Two Minute Tips
Electric Motor Reliability Trifecta – Quality Control Part 3
Trifecta is picking the top three finishers in a horse race, and it can be worth a lot of money. Applying the trifecta theme to motor reliability, the top three applications of test technology to ensure you win big in reliability are Quality Control, Trending, and Troubleshooting…
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
White Papers
Cracking the ISO Code to Lubricant Cleanliness
So what does it really mean to increase lubricant cleanliness? We read various articles and textbooks that talk about how increasing the cleanliness of an in-service oil will increase the life of a component and the lubricant, but how do we make that happen...
- Mark Barnes
- Des-Case
Two Minute Tips
The Drop Point and Lubrication Contamination
The drop point is the temperature at which the oil and the soap, which are the two key components of a grease, separate. When this temperature is exceeded...
- Allan Rienstra
- SDT International
Two Minute Tips
How to Keep Lubricants Clean, Cool & Dry
What are some best practices for lubrication cleanliness at your plant? In this quick Two Minute Tip you will see a few ides for contamination control.
- Rob Kalwarowsky
- Rob's Reliability
Five Minute Facts
Vibration Monitoring Is Critical For Food And Drink
Explore why vibration monitoring is critical for the food and drink industry in this short 5 minute fact...
- Chris Hansford
- Hansford Sensors
Two Minute Tips
How to Make a Case for an Asset Criticality Assessment
Using an asset criticality assessment allows teams to rank machinery by its impact to production, ensuring reliability and availability of assets...
- Frederic Baudart
- Fluke
White Papers
The Importance of Good Maintenance Practices Based on Condition Monitoring
Pruftechnik’s service team was contacted by our client when the online vibration monitoring system in their machine’s dryer inlet fan reached an alarm value of 12mm/sec rms. After our team conducted thorough analysis of the data, they suspected that the severe vibration was caused by...
- Shoukat Ali Izhar
- PRUFTECHNIK S.E.A. Pte Ltd
10 Minute Talk
Tank Levels
The reliability of tank level indicators has improved significantly over the past few decades. This tip will discuss how taking advantage of differences in thermal capacitance of tank contents allows for fast and effect tank level inspections.
- Roy Huff
- The Snell Group
Five Minute Facts
Ultrasound Rescues a Super Dryer for Wood Chips
As we were listening to the eighth bearing, we heard a faint ticking sound. The display indicated 2 dB. The guys on site were not worried, as it was only 2 dB. I rephrased this to say…
- Christopher Hallum
- UE Systems Europe B.V.
