Two Minute Tips
If You Had One Tool for Reliability What Would It Be?
The practice of reliability has many tools, processes and methodologies...
- Trent Phillips
- Novelis
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One Technology Is Not Enough
There is no doubt that technologies such as vibration analysis, oil analysis, ultrasound and infrared are very powerful. They can tell you a great deal...
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
Interviews
Can the Cloud Protect You From Cyber Intrusion?
In Part II of this series, CBM CONNECT dives deeper into Cyber Intrusion with Howard. Is it safer to rely on Cloud services to store your data? If companies like Yahoo and Equifax are getting hacked, how can you protect yourself?
- Howard Penrose
- MotorDoc LLC
Five Minute Facts
Rotor Casting Voids
Casting voids do exist, however it wasn't until the late 1980's when we started to notice these with new technology...
- Howard Penrose
- MotorDoc LLC
Articles
In-Rush Start-Up Current Test Prevents Catastrophic Pump Failure
The nameplate information for the 2B circulating water pump showed 4,000 V, 3,000 HP, 409 FLA, and 355 rpm. It had 240 slots and 196 bars. While this is not normal information to include on the nameplate, especially on older motors, it is good information for the specialist to have...
Articles
How to Measure Tribology Using a 100 kHz Sampling Rate Vibration Analyzer
We can use vibration analysis to see what goes on in the interface between moving surfaces and, therefore, catch potential problems there...
- Ray Garvey
- Ametek
Two Minute Tips
Why Do I Need to Use Phase Analysis?
The vibration spectrum can provide a clear indication of certain fault conditions...
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
Case Studies and Stories
Boliden Garpenberg Mine
In January 2011, New Boliden decided on a major expansion of operations at the Garpenberg mine in central Sweden, aiming to successively increase production from 1.4 million to 2.5 million tons annually...
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