Two Minute Tips
Evaluation of Wound Rotor Motor with Electrical Signature Analysis
The primary difference between an induction motor and a wound rotor motor is that the rotor has windings, slip rings and a variable resistance in order to vary speed or soft start an application...
- Howard Penrose
- MotorDoc LLC
Two Minute Tips
Power Circuit: What and Why?
The power circuit provides the avenue or path that allows your supply voltage to reach the motor. The power circuit comprises all the cabling, connectors, switches...
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Five Minute Facts
Managing Water in Diesel Fuel
Unfortunately, fuel suppliers cannot always prevent water from getting into their diesel fuel…
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Two Minute Tips
What’s So Useful About Ultrasound?
In this quick tip, we discuss the four useful keys of using ultrasound analysis and discuss what ultrasound is...
- Tom Murphy
- SDT
Two Minute Tips
Machine Info Needed Prior to Measurement
Before a CM program can take place, certain information needs to be recorded on a machine assembly…
- Tim Sorensen
- ACOEM
White Papers
Leveraging IoT for Condition-Based Maintenance
Let's start with the basics. What is condition-based Maintenance? Condition-based maintenance (CBM) is a maintenance strategy that ...
- Jay Cooper
- Des-Case
Case Studies and Stories
Predictive Maintenance Team Saves Steel Mill Time and Money with Thorough Motor Testing
The steel mill’s in-house predictive maintenance team inspects the overhead cranes on a quarterly basis. When the predictive maintenance team was alerted...
- Richard Scott
- ALL-TEST PRO
Five Minute Facts
When Good Diesel Goes Bad
Whether it is petroleum diesel, biodiesel or a blend, diesel fuel has been subjected to high temperature processing. While all are likely hydro-treaded for…
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Two Minute Tips
Power Quality: What and Why?
Voltage quality can be degraded in several ways. You can have high or low voltage in reference to the motor nameplate, including transient spikes of voltage...
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
