Webinar Description:
The presentation focuses on the monitoring of ultra-low and low-speed machines. It covers the bearing failure processes, highlighting the importance of accurate condition monitoring.

Learning Takeaways:
1. Accurate Condition Monitoring: The presentation emphasizes the importance of accurate condition monitoring for ultra-low and low-speed machines.
2. Bearing Failure Process: It details the bearing failure process and the stages involved.
3. Extended Pre-warning Time: The presentation highlights the extended pre-warning time provided by the monitoring system, which gives room to plan and act.
4. HD Order Tracking: This technique provides crisp and clear results with varying RPMs, identifies repetitive signals, and uses pure digital filters for a high signal-to-noise ratio.
5. Detection of Faults: The system is capable of detecting early, mature, and severe faults.
6. Case Studies: Several case studies are presented, including mine hoists, twin wire presses, and support wheels for drum fertilizer plants, demonstrating the effectiveness of the monitoring system.

About the Presenter:
Ron Kittle is Managing Director for SPM Instrument Inc. USA, a global leader in condition monitoring that exclusively develops and markets all the advanced technologies to measure, analyze and present condition data from complex machinery. Ron has over 20 years of experience in the maintenance and reliability fields, primarily focusing on condition monitoring products related to vibration analysis across many industries. Ron has extensive experience in wireless and on-line condition monitoring systems, most recent notable work in the wind energy and mining industries. Ron’s career started in the US Army where he spent time as a Combat Vehicle Mechanic. Other early career experiences include oil analysis on high voltage transformers and work in the power generation plants where he began focusing on predictive maintenance techniques.