Condition management review

This article is a brief review of the prime methods and an outline of some of the services and research in UK industry concerning Condition Management . Members of the COMADIT Group, the Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Tec hnology committee of BINDT, have made contributions based on their specific areas of interest inter alia. It is a timely review, as the last publicati on for the close of the 20(th) century and we hope it will set the scene fo r the next millennium. The topics covered are not intended to be exhaustive and any key omissions are regretted; these are as follows: 1. Condition Management 2. Vibration 3. MIMOSA 4. Acoustic Emission 5. Thermography 6. Oil Debris Analysis & Services 7. Corrosion Monitoring 8. Education, R&D,Projects 9. Training & Certification 10. Organisations, Publications & Conferences.