Vibration Analysis
Case Studies and Stories
Boliden Garpenberg Mine
In January 2011, New Boliden decided on a major expansion of operations at the Garpenberg mine in central Sweden, aiming to successively increase production from 1.4 million to 2.5 million tons annually...
10 Minute Talk
Keeping Out Environmental Contaminants
In dusty or wet vibration monitoring applications, sealing of the sensor itself as well as sealing of the cable to the sensor is of prime importance in order to avoid contamination of the signal. But how sealed is it? Is there a way to quantify “sealed”?
- Meredith Christman
- PCB Piezotronics
10 Minute Talk
Understand It. Improve It!
Are you getting the most from your vibration monitoring program? Are you getting the return on investment you deserve?
- Alan Friedman
- Mobius Institute
Articles
Optimizing Vibration Programs
When we think of Reliability and ensuring that assets perform when required, the tendency is to migrate towards those technologies and software programs that promise early detection, an efficiency of data collection and robustness of data analysis...
- Chris Armitage
- GenesisSolutions, An ABS Group Company
Two Minute Tips
One Technology Is Not Enough
There is no doubt that technologies such as vibration analysis...
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
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
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.
Five Minute Facts
Statistical Alarms
This is part of a series of short presentations on setting alarms on vibration data...
- Alan Friedman
- Mobius Institute
10 Minute Talk
Proper Database Setup Makes Identifying a Bad Bearing a Straight Forward Process
In the short presentation, we review bearing frequencies and symptoms. What is the "Demod" Spectrum?
- Scott Dow
- SPM Instrument
