Two Minute Tips
Vibration and Alignment Problems Related to Soft Foot
Most industrial maintenance mechanics who are involved with precision shaft alignment are familiar with the phenomenon of soft foot.
- Stan Riddle
- Acoem USA
Condition Monitoring Applications for Velocity Sensors
Velocity is used as a vibration measurement for most condition monitoring applications because velocity is the best overall indication of machinery health for both low-speed and intermediate-speed components.
- Peter Eitnier
- Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies
What’s New in Lube Oil Analysis?
Sanya Mathura goes through new developments in the lube oil analysis industry, including some new standards…
- Sanya Mathura
- Strategic Reliability Solutions Ltd
An Alarm was Triggered. Now What?
If you have a condition monitoring or CM program in place, chances are you are aware of how it can help your maintenance in the long run via saved time and/or resources. But what do you do when the dreaded alarm occurs?
- Rich Merhige
- AME Solutions
Creating a Color-Coded Lubricant Standard
When you have multiple lubricants in a factory with hundreds or even thousands of lubrication points, mistakes will happen. Introducing the wrong lubricant into an application leads to unplanned downtime and costly repairs.
- Preston Rubottom
- Lubrication Engineers
“Mic” Your Shims Before Alignment!
Have you ever added the number of shims your laser alignment tool or dial indicator tells you to during an alignment only to find your machine is still out of alignment? This is a frustrating but common occurrence.
- Stan Riddle
- Acoem USA
Utilizing Phase to Confirm Machine Faults
It’s on all of the vibration fault charts, it’s taught in vibration classes, and it’s used for balancing – but how often is phase actually used by vibration analysts to confirm faults?
- James Otremba
- Acoem USA
Do Your Sensors Work for Your Processes? Observability is Key!
Imagine trying to measure the a 100° F temperature with a thermometer with a high value of 80° F, or your local police trying to catch speeding cars with a radar gun that only goes to 20 MPH. Both situations share the same problem, the sensor is not appropriate for their use!
- Jose Flores
- SensOS
Understanding How Laser Shaft Alignment Works
There are many root causes to vibration in the industrial sector. However, there are four that contribute up to 80%. Watch this tip to find out more about these root causes.
- Rich Merhige
- AME Solutions