vibration
Two Minute Tips
The Physics Behind Vibration and Resonance
Our objective is to collect the vibration in order to identify the input—the force. From basic physics, if you have a mass and shake it by a force, it will vibrate corresponding to...
- Ali Al-Shurafa
- Saudi Aramco
10 Minute Talk
How Does Motion Amplification Work?
Motion amplification uses a camera and a collection system. We use the pixels of the camera as vibration sensors—each pixel becomes a vibration sensor. The idea here is that...
- Stuart Walker
- Reliability Maintenance Solutions Ltd
Two Minute Tips
Detecting Pump Faults Using Motion Amplification
I’ve used motion amplification in industry intensively over the last two years. We’ve had some great successes with it, and it’s changed the way I do my work. We used this technology on cooling water pumps that are…
- Stuart Walker
- Reliability Maintenance Solutions Ltd
Five Minute Facts
Visualizing Vibration
We're so used to measuring the heartbeat of the machine (the frequency), and the amplitude and severity of vibration. Here, we're going to use a technology called motion amplification to analyze how the machine moves visually...
- Dean Whittle
- Reliability Maintenance Solutions Ltd
Two Minute Tips
How Does the World’s Largest Paper Mill Work?
Paper Machine #6 is one of the largest paper machines in the world. The machine speed is 1500 mpm and it has more than 250 rollers, meaning more than 500 bearings. To monitor it all, we use...
- Muhammad Trendo
- Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Perawang
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
