Pumps
Five Minute Facts
Resonance Separation Margin
For separation margin, we want to quantify for the x-axis how far we are from the natural frequency. The concept is very easy: you identify the running speed...
- Ali Al-Shurafa
- Saudi Aramco
Case Studies and Stories
Duke Energy Takes Advantage of IIoT for Predictive Maintenance Applications
This case study investigates Duke Energy’s quest to replace its monthly, manual data collection practices with daily, remote data collection and monitoring.
- Alex West
- IHS Markit
White Papers
A Case for Capturing and Analyzing Trends in Your Alignment Data
It is well known that misalignment is one of the greatest causes of failure in rotating equipment. In fact, research demonstrates that more than 50% of machine breakdowns are the direct result of poor alignment...
- Grant Dennler
- PRUFTECHNIK
Five Minute Facts
Which Tool or Sensor Is Best for Monitoring Pumps?
Different vibration devices are designed to fulfill different purposes. Whether using handheld tools or remote sensors, vibration monitoring can tell you a lot about a machine’s health…
- John Bernet
- Fluke
Webinars
The Electric Motor: A Window Into Your Critical Assets
Electric motors are critical assets that require a good reliability program to achieve life expectancy. But did you know your electric motors are also your window to see into your most critical assets like... Find out in this free webinar.
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
White Papers
Leveraging IoT for Condition-Based Maintenance
Let's start with the basics. What is condition-based Maintenance? Condition-based maintenance (CBM) is a maintenance strategy that ...
- Jay Cooper
- Des-Case
Two Minute Tips
Machine Train: Pumps and Fans
Continuing the focus on the machine train analysis tools of the Emax Current Demodulation technology, we will discuss pumps and fans.
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Case Studies and Stories
Ultrasound Lends Reliability to Flexible Couplings
Simon, a condition monitoring specialist from a local oil refinery, contacted my office for advice about predicting failures on flexible couplings...
- Allan Rienstra
- SDT International
Articles
The Application of Modern Medium Voltage Variable Frequency Drives
Pumps, fans, and compressors account for over 60% of loads in industrial and processing industries, while medium voltage motors over 200 horsepower account for 1% of the motor population and 45% of electric motor energy consumption...
- Howard Penrose
- MotorDoc LLC
