How to Measure Your Machine’s RPM

If your machinery is not operating at the correct RPM, it will cause significant loss of time and productivity. This quick tip will show you how to correctly measure your machine's RPM…

Stan Riddle
Acoem USA

Two Minute Tips

Thermography

Don’t Forget to Label Your Infrared Inspections Window

Although you may be the engineer responsible for installing the IR window, you may not be the one using it. Record all required target data inside the panel, as this will make sure that the same data is recorded using…

Martin Robinson
IRISS Inc.

Five Minute Facts

Vibration Analysis

Time Synchronous Averaging Explained

Standard averaging is not the best method for synchronous faults in the case of gear conditions. Adjusting the number of averages per sample affects …

Derek Harrod
Fluke Reliability

Five Minute Facts

Vibration Analysis

Treating Looseness

Looseness is not a force, but rather a reaction to a force. To treat looseness, one needs to understand what type of looseness we are experiencing...

Dennis Swanepoel
WearCheck

Interviews

Lubrication

Environmentally Friendly Green Lubricants

In this interview with John Sander, we discuss what going green means when it comes to lubricants and how to create a green lubricant program...

John Sander
Lubrication Engineers

Two Minute Tips

Alignment + Balancing

Concepts of Balancing – Rotational Unbalance

Rotational unbalance occurs when there is an uneven distribution of mass around an axis of rotation. This quick tip will explain the possible causes of unbalance…

Tim Sorensen
ACOEM

Five Minute Facts

Ultrasound

The Ultrasound Approach: VFD Drives and Condition Indicators

VFDs seem to be taking over the world; however, you may hear ultrasound inspectors complain they are having trouble interpreting data. Is there a simple assessment? Find out more in this short video…