Condition Monitoring
Two Minute Tips
Leak Detection With Infrared and Ultrasound Technologies
In this real-world case study, a neighborhood complex was experiencing an observable leak around one of their swimming pools. The maintenance manager hired a pool leak-detection company that guaranteed they could find the source of the problem. But they were unsuccessful...
- Martin Robinson
- IRISS Inc.
Articles
Vibration Tracking – The Looking Glass Technique – See the Invisible
Incredible as it may seem, the vibration (or at least a large part of it) can be detected through video recording with incredible resolution. Saving a huge number of hours in studies that before were time consuming if not impossible to do...
- Dr. Thierry Erbessd
- Erbessd Instruments
Five Minute Facts
3 Misconceptions in the Condition Based Maintenance World
Today I want to talk to you about 3 misconceptions in the condition monitoring world. I picked three topics: vibration analysis, oil analysis, and the Internet of Things...
- William Tudoroff
- Uptime Solutions
Five Minute Facts
Magnetic Stick Inspection-From Oil Line to Every Gearbox Daily
Magnetic Stick Inspection - for the oil line to every gearbox daily to make sure that they are not damaging anything.
- Brian Borg
- InfraBuild Steel (formerly Liberty Steel)
Articles
What is Machine Learning?
Machine learning is a tool that allows systems the ability to learn and improve automatically based upon experience. Machine learning does not need specific programming to carry out an activity. Machine learning is the development of computer programs that can access data, and through a series of algorithms use the data to learn for itself what action should be taken based on that data.
- Michael Howard, DSc
- ERBESSD-INSTRUMENTS
Two Minute Tips
Tags Assigned Allow the Alarm Levels to be Dynamic
Tags assigned to each point allow the alarm levels to be dynamic depending on the product being rolled and various speeds and loads. So when the volume is up I might take a look at the rpm to give or take 10 rpm. So you can filter that two or three ways but the combination's endless.
- Brian Borg
- InfraBuild Steel (formerly Liberty Steel)
Two Minute Tips
How to Choose the Right Locations to Measure with Ultrasound
By nature, high-frequency sound is very low-energy, so it tends not to travel far from its source. On a motor-and-pump setup, for instance, we’d ideally like to take our readings…
- Robert Kalwarowsky
- Rob's Reliability Project
Case Studies and Stories
How to Include the Not-Approachable Equipment in CBM
It is always a challenge in the field of condition monitoring to monitor the machines which are not approachable, and that makes them prone to frequent failures.
- Akhil Jeet Rathore
- Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Ltd
Articles
General Computer Program for Two-Plane Balancing of Rigid Rotors
This technical article develops a universal computer program for the two-plane balance of rigid rotors, by means of a unified treatment of the system and the convention for the phase measurement, which can be used by any general balancing equipment...
- Jose Mendez Adriani
- Central University of Venezuela
