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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
Articles
Applications for Motor Current Signature Analysis
The fundamental purpose behind the original development of MCSA technology was the detection of rotor bar faults. Rotor bars are difficult to assess using traditional test methods, including vibration analysis...
- Howard Penrose
- MotorDoc LLC
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Reducing Arc Flash Risks with Electrical Maintenance Safety Devices
Electrical accidents, such as arc flashes, happen daily; however, there are ways companies and individuals can reduce the occurrence of these accidents and protect everybody concerned from the physical, financial, and statutory consequences...
- Martin Robinson
- IRISS Inc.
Case Studies and Stories
A Hoist Application in the Mining Industry
A hoist or winder is a mission critical application found in underground mines. The hoist is used either to transport ore to the surface or personnel to or from the mine shaft. There are three types of hoists...
- Tim Sundstrom
- SPM Instrument
10 Minute Talk
Wound Rotor Motor Fault
Wound rotor motors, theoretically they are the same as far as induction. The access to the motor is significantly increased with round rotor motors and it allows an interesting trouble shooting approach.
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
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...
Case Studies and Stories
Electric Motor Fault
In this article we are going to take a look at a fault on an electric motor and then attempt to explain why the vibration changed in the way that it did...
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
Articles
Motor Testing, Which Road Will You Take?
There are twelve interdependent elements in planned maintenance that are integral to a successful process. Each element contributes to and provides support for the others. The linked elements, in total, provide the base for the Planned Maintenance Process...
- Dave Humphrey
- Allison Transmission
