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

Motor Testing

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

Oil Analysis + Wear Particle

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

Thermography

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.

White Papers

Condition Monitoring Management & AI

Continuous Condition Monitoring with Vibration Transmitters and Plant PLC’s

Predictive maintenance techniques have proven to be effective strategies to reduce unexpected machinery failure...

Meredith Christman
PCB Piezotronics

Two Minute Tips

Lubrication

Minimize Open Gear Wear

Asphaltic lubricants create a major problem with housekeeping due to the large amount of product that must be used to provide a continuous coating to the gears...

John Sander
Lubrication Engineers

Articles

Ultrasound

How Ultrasonic Sensors and Artificial Intelligence Improve Condition Monitoring

In an industrial setting, assets are everything. A breakdown can cause hours of downtime, and thus hours of lost productivity and lower financial gains...