Two Minute Tips
Motor Overload
Motor overloads occur when motors are drawing too much current. The main issue with excess current is that it creates heat which degrades the insulation surrounding the conductors that creates stator magnetic field.
- Bill Kruger
- ALL-TEST Pro
Extending the Life of Your Gear Oil
With consistent, accurate monitoring of the condition of your oil – whether in an engine, gearbox, circulating system or mainline power generation turbine – an oil analysis program can help you extend the life of the oil and protect the equipment.
- Nathan Walker
- Lubrication Engineers
Determining the Battery Life of a Wireless Vibration Sensor
Wireless vibration sensors have their place in a good reliability program and can really benefit the maintenance team’s ability to monitor machine health reliably.
- Alan McCall
- Sensoteq
Wind Turbine DFIG Generator Slip Ring Defect
This case study shows how early detection of slip ring unit defect can result in a fast, inexpensive repair.
- Michael Hastings
- Brüel & Kjær Vibro (B&K Vibro)
Sampling Ammonia or Refrigerant Compressors
Monitoring acid level and contaminants, especially water and sediment are important factors to consider to maintain performance in reciprocating and screw compressors. When sampling ammonia, foaming is a regular issue that is encountered. In order to avoid this, the KPQ14NP has a locknut feature.
- Bernie Hall
- Checkfluid
Size Matters!
Designing a sensor for wireless condition monitoring is a complex balancing act between meeting performance requirements whilst adding the most value for the end user. The choice of technology becomes crucial when trying to optimize certain aspects of the design.
- David Procter
- Sensoteq
Safe Sampling
In this presentation, Bernie Hall will explore how to obtain samples from components that are considered to be difficult or unsafe to reach.
- Bernie Hall
- Checkfluid
Location, Location, Location
When it comes to analyzing vibration, sensor placement is key to quality of data capture. Motors can be large, surrounded by equipment and difficult to access, so locating an area to place your vibration sensor can be harder than it looks.
- David Procter
- Sensoteq
5 Reasons Why Point of Care Oil Analysis Makes Sense Now
Point of care oil analysis testing is now established and accelerating as companies find reliability improvements and cost savings.
- Daniel Walsh
- AMETEK Spectro Scientific