Predict Failures

DISCOVERY SOUND TECHNOLOGY: PREDICTING EQUIPMENT FAILURES

When you use DST’s self-calibrating diagnostic ultrasound technology, you revolutionize how you interact with your HVAC/R equipment, especially in terms of predicting and preventing larger mechanical failures. Using Discovery Sound Technology as your ultrasound diagnostic system can make it even easier to utilize the knowledge that this technology can provide you. Reducing your downtime, preventing mishaps, and actively engaging in Predictive maintenance can all become easy with the help of DST! As an owner, leader, or technician of an HVAC/R service company, you may be wondering how an ultrasound diagnostic system can help you and your team of technicians. Continue reading below to find out.

Verify Your Equipment’s Condition

Even for an expert, visually looking at or examining a piece of equipment only tells you half the story about its condition. There could be flaws, worn-out components, or upcoming damage lurking just beyond the reach of your senses that you’re unable to locate on your own. Without the help of something like DST’s ultrasound technology, you may never know about an upcoming problem until it’s too late. Most everything that is mechanical in nature will eventually wear out, break, or lose it’s efficiency edge. It’s now possible to put a fact-based “WHEN” into the equation that affords time to prioritize, obtain the needed components, and plan to dispatch the appropriate level of technician to complete the job prior to additional damage and /or failure.


With DST on your side, diagnosing and verifying the condition of your customers’ equipment is simple, allowing you to confirm existing problems, check or validate the results of a PM inspection, and verify that the equipment is in good health. This knowledge and validation can, for example, save your client from experiencing a catastrophic equipment failure prematurely and help your team stay on top of preventative maintenance appointments.

Avoid Unanticipated Equipment Failure

The only thing worse than having to shut down equipment to deal with a problem is not being aware of the problem beforehand. Surprise failures of components, leaks or damaged parts have much more potential to create serious problems because you don’t always see them coming, wasting precious time and money as well as reducing the overall lifespan of the equipment.


DST’s experience and technology allows you to anticipate these problems well before they occur, reducing or eliminating the amount of downtime your client will be forced to undergo as well as the cost of repairs, and allowing you to mitigate potentially disastrous situations before they happen. Think about hospital surgical suites, trauma bays, intensive care wings etc.

Provide Optimal Service and Experiences

Providing the best possible services and experiences to your clients is something that every business strives for, but due to human error and circumstance, few can actually achieve. DST moves that goal much closer and well within your grasp by reducing the amount of unexpected outages and unscheduled service events that your clients will have to experience. This will improve your relationships and reputation as a business while elevating your service to the highest level it can be. History reminds us of leaders and followers…. With DST, you lead.


You might be asking yourself, Why DST? Surely other diagnostic methods can give you similar results. In reality, there are many benefits that DST can offer you that you just can’t get anywhere else at an equally attractive total cost, like taking up to 50% less time to perform comprehensive PM’s than comparable methods, reducing the time and steps to perform preventative maintenance yet get more comprehensive output and recommendations. Adding DST’s RMx system- remote monitoring, you’ll experience even greater savings, and greatly reduce the risk of on-the-job injuries for technicians by eliminating the need to climb up onto and /or into equipment. DST partners experience more productivity gain (>25 – 50%) and less worry when performing preventative maintenance which turns into strategic advantages where you can absorb the maximum benefits.


The values and benefits of comparative diagnostic ultrasound technology can be yours to enjoy with help from Discovery Sound Technology. Not only is it affordable, DST will differentiate your service offering, from everyone else that doesn’t have the technology. If you’re interested in learning more about how we can change the way you interact with your equipment, and join other peer groups across the country adopting the “earliest-warning” diagnostic system contact us today



“DST changes the conversation and value we can deliver to our clients. Using it provides a higher level of diagnostic information about the health of the equipment, allowing us to work with our customers to eliminate surprise failures.”

Dave Tillery

GM, Sauer Technical Services

Columbus, OH

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