condition monitoring
Two Minute Tips
Calculating the Costs of Ignoring Oil Analysis
Oil analysis can tell us a lot about the condition of a machine, and we ignore its potential at our peril…
- Roy Giorgio
- AssetWatch
Five Minute Facts
Advantages to Dynamic Balancing
Imbalance is a leading cause of excessive machine/rotor vibration. It can be an inherent result of rotor design or construction. Imbalance can occur due to routine wear or damage...
- Chris Keniston
- ERBESSD INSTRUMENTS
Articles
Best Practices for Electrical Resistance Heat Trace Systems in Process Plants
These days, you will find heat trace systems in almost all process plants where consistent temperature is critical to the manufactured product. Mark Thomas explains what exactly heat trace is and its best practices...
- Mark Thomas
- Allied Reliability
Two Minute Tips
Condition Monitoring Applications for Velocity Sensors
Velocity is used as a vibration measurement for most condition monitoring applications because velocity is the best overall indication of machinery health for both low-speed and intermediate-speed components...
- Peter Eitnier
- Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies
Two Minute Tips
Vibration and Alignment Problems Related to Soft Foot
Most industrial maintenance mechanics who are involved with precision shaft alignment are familiar with the phenomenon of soft foot.
- Stan Riddle
- ACOEM
Five Minute Facts
The Fundamentals of Belts and Sheaves
In some industries, like oiling, drive belt replacement is considered a task for the new guys on the floor. It’s an easy job right? Absolutely. But there are many ways to do it incorrectly if not taught properly the first time.
- Stan Riddle
- ACOEM
Two Minute Tips
Using APIs- Integrate Data from Different Platforms with Your Condition Monitoring System
APIs are a set of functions and procedures that are used to create applications. They link different software platforms together and let unrelated applications exchange information.
- Anders Hultman
- SPM Instrument AB
Five Minute Facts
Do Employers Prefer Experience or Certification?
The question: When you are looking to hire a person, which factor is the most important – experience or certification – if you can only choose one or the other? Our panel answers and gives some valuable advice…
- Matthew Moore
- Moore Reliability Limited
Case Studies and Stories
Separator Fan Cleaning Prevents Lost Production and Repair Costs for Cement Plant
A global cement manufacturer needed an affordable wireless predictive maintenance solution to monitor their tier-II critical machine assets at their flagship North American plant. Wired solutions were too expensive and route-based solutions were not feasible on most of these assets.
- Jaidev Krishnan
- AssetWatch
