Two Minute Tips
Misalignment in Vibration Patterns
This quick tip will discuss routine vibration check, root cause analysis and diagnosis of imbalance on rotating machines. We demonstrate balance norms and references...
- Sven Fleischer
- Easy-Laser AB
Two Minute Tips
Understanding the Lubrication Challenges of Aging Assets
Industrial assets can begin to break down after a few years of use if not lubricated properly. Assets maintained with a static condition monitoring program last longer, but still cannot reach the lifespans of equipment monitored with cutting-edge technologies and best practices…
- Adrian Messer
- UE Systems
10 Minute Talk
Five Towns Underground Leak Detection Survey: Using Infrared and Ultrasound
Five Towns is a large 55+ community with 1701 condo units and 6 pools. The maintenance manager detected a leak, and the test came back inconclusive. See how the leak was fixed using infrared and ultrasound systems...
- Drew Walts
- IRISS
Five Minute Facts
You Can See It, but Can You Measure It?
Just because you can see an anomaly does not mean you can radio-metrically measure it using an infrared camera. The concept of spatial and measurement resolution is one of several reasons and will be briefly described in this 5-minute fact...
- Roy Huff
- The Snell Group
Case Studies and Stories
B3 Electric Improves Safety, Builds Reputation, Saves Time
An electric service provider benefited from including condition-based maintenance principles, tools, and software into their maintenance program. Learn more by reading the two-minute tip today...
- Gregory Perry
- Fluke Corporation
Two Minute Tips
Bad Vibes From A Centrifugal Pump
During periodic measurements on a centrifugal pump for an industrial client, we saw a significant increase in the trend value of our high-frequency vibrations, which is a problem...
- Tim De Block
- Fyraco Solutions
Two Minute Tips
Don’t Forget to Lubricate Your Couplings on Spare Machines
Nowadays, many different coupling designs are available for specific purposes. Solid and rigid couplings do not require lubrication…
- Oscar Medina
- Pfizer
Five Minute Facts
The Wind Power Industry and Vibration Monitoring
This 5-minute fact explains how predictive maintenance based on vibration monitoring can raise the efficiency of wind turbines...
- Chris Hansford
- Hansford Sensors
Two Minute Tips
Variability in Oil Analysis Results
Two consecutive samples, at normal sampling intervals from the same machine, are never expected to have exactly the same results, but occasionally the second set of results appears to have either changed...
- Evan Zabawski
- TestOil
