Two Minute Tips
Preparing Your Steam Trap for Winter: Why It’s Important
The seasons are changing as your factory is performing seasonal upkeep to prepare for the coming winter. For steam systems, unit heaters will typically be switched on as workers will go about their regular duties. However, winter causes unique changes...
- Adrian Messer
- UE Systems
Testing Thermodynamic Disc
When testing steam traps, we first need to make sure our temperature and pressures are set before we use any type of ultrasound. A good disc trap should cycle 4-10 times per minute; a warn disc trap will cycle ...
- Drew Walts
- IRISS
Corona, Tracking, and Arcing
The use of ultrasound for electrical inspection of energized electrical assets has become a big application for…
- Adrian Messer
- UE Systems
How Does High Frequency Help Bearings?
The ability to detect high frequency is inherently important if dealing with pulses and with friction…
- Tom Murphy
- SDT
What’s So Useful About Ultrasound?
In this quick tip, we discuss the four useful keys of using ultrasound analysis and discuss what ultrasound is...
- Tom Murphy
- SDT
Ultrasonic Predictive Maintenance: Monitoring Bearing Wear
Ultrasonic inspection and monitoring of bearings is by far the most reliable method for detecting incipient bearing failure and conditions...
- Adrian Messer
- UE Systems
Ultrasonic Lubrication and Flat Top Grease Fittings
Watch this 2 Minute Tip to see some examples of ultrasonic lubrication...
- Nolan Williamson
- Novelis
The Advantages of Ultrasound Condition Monitoring
Ultrasonic inspection and monitoring of bearings is by far the most reliable method for detecting incipient bearing failure and conditions such as lack of lubrication...
- Adrian Messer
- UE Systems
Guide to Electrical Inspection with Ultrasound Technology
The Good, Better, and the Best approaches to lubricating bearings. Ultimately, are condition based approach using ultrasound to let the lubricator know when they have applied enough grease...
- Adrian Messer
- UE Systems