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White Papers
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
White Papers
Modern Vibration Analysis Technology Applied to the Four Stages of Bearing Failure
Within the vibration community, it is commonly accepted to describe a spalling process in a bearing in four stages; from the first microscopic sign to a severely damaged bearing...
- Ron Kittle
- SPM Instrument Inc
White Papers
Putting the Simple Back into Viscosity
Simply stated, viscosity is defined as the internal resistance of a fluid to flow. That doesn’t sound too difficult, does it?
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Two Minute Tips
What Causes Machines to Wear?
In this quick two minute tip, we discuss the factors that cause machines to wear...
- Mark Barnes
- Des-Case
Articles
Forensic Analysis of Electric Machines
A tremendous amount of time, productivity and production can be lost using improper troubleshooting and evaluation techniques...
- Howard Penrose
- MotorDoc LLC
Two Minute Tips
Why Align Industrial Machines
How keeping your assets running smoothly will eliminate a root cause for breakdown...
- Sven Fleischer
- Easy-Laser AB
White Papers
Communication and Accountability are the Keys to Success in Condition-Based Maintenance
The goal of equipment condition monitoring is to increase equipment availability, increase product yield and quality, and reduce maintenance cost by...
- Forrest Pardue
- 24/7
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
CM on Rotating Machines
FAG’s parent company, Schaeffler, has 80,000 employees around the world in two divisions: automotive and industrial. FAG is part of the industrial division and deals with mechanical maintenance, lubrication, reconditioning, and condition monitoring...
- Harald Reiners
- FAG Industrial Services
