Two Minute Tips
The Enemy of Reliability: Over Lubrication
Up to 40% of bearings are killed by over lubrication, and another 10–20% are killed by under lubrication. If this is true at your facility, the fault is caused by human error...
- Tom Murphy
- SDT
Equipment Failure Pattern Distribution from 3 Studies
If you understand failure patterns and how assets fail, then you can start to develop a strategy. Failure curves can show us...
- Martin Robinson
- IRISS Inc.
Understanding Crest Factor
Crest Factor is a parameter often displayed with power analysis data for voltage and current. This instructional presentation will give you an understanding of what Crest Factor is...
- Don Donofrio
- The Snell Group
The Heat Is On!
As summer nears, thoughts of extreme heat and humidity start to enter our minds. Heat and humidity are not friends of the electric motor…
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Misalignment in Vibration Patterns
This quick tip will discuss routine vibration check, root cause analysis and diagnosis of imbalance on rotating machines. We demonstrate balance norms and references...
- Sven Fleischer
- Easy-Laser AB
Understanding the Lubrication Challenges of Aging Assets
Industrial assets can begin to break down after a few years of use if not lubricated properly. Assets maintained with a static condition monitoring program last longer, but still cannot reach the lifespans of equipment monitored with cutting-edge technologies and best practices…
- Adrian Messer
- UE Systems
Bad Vibes From A Centrifugal Pump
During periodic measurements on a centrifugal pump for an industrial client, we saw a significant increase in the trend value of our high-frequency vibrations, which is a problem...
- Tim De Block
- Fyraco Solutions
Don’t Forget to Lubricate Your Couplings on Spare Machines
Nowadays, many different coupling designs are available for specific purposes. Solid and rigid couplings do not require lubrication…
- Oscar Medina
- Pfizer
Variability in Oil Analysis Results
Two consecutive samples, at normal sampling intervals from the same machine, are never expected to have exactly the same results, but occasionally the second set of results appears to have either changed...
- Evan Zabawski
- TestOil