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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...
Articles
Direct Current Motor Electrical Evaluation Using Motor Circuit Analysis
Direct Current electric motors operate under a basic principle of electricity: interaction between two magnetic fields positioned at an angle from each other will attract/repel resulting in movement...
- Howard Penrose
- MotorDoc LLC
Webinars
An Animated Introduction to Vibration Analysis
A quick introduction to vibration spectra, time waveforms and phase analysis. This is one of the most popular videos produced by Mobius Institute's founder and CEO, Jason Tranter.
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
Two Minute Tips
Why Do I Need to Use Time Waveform Analysis?
Spectrum analysis provides a great deal of information about the health of rotating machinery. But you should consider the spectrum as a summary of the vibration within the machine...
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
Case Studies and Stories
What is 3 Minutes of Motor Testing Worth to You?
A motor distributor in the Netherlands provided a 17 Kilowatt, 400-Volt motor to a local hospital in 2015. The hospital rented a portable crane to install the motor onto the roof of the building. The motor is used to operate a fan that is mounted on the hospital’s roof...
- Richard Scott
- ALL-TEST PRO
Case Studies and Stories
Analytical Ferrography Forensics
A steel mill uses this pump to boost the water pressure it supplies to the hot mill for descaling. Thin scale forms rapidly on the hot slab and must be removed before entering the mill stands...
Case Studies and Stories
Analytical Ferrography Forensics II
A steel mill uses this motor to drive a double reduction gearbox on a roughing mill at an input speed of 450 rpm. The motor has babbitt sleeve bearings...
Five Minute Facts
When Do You Need to Perform Wear Particle Analysis?
Do you have critical gearboxes where if the gearbox failed, it would cause a lot of downtimes or cost a lot to repair...
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
