Vibration Analysis
10 Minute Talk
Turbo Machinery 101
Salah Attia tells us about different types of turbines and the alarm levels that should be set to protect these critical machines…
- Salah Attia
- ALS Industrial
10 Minute Talk
When Vibration from Trains Damages Buildings
In large cities in India, such as Delhi, metros cause a lot of damage to buildings. Stories have appeared on the news of people who have to repair their houses again and again…
- Ashish Arora
- Institute of Noise & Vibration
10 Minute Talk
Measurement Sensors and Applications for Measuring Turbo Machinery
When measuring turbo machinery, measurement types include casing absolute vibration, shaft relative vibration, and shaft absolute vibration…
- Salah Attia
- ALS Industrial
Two Minute Tips
How to Mount a Vibration Sensor
The mounting of a vibration sensor directly impacts its performance. Incorrect mounting may give readings that relate not only to a change in conditions but also to...
- Chris Hansford
- Hansford Sensors
Five Minute Facts
How to Ensure Successful Acceleration Enveloping
Acceleration enveloping is the sophisticated signal processing technique that helps to pinpoint bearing failure at an early stage. Below is a guide of how to successfully implement it...
- Chris Hansford
- Hansford Sensors
10 Minute Talk
Installing Wireless Monitoring on Overhead Cranes
Compared to most applications, wireless monitoring of overhead cranes is quite challenging. We need high-speed sampling for fault detection. And because this is a low-speed application…
- Kris Deckers
- I-care Group
Case Studies and Stories
Vibration Analysis report of Broken/Cracked Rotor Bar
In March of 2016, the vibration for Turbo Blower 2 was normal, but the motor temperature had increased. Ten days later, however, it was running rough with periodic noise...
- Muhammad Trendo
- Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Perawang
Two Minute Tips
Challenges of Crane Monitoring
Monitoring the wheels and bearings of the overhead cranes is not easy. If we could detect poor lubrication and bearing defects, we could perform predictive maintenance and get ahead of the…
- Kris Deckers
- I-care Group
Two Minute Tips
What Are the Root Causes of Wear in Industrial Machinery?
Taking appropriate action is almost impossible if you don’t know what the root cause of the failure is. Generally speaking, there are a handful of causes that are found to be responsible for most of the damage to – and failure of – industrial machinery...
- Chris Hansford
- Hansford Sensors
