Bob Rasor Joins Power Panel on Transformer Monitoring and Reliability

Overview

SDMyers’ Director of Transformer Services, Bob Rasor, recently participated in a Power Panel Discussion hosted by Power Systems Technology, sharing insights drawn from more than 47 years in the industry. Bob highlighted the importance of predictive data, trending, and strategic planning for ensuring transformer reliability, and emphasized how proactive maintenance and informed decision-making can protect transformer fleets from unexpected outages.

Bob Rasor, Director of Transformer Services at SDMyers, was recently featured as a panelist in the Power Panel Discussion: “Monitoring, Diagnostics, Maintenance, and Reliability” webinar hosted by Power Systems Technology. The panel included industry leaders from Qualitrol, Systems With Intelligence, and Dynamic Ratings, and brought together decades of insight into the future of transformer asset management and monitoring. Download the official panel recap here.

Decades of Experience, Grounded in Real-World Practice

With nearly five decades of experience since beginning his career in 1978, Bob brought a grounded perspective to the conversation—one shaped by SDMyers’ commitment to transformer reliability and customer service. His contributions focused on how organizations can leverage data trends, predictive maintenance strategies, and thoughtful planning to maximize uptime and reduce failures.

“We like to use trending as a very powerful tool, and one of the best ways to trend is to have more data. That leads us to knowledge about the data, which is great. Tied to that knowledge is the wisdom as to where it all leads us.”

From Reactive to Proactive: A Vision for Long-Term Reliability

Throughout the discussion, Bob emphasized the importance of moving from reactive to proactive maintenance—incorporating condition-based monitoring, visual inspections, and transformer oil testing. He underscored that sound transformer fleet management requires more than tools: it demands a long-term vision for resilience and reliability.

As part of SDMyers’ continued leadership in transformer services, Bob’s contributions to the panel illustrated how companies can make informed, strategic decisions backed by decades of industry expertise.

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