Why is a Crystal IR Lens not Suitable for Industrial Applications?

Some manufacturers of crystal infrared windows claim their products are “Arc Resistant”!! This is a very dangerous statement to make especially when we already know that crystals cannot take any form of impact,..

Martin Robinson
IRISS Inc.

Two Minute Tips

Vibration Analysis

Designing a Wind Turbine: Dealing with Resonance

Whenever the natural frequency of a turbine tower meets the rotor or blade frequency, it oscillates. It has a resonance. How do we avoid it…

Partha Ravi
OnyxInsight Australia

Two Minute Tips

Condition Monitoring Management & AI

Avoid Danger Zones with Wireless Sensors

Minimizing contact with dangerous work areas is one of the simplest ways to keep personnel safe. With the implementation of reliability solutions such as remote condition monitoring sensors, measurements can be recorded from a distance, eliminating the need for employees to enter danger zones...

Gregory Perry
Fluke Corporation

10 Minute Talk

Vibration Analysis

Averaging and the FFT

When collecting vibration data with an FFT analyzer, a linear averaging process is used to reduce noise in the vibration spectrum. This video discusses signal processing, averaging and the Fast Fourier Transform in the vibration data collector..

Jason Tranter
Mobius Institute

Two Minute Tips

Motor Testing

Troubleshooting a Running Motor

This tip discusses troubleshooting the motor and machine train with the motor still running. The fault zones specific to the physical motor are the stator, rotor and airgap....

Noah Bethel
PdMA Corporation

Two Minute Tips

Alignment + Balancing

Four Ways Soft Foot Affects Machinery

Soft foot is a condition that occurs when rotating machinery is positioned incorrectly ─ specifically, when one or more of the “feet” of a machine’s base, frame, or soleplate are not making the same point contact as the others...

PRUFTECHNIK

Two Minute Tips

Vibration Analysis

Surface Morphology of Railroad Tracks

Surface morphology is a detailed study of a surface. We studied the surfaces of railroad tracks and found that using analytical imaging helps us see what we cannot see with our naked eyes…