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Case Studies and Stories
Poor Lubrication – Brass Cages Are Boon
An antifriction bearing generally has 4 major components. In this case study we will discuss how brass cages are better in a highly dusty & contaminated poor lubrication condition...
- Akhil jeet Rathore
- Indorama Petrochemicals & Fertilizers
Webinars
Simplified Bearing Condition Monitoring
In this Webinar you will learn how the Shock Pulse Method is used to obtain a fast, easy, and reliable diagnosis of the operating condition of rolling element bearings.
- Derek Harrod
- Fluke Reliability
Five Minute Facts
How to Choose A Capped Bearing
In this Five Minute Fact, we will discuss how a capped bearing differs from an open bearing. Capped bearings do not have a visible opening so why choose them?..
- Akhil jeet Rathore
- Indorama Petrochemicals & Fertilizers
Two Minute Tips
Understanding the Difference Between Preventive and Predictive strategies
Preventive and predictive maintenance may achieve the same goals (healthy assets), but only one keeps costs reined in while improving maintenance as a business value driver.
- Frederic Baudart
- Fluke
White Papers
Technology Based Crane Monitoring and Diagnostics
Overhead cranes are often a single source cause of downtime in any manufacturing facility, especially when discussing those performing services in a steel mill’s melt shop. Often, these assets do not have redundancy that would allow for one to be taken....
- Stephen Bailey
- IVC Technologies
Five Minute Facts
Ultrasound: Is the Sound Good or Bad?
How many of you have walked through your plants and heard a strange noise coming from somewhere? You may have noted that it didn’t sound good. When you hear those noises…
- Christopher Hallum
- UE Systems Europe B.V.
White Papers
Cracking the ISO Code to Lubricant Cleanliness
So what does it really mean to increase lubricant cleanliness? We read various articles and textbooks that talk about how increasing the cleanliness of an in-service oil will increase the life of a component and the lubricant, but how do we make that happen...
- Mark Barnes
- Des-Case
Two Minute Tips
The Drop Point and Lubrication Contamination
The drop point is the temperature at which the oil and the soap, which are the two key components of a grease, separate. When this temperature is exceeded...
- Allan Rienstra
- SDT International
Case Studies and Stories
HD Technologies Case Study: Ball Mill Bearing Damage
This case study describes bearing damage detected through online measurements taken from a ball mill at the flotation plant of Asarel Medet AD in Bulgaria. At the beginning, the SPM HD trend had varying shock pulse levels...
- Dobromir Dobrev
- SPM Instrument Bulgaria EOOD
