Vibration Analysis
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
Five Minute Facts
Secrets of Spectrum Analysis -Amplitude Accuracy
When thinking about the term “accurate” in the traditional sense, that’s an elusive concept...
- Scott Dow
- SPM Instrument
Five Minute Facts
Secrets of Spectrum Analysis -Frequency Accuracy
The importance of accurate frequencies simply cannot be overstated...
- Scott Dow
- SPM Instrument
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
Articles
Go Beyond Condition Monitoring; Condition Improvement
We all know what a great job vibration analyst’s perform. They are all that stands between a manageable plant and the chaos and mayhem that can result from machines failing unexpectedly...
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
Articles
Prevent Future Faults; The Ultimate Challenge for Analysts
Vibration analysts shouldn't detect misalignment that results from poor alignment practices. Vibration analysts shouldn't detect cavitation. And vibration analysts shouldn't detect faults in rolling element bearings...
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
Articles
The Vibration Analyst: Which “Type” Are You?
Vibration analysis of rotating machinery is very challenging; there is a lot to know and there is a lot of pressure to get it right. That knowledge can be gained through experience and formal training. The best analysts result from a combination of the best training (and lots of it) and the richest experience...
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
