capabilities, and reporting deliverables.
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Common High-Voltage Asset Failures
A reference table covering common failure conditions affecting electrical equipment, along with potential warning signs that may be identified through visual, thermal, and acoustic inspections.
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RATTLIR Comprehensive Reporting
A sample report demonstrating how RATTLIR documents thermal, acoustic, and visual inspection findings, including component-based data tables, criticality ratings, and recommended maintenance actions
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Safety Series: Strike Before It Bites
The RATTLIR Safety Series: Strike Before It Bites is a collection of practical toolbox talks covering electrical safety, workplace hazards, equipment operations, and other topics relevant to industrial facilities.
Developed with the experience gained from years of working in power generation, these talks are intended to support supervisors, technicians, and maintenance personnel during routing safety meetings and pre-job discussions.