techniques
Webinars
Align & Conquer: Precision Alignment Techniques for Industrial Machinery
Join us for an in-depth webinar on the critical aspects of machinery alignment, essential for ensuring optimal performance and longevity of your equipment. In this webinar, we will uncover the nature of misalignment, exploring both parallel and angular misalignment and their detrimental effects.
- Tony Planamento
- AME Solutions
Webinars
Accelerometer Mounting Techniques for Reliable Measurements
This webinar will advise vibration practitioners on determining the ideal location and mounting method of vibration sensors for a variety of machines and monitoring applications. Specific guidance is given for permanent accelerometer installations, route-based data collection, high-frequency vibrations, low-clearance locations, and electrical isolation
- Peter Eitnier
- Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies
White Papers
Lubricants Can’t Be Green … Can They?
Today, many want to “go green” in various aspects of their lives. The question is, what does this mean? It is typically meant to be a business or lifestyle choice to act in environmentally friendly ways...
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Five Minute Facts
Accelerometer mounting techniques impact the accuracy of vibration measurements
Guidance for vibration practitioners on evaluating and determining the ideal location and mounting method of vibration sensors for each machine and vibration source to be monitored. Specific guidance is given for permanent accelerometer installations, route-based data collection, high-frequency vibrations, low-clearance locations, and electrical isolation.
- Peter Eitnier
- Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies
Case Studies and Stories
Point of Care Oil Analysis Makes Sense
The 2020 calendar year has certainly brought with it many challenges for a variety of industries. The medical field, pulp and paper industry and food supply chain have all been significantly impacted by the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. At the grocery store, people experienced (or are still experiencing) empty shelves, limited food supply and less variety when doing weekly shopping. In March 2020, grocery and supply sales increased 29% from the previous year (3).
- Spectro Scientific
- Spectro Scientific
Articles
Techniques for Sensor Validation and Troubleshooting
Validating and troubleshooting vibration sensor setup and performance is an important part of ensuring an effective vibration monitoring system. If a sensor is not working correctly, or if a sensor is not mapped to the correct measurement point, the accuracy of the information is compromised...
- Tom LaRocque
- Wilcoxon
Case Studies and Stories
Reducing Costs with ESA and MCA™ Technology
More than 300 million electric motors are used in infrastructure, large buildings, and industry globally. These motors account for about 2/3rds of the industrial power consumption. Electricity is required in almost all areas of the plant to provide the driving force that either operates the equipment that produces the products or provides the services that the plant’s equipment was built to perform..
- Mark Koch
- ALL-TEST Pro, LLC
Five Minute Facts
Proper Grounding Techniques – Avoiding Radio Frequency Interference
Interference of electrical signals, whether through radio frequencies (RF), electromagnetic forces (EMI) or other sources, has long been recognized as an issue that can plague accelerometer applications. This electrical interference can manifest as increased noise, signal interruption, or erroneous data altogether, eroding trust in the measurement system and complicating machine fault analysis.
- Peter Eitnier
- Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies
White Papers
New Single-Pair Ethernet: High-Quality Asset Health Insights and Power on Two Wires for Condition Monitoring Applications
Condition monitoring applications continue to grow in importance, as equipment manufacturers look to increase asset utilization with real-time monitoring of equipment, extend equipment lifespans, and increase throughput by utilizing predictive maintenance techniques to reduce maintenance costs and asset downtime..
- Maurice O'Brien
- Analog Devices, Inc
