Two Minute Tips
Rough Alignment
What are the 4 pre-alignment steps that will make shaft alignment much more efficient?
- Mac MacCormack
- Vibralign
Two Minute Tips
Take Credit for Your CBM Successes!
There's value in being a "self-promoter" for your CBM program...
- Dick Hancock
- 24/7
Case Studies and Stories
Ultrasound Lends Reliability to Flexible Couplings
Simon, a condition monitoring specialist from a local oil refinery, contacted my office for advice about predicting failures on flexible couplings...
- Allan Rienstra
- SDT International
Two Minute Tips
Benefits of Using the Right Open Gear Lubricant
With the right lubricant, a much smaller amount is required to provide far superior, less messy gear protection...
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Case Studies and Stories
Troubleshooting a Failed Induction Motor
Listen to how the MCEMax was able to diagnose a rotor fault creating a cost avoidance of over $120,000 for this large pulp and paper facility...
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Two Minute Tips
Understanding Soft Foot
Soft foot occurs when the motor feet are not in a common plane with the base...
- Brian Shanovich
- ACOEM
Two Minute Tips
Machine Train: Gears
This quick tip focuses on the machine train analysis tools of the EMAX Current Demodulation technology starting with gears...
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Two Minute Tips
Screening for Moisture: Crackle Test
One of the easiest ways to measure the presence of free and emulsified water in oil is with the hot‐plate crackle test...
- Evan Zabawski
- TestOil
Five Minute Facts
Why is a Crystal IR Lens Not Suitable for Industrial Applications?
This is a very dangerous statement to make especially when we already know that crystals cannot take any form of impact, yet alone resist the force present during an Arc Flash Incident...
- Martin Robinson
- IRISS Inc.
