Ultrasound
Articles
Lubrication Process Transformation
The Mosaic Company is a leader in crop nutrition and aims to help the world grow the food it needs. Reliability is essential to the company’s mission, and lubrication is a crucial part of its condition monitoring program...
Case Studies and Stories
Optimizing Your Lubrication Program With Ultrasound
Why is Ultrasound so easy to use to assist with your lubrication program. We can use ultrasound to optimize your preventative schedule, but also to completely use ultrasound to determine when and how much you need to grease...
- Peter Boon
- UE Systems Inc.
Articles
How to Measure Tribology Using a 100 kHz Sampling Rate Vibration Analyzer
We can use vibration analysis to see what goes on in the interface between moving surfaces and, therefore, catch potential problems there...
- Ray Garvey
- Ametek
Articles
Online Vibration, Ultrasound & Temperature Data Integration Monitoring
In today’s modern world information is found all around us and it is available at the simple push of a button; 24/7/365. Machine condition monitoring systems (online systems) have been around for quite a while, but they have typically been reserved for the most critical and most expensive machines at a facility...
- Dave Leach
- LUDECA
Articles
Using Ultrasound to Improve Lubrication Practices
Keeping a handle on lubrication is easy, right? All one needs to do is make sure the right lubricant is used in the right amount and at the right time. Not so fast; if only it were that simple...
- Adrian Messer
- UE Systems
Articles
The Key to Machinery Reliability
The goal of Minnkota’s PPM (planned preventative maintenance) Team is to use their technologies and resources to provide the workers with safe, reliable operating equipment and make a positive impact on their maintenance...
- Tod Baer
- Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc.
Articles
CMMS – Friend or Foe?
In every good maintenance program, there needs to be a place to store a history of problems found and actions taken if we are to learn from our experiences and continuously improve...
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook, in Partnership with Lubrication Engineers
Case Studies and Stories
Hydra Main Propulsion Gearbox
Once upon a time, there was a ship called the Hydra. They were suspicious that the gears or bearings in the main gearbox were failing and asked a vibration analyst to perform a test. The analyst turned to me for help...
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
Articles
How Do You Make Your Condition Monitoring Program More Valuable?
If you are involved with condition monitoring you probably believe you add value to the organization; your warnings of impending failure allow the company to avoid downtime, reduce costs, and much more. But does management believe you are providing a valuable service...
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute