10 Minute Talk
How to Implement Your PDM Program
We began taking measures to overcome some of the difficulties we'd found. For example, for the aluminium motors, we fabricated some cubes to attach the sensors. All our devices are...
- Eslam Abdelmohsen
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Two Minute Tips
Where Should You Focus Your CM Services?
We have many technologies available, such as vibration, ultrasound, infrared, and oil analysis. Now, we need to select which technology to use with each piece of equipment...
- Nishanthan Senkuttuvan
- Osborne Engineering Limited
Two Minute Tips
Examples of Rotating Equipment
Just a couple examples of rotating equipment. Firstly, we have a pump in an ethanol plant in the north of England. Its history of vibration levels was not excessive, but 2X at 5 mm/sec is not quite the norm...
- Dean Whittle
- Reliability Maintenance Solutions Ltd
Two Minute Tips
Thrust Development on a Typical Overhung Centrifugal Pump
Because of the differential pressure across the impeller, there is going to be x differential force, and the force is going to push the impeller and the shaft...
- Ali Al-Shurafa
- Saudi Aramco
Interviews
Editorial Board Spotlight – K.N.V “Subbu” Subrahmanyam
In this interview, we speak with Subbu about his start in the lubricant analysis field, and get his point of view about key tools and changes in the reliability, lubrication, and wireless vibration analysis industries…
- KNV Subrahmanyam
- Single Peak Lube Technologies
Two Minute Tips
Electric Power Supply: Critical to the Rig Process
Most of the rigs are located in remote areas where we cannot use the public power source. The only way we can get power is through an electrical engine generator...
- Nishanthan Senkuttuvan
- Osborne Engineering Limited
White Papers
Give Yourself a “Thermal Lobotomy”
Thermal Lobotomy: The virtual act of severing the concept of reflection from that of emission in order to prevent thermographers from suffering destructive and repetitive inspection methodology...
- Jim Fritz
- The Snell Group
Two Minute Tips
Drilling Basics: Learn About Operations
Drilling consists of making a hole to gain access to the earth's surface. Rigs are a platform that get you access to the use of natural resources...
- Nishanthan Senkuttuvan
- Osborne Engineering Limited
Interviews
Editorial Board Spotlight – Tim De Block
In this interview, Tim De Block shares how he got started in the vibration field, along with the possibilities for growth with PDM and what the future looks like for the condition monitoring industry…
- Tim De Block
- Fyraco Solutions
