Condition Monitoring Management & AI
Case Studies and Stories
How Improved Lubrication Practices Helped This Air Compressor Save Energy
John Sander discusses how lubrication practices have saved costs and reduced emissions in an air compressor, a knitting plant, and a glass and ceramic producer…
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Five Minute Facts
Motion Amplification vs. Traditional Condition Monitoring
Paul Barna of RDI Technologies explains the main differences between motion amplification and traditional condition monitoring, focusing on issues you may miss if you’re only using traditional condition monitoring…
- Paul Barna
- RDI Technologies
Two Minute Tips
Powerful Predictive Maintenance Strategies for Your Plant
When it comes to predictive maintenance, there are several basic and powerful strategies that can be deployed in parallel. Contrary to longstanding popular opinion, you do not always need to perfect Strategy A before moving on the Strategy B…
- Silvio dos Santos and Julia Piva
- SEMEQ
Five Minute Facts
What Do P-F Curves Really Look Like?
The traditional P-F Curve does not cover all scenarios. Roy Giorgio of AssetWatch demonstrates what a P-F Curve in the field could look like, using a case study of simple precision lubrication…
- Roy Giorgio
- AssetWatch
Two Minute Tips
Motion Amplification 101: Spectra and Waveforms
With motion amplification software, your cursor becomes a virtual sensor. When looking at regions of interest (ROIs), you can drag and drop so that the software can calculate the waveform and spectrum from the x and y coordinates…
- Paul Barna
- RDI Technologies
Two Minute Tips
How Grease Works and Saves You Energy
Greases are thickened lubricants, meaning they do not flow. So how does grease reduce friction? John Sander explains…
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Two Minute Tips
Calculating the Costs of Ignoring Oil Analysis
Oil analysis can tell us a lot about the condition of a machine, and we ignore its potential at our peril…
- Roy Giorgio
- AssetWatch
Five Minute Facts
An Overview of Energy and How It Works
We talk about the need to save energy, but what exactly is energy and how does it work? John Sander of Lubrication Engineers discusses forms of energy, energy flow and conversion, and power vs energy …
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Five Minute Facts
Introduction To Wireless Sensors In Condition Monitoring
Condition monitoring is by no means a new concept in industry. In fact, it is so widely regarded as a best practice, that it becomes commonplace in more industries each year. With this increase in awareness, we have seen an influx of options over the years...
- John Waldron
- Acoem USA
