Case Studies and Stories
Hear Failure from Miles Away
Experienced maintenance professionals can understand if a machine is healthy or not by walking up to it and using their senses – hearing, touch, smell, and sight. But this skill doesn’t scale when there are more plants than experts. This case study – a TechINSIGHT – shows how IoT maintenance solutions are helping machine analysts be in multiple places at once...
- Brett Burger
- National Instruments
Two Minute Tips
Resonance Testing Methods
If you suspect resonance, you can confirm it through specialized tests. Some tests, such as mathematical modeling and variable-frequency shaker, are not so common in plant work. But the other two are more common, and these are...
- Ali Al-Shurafa
- Saudi Aramco
Five Minute Facts
A Closer Look at Thrust Ball Bearing Damage
Thrust bearings are usually located on the non-drive end of the equipment. This is a small pump you'd expect to be driven by a motor. But the bearings of horizontal motors are not designed to...
- Ali Al-Shurafa
- Saudi Aramco
Interviews
The Keys to Developing an Effective EMT
Personal preparation is one of the most important factors in starting a motor testing program. It probably takes me 20 to 30 minutes in the evening to set up my equipment and get it ready to go. I make sure everything is charged up...
- Don Donofrio
- The Snell Group
Two Minute Tips
Your Accelerometer Questions Answered
Whether you’re new to vibration monitoring and considering which accelerometers are appropriate for your application or are simply replacing existing accelerometers, selecting the right equipment for your requirements is critical to the effectiveness of the vibration monitoring process…
- Chris Hansford
- Hansford Sensors
Two Minute Tips
What Is Your Bearing Risk Appetite?
One question is, how much does it matter that we know how much life exists in our bearings? Ask yourself, what happens if it fails? How much does it affect the plant...
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
10 Minute Talk
Suspect Resonance? Check What the Machine Is Sitting on
The motor in this case study was brought in for a routine PM during the plant’s scheduled downtime. During the run test, they experienced very high vibration, but nothing else was abnormal…
- Ali Al-Shurafa
- Saudi Aramco
10 Minute Talk
Diagnosing and Correcting Resonance in a Vertical Seawater Pump
This case involves a vertical cooling seawater pump in a power plant. The speed is 600 rpm, and it had no noise or operational issues. The current was normal, but they received…
- Ali Al-Shurafa
- Saudi Aramco
Two Minute Tips
What Is a Reliable Asset?
Ensuring assets are reliable means leaning heavily on condition-based maintenance strategies.......
- Frederic Baudart
- Fluke
