Rotor Evaluation Using MCEMAX®: In/Rush-Start/Up

The start-up of a motor is a stressful event. High current, rapid temperature rise and mechanical stress all create a perfect environment to evaluate the health of your rotor and expose any hidden anomalies...

Noah Bethel
PdMA Corporation

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Motor Testing

Rotor Evaluation Using MCEMAX®: Pole-Pass Frequency (Fp)

Rotor bars on the rotor of a squirrel cage induction motor act as a shorting mechanism to the magnetic flux emitted from the steel rotor laminations...

Noah Bethel
PdMA Corporation

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Lubrication
Ultrasound

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

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Thermography

Watch for Wind During IR Testing

What difference does wind make when you’re using a thermal imaging camera or a spot radiometer...

Jason Tranter
Mobius Institute

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Ultrasound

Test Your Ultrasound Knowledge!

Wondering how much you know about Ultrasound? Take the free quiz to find out...

Martin Robinson
IRISS Inc.

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Lubrication

Gearbox Best Practices

The number one cause of failure in any mechanical application is contamination. Every industrial plant has a sizable investment in both its equipment and the lubricant that is purchased to protect that equipment...

Preston Rubottom
Lubrication Engineers

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Motor Testing

Rotor Evaluation Using MCEMAX® – Fp Frequency

Pole-pass frequency (Fp) sideband evaluation is one of the more established methods of rotor evaluation utilizing the current signature analysis test...