Five Minute Facts
Add Ultrasound to Your Toolbox
What is in your toolbox? Before we talk about ultrasound, we have to look at the bigger picture. How many times have people gotten excited about a certain technology and...
- Christopher Hallum
- UE Systems Europe B.V.
Two Minute Tips
Alignment: Goal, Plan, Achieve
What do you want to achieve during alignment: precision, speed, or improved reliability of equipment? Remember, a goal without a plan is just a wish. When executing alignment, we need to properly plan the job...
- Dennis Swanepoel
- WearCheck
10 Minute Talk
Polarization Index Profiles
A polarization index is a 10-minute timed insulation test using a megohmmeter to measure resistance to ground. If you plot or graph the results incrementally, it will give you a profile of the resistance to ground. There are five distinct patterns that we'll get...
- Don Donofrio
- The Snell Group
Five Minute Facts
Is That a “Real Hot Spot” or Just a Reflection?
So much emphasis is placed on emissivity that in many cases reflectivity is not given the respect and attention it deserves. When capturing high-quality infrared data, reflected or background energy must be known, along with an understanding of how it is influencing the image and data.
- Roy Huff
- The Snell Group
Five Minute Facts
Mining the Potential of Vibration Monitoring
The last couple of years have been tough for many mining and quarrying companies, with erratic commodity prices, mineral grade decline and increasingly strict government regulation being just some of the issues that have hit profitability...
- Chris Hansford
- Hansford Sensors
White Papers
10 Steps for Implementing IoT in Your Industrial Space
Organizations may be tempted to throw IIoT-enhanced devices and software at the wall to see what sticks. This may be an option, but it’s not conducive to a successful maintenance program rollout...
- Frederic Baudart
- Fluke
Five Minute Facts
PF Mill Motor Electrical Fault
This case involves a motor that has just been serviced. During the last six months, the motor showed elevato
- Salah Attia
- ALS Industrial
Two Minute Tips
Leak-Testing Flanged Couplings
There are a lot of flanged couplings used in heat exchanger condenser systems. Finding vacuum or pressure leaks here is challenging
- Allan Rienstra
- SDT International
Five Minute Facts
Calculating Field Pole Pass Frequency
Field Pole Pass Frequency Sidebands (Fpp) are a primary method of identifying rotor anomalies. This instructional video demonstrates how to calculate these frequencies....
- Don Donofrio
- The Snell Group
