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Improving Oil Cleanliness – Your 2021 Maintenance Resolution – Part 1 by Bernie Hall | Check Fluid
  • Oil Analysis + Wear Particle

Improving Oil Cleanliness – Your 2021 Maintenance Resolution – Part 1

Is increasing oil cleanliness on your 2021 to-do list? Oil contamination continues to be one of the biggest causes of component failure and productivity declines. Oil cleanliness starts at the beginning with inspecting and filtering your new and incoming oil.

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Gear Defects and Faults by Dara O'Sullivan of Analog Devices, Inc
  • Condition Monitoring Management & AI

Gear Defects and Faults

Gear faults typically occur in the teeth of a gear mechanism due to fatigue, spalling, or pitting. These can be manifested as cracks in the gear root or removal of metal from the tooth surface. Gears are the main elements of power transmission in many industrial applications and are subjected to significant stresses and loading.

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Galvanic Isolation in Signal Conditioners by Peter Eitner of Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies
  • Condition Monitoring Management & AI

Galvanic Isolation in Signal Conditioners: Why is it Important?

Galvanic isolation was developed as a response to galvanic paths and subsequently, the signal interference they cause. A galvanic path is defined as a path in which there is a direct electrical connection between two or more electrical circuits that allow current to flow..

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triaxial vs. single axis sesnors
  • Condition Monitoring Management & AI

Triaxial v Single Axis – More for Less

Over the years, advancement in microchip technology and minimisation of condition monitoring devices has led us to the next generation of condition monitoring triaxial sensor..

  • AVT Reliability
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vibration sensor for process control systems
  • Vibration Analysis

4-20 mA vs. IEPE Vibration Sensors for Process Control Systems

With process control systems, it’s simple (and smart) to incorporate vibration data into an existing monitoring program. Either loop-powered 4-20 mA sensors, which output a direct 4-20 mA signal, or IEPE sensors, which output dynamic data that can be converted into an acceptable process signal, can be used..

  • Elise Brannon
  • Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies
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An ideally aligned System
  • Alignment + Balancing

Detecting and Diagnosing Misalignment in a System

Next-generation sensors based on MEMS technology, combined with advanced algorithms for diagnostic and prognostic applications, expand opportunities to measure a variety of machines and improve the ability to effectively monitor equipment, improve uptime, enhance process quality, and increase throughput. This 5 minute fact reviews misalignments and their characteristics to provide insights into some of the key system requirements that must be considered when developing a condition-based monitoring solution.

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  • Vibration Analysis

How Many Averages

Signal processing in the FFT analyzer or vibration data collector includes averaging. How many averages should you take to reduce noise and produce an accurate vibration spectrum?

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  • Vibration Analysis

Peak Hold Averaging

Averaging - understanding peak hold averaging in the FFT analyzer, signal processing, noise reduction, FFT analysis in vibration data collector FFT analyzer, number of averages.

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getting a spot-on oil sample every time
  • Oil Analysis + Wear Particle

Getting A Spot-On Sample Every Time

Oil analysis depends on a representative oil sample as such, the entire oil sampling process should be focused on ensuring the oil entering the bottle contains complete information about your machine. Learn how you can get spot-on oil samples for your oil analysis programs.

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