vibration
Two Minute Tips
Where Should You Focus Your CM Services?
We have many technologies available, such as vibration, ultrasound, infrared, and oil analysis. Now, we need to select which technology to use with each piece of equipment...
- Nishanthan Senkuttuvan
- Osborne Engineering Limited
Interviews
Editorial Board Spotlight – K.N.V “Subbu” Subrahmanyam
In this interview, we speak with Subbu about his start in the lubricant analysis field, and get his point of view about key tools and changes in the reliability, lubrication, and wireless vibration analysis industries…
- KNV Subrahmanyam
- Single Peak Lube Technologies
Interviews
Editorial Board Spotlight – Tim De Block
In this interview, Tim De Block shares how he got started in the vibration field, along with the possibilities for growth with PDM and what the future looks like for the condition monitoring industry…
- Tim De Block
- Fyraco Solutions
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
Two Minute Tips
HD Technology: The Bearing Failure Process
When we look at a new, healthy bearing under a microscope, we can see tiny surface imperfections, micro-cracks, or hard inclusions. Now imagine that the rollers are passing this point year after year...
- Tim Sundstrom
- SPM Instrument
Two Minute Tips
Misalignment in Vibration Patterns
This quick tip will discuss routine vibration check, root cause analysis and diagnosis of imbalance on rotating machines. We demonstrate balance norms and references...
- Sven Fleischer
- Easy-Laser AB
Two Minute Tips
Bad Vibes From A Centrifugal Pump
During periodic measurements on a centrifugal pump for an industrial client, we saw a significant increase in the trend value of our high-frequency vibrations, which is a problem...
- Tim De Block
- Fyraco Solutions
Five Minute Facts
The Wind Power Industry and Vibration Monitoring
This 5-minute fact explains how predictive maintenance based on vibration monitoring can raise the efficiency of wind turbines...
- Chris Hansford
- Hansford Sensors
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
