An Integrated Approach to Process Condition Monitoring

This presentation discusses the benefits of bridging process monitoring and condition-based monitoring (CBM) as a necessary part of reducing production time, cost, related material, and energy consumption's which positively impact the bottom-line...

Bob Miller
IVC Technologies

Articles

Condition Monitoring Management & AI

Historical Condition Information Provides Evidence for Benefits of Condition Based Maintenance

The goal of equipment condition monitoring is to increase equipment availability, increase product yield and quality, and reduce maintenance cost by...

Forrest Pardue
24/7

White Papers

Ultrasound

Evaluating Wave Files to Determine the Severity of the Ultrasonic Emissions

We are often asked at which voltages and on what type of equipment is ultrasound most effective... The answer is not simple since it often depends on the individual asking the question...

UE Systems

Case Studies and Stories

Motor Testing

Energized Motor Testing Reveals Improper VFD Settings

This 55-kilowatt, 400-volt motor is controlled by a variable frequency drive (VFD). This motor drives the centrifugal fan that sends air into a natural gas combustion burner...

Ettore Di Pasquale
ALL-TEST PRO

Case Studies and Stories

Motor Testing

What is 3 Minutes of Motor Testing Worth to You?

A motor distributor in the Netherlands provided a 17 Kilowatt, 400-Volt motor to a local hospital in 2015. The hospital rented a portable crane to install the motor onto the roof of the building. The motor is used to operate a fan that is mounted on the hospital’s roof...

Richard Scott
ALL-TEST PRO

Case Studies and Stories

Motor Testing

Deep Well Vertical Pump Analysis using Electrical Signature Analysis (ESA)

There are many advantages that vertical pumps provide over horizontally mounted pumps and when they operate properly they generally provide many years of reliable, maintenance free operation. However, in almost any plant with a large inventory of vertical pumps they will have one or more of these pumps that are considered “bad actors”...