Two Minute Tips
Warning Signs of Pump Cavitation
Pumps are critical pieces of equipment in a large variety of industrial settings. Although they are routinely monitored as part of a facility’s CBM program, the data captured in this way isn’t always enough to identify the signs of early-stage pump cavitation. Vibration data can provide valuable insight into the pump’s condition, and with the right monitoring setup can help you identify developing cavitation before serious damage or failure occurs.
- Elise Brannon
- Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies
The Importance of Balancing a Turbo
Internal combustion engines use turbochargers as a way to output more power. Some turbocharger impellers can reach speeds up to 300,000 rpm.
Unbalance at high speed generates vibration that will not only reduce the engine performance, but may eventually cause permanent damage to the whole system. Needless to say, turbo balancing machines are important in maintenance activities for turbocharger systems to work in optimal conditions.
- Dr. M. David Howard
- Erbessd Instruments
Resonance & Natural Frequency
Have you ever tried to balance a fan and its vibration won’t go down? No matter what you do, do you know what Resonance is?
3 Tips to diagnose Resonance and 6 ways to correct it below.
- Dr. Thierry Erbessd
- Erbessd Instruments
Level Up Your Maintenance
In the maintenance and reliability industry, the challenges you face are ever-changing. Not to mention technology advancements, big data, IIOT solutions and more, it can be challenging to manage your maintenance effectively and optimize your equipment reliability.
That’s where we come in.
- POLARIS Laboratores
Automatic RPM Identification From Vibration Data
Vibration analysis requires a correct identification of the rotational speed of the machine. How the different frequencies of the spectrum are related to RPM, identifying with high accuracy the order of each frequency, is essential for the analysis process.
- TWave
- TWAVE
Accelerometer Hermeticity
At its core, hermeticity refers to a seal or closure being complete and airtight. There are different levels of hermeticity, though, depending on the quality of the seal, and the only way to measure is through a leak test, usually performed with helium.
- Peter Eitnier
- Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies
Condemning a Motor Using MCA™
Experience has shown that 20 to 40 percent of motor systems tested may have some sort of alarm condition. Just because a motor has exceeded the alarm limits in MCA Basic™ or MCA PRO™, it does not necessarily mean the motor will fail or should be stopped immediately. For over 30 years, the dedicated staff at ALL-TEST Pro have gathered data and resources to determine when a motor will most likely fail on the most common 3-phase squirrel cage motors.
- Mark Koch
- ALL-TEST Pro, LLC
The Proven Usefulness of Data In Industry
Data, and the insights mined from this data, are extremely valuable for industry. With proof of concept and results, all projects show drastic increases in yield, uptime, efficiency, etc.
- Rik van Ballaert
- I-care
Data Visualization with Dashboards
Dashboards are a great way to present data effectively. They can display an overview of your plant’s current condition monitoring status as well as historical data. A dashboard can meet specific needs, such as to display data for a particular application, e.g., a hoist, fan, machine tool, rotary calciner, conveyor, or any other critical piece of equipment. Or it can visualize process data, enabling operators to act on changes quickly.
- Göran Almqvist
- SPM Instrument AB