Defect Elimination
Five Minute Facts
Detecting Elusive Loose Electrical Connections
Intermittent faults caused by loose electrical connections are difficult to detect with standard inspection methods, and if left unchecked they can be expensive and dangerous. Is it possible to flag these problems early without breaking the bank?
- Brad Nanna
- IRISS Inc.
Articles
Defect Elimination 101
In recent years, “Defect Elimination” has become a hot topic in the reliability world. But what exactly does defect elimination mean? How does it differ from other maintenance practices? Is it more than just a new way to describe planned and predictive maintenance? This article will seek to answer these questions in a very practical manner.
- Robert Latino
- Prelical Solutions
Five Minute Facts
Why Do Most Predictive Maintenance Programs Fail?
Christian Benk, director of product management at B&K Vibro, draws from an industry study and his own experience to describe why most companies experience failure in their predictive maintenance programs…
- Christian Benk
- BK Vibro
Case Studies and Stories
Crackdown on Piping Issues: A Geometric Survey of Pump Support Structure
The piping of this very large pump was about 10 feet in diameter, and structural cracks were forming. We measured the flatness of each individual bearing foot, and then measured that flatness against a best-fit plane of all four feet to check for soft foot. We also measured…
- Tony Planamento
- Advanced Mechanical Enterprises/AME
Case Studies and Stories
How a 3D Geometric Survey Diagnosed Faults in a Grounded Tugboat
We received a call regarding a tugboat that had run aground. Our survey included measurements of the hull mating flanges, Z-Drive cones, gearbox mounting flanges, bell housings, stems, and starboard lower gearbox housing for parallelism…
- Tony Planamento
- Advanced Mechanical Enterprises/AME
Five Minute Facts
The P-F Curve We Were Taught Kills Productivity and OEE
Roy Giorgio demonstrates why the older model of the P-F Curve can be misleading, using an example of a conveyor gearbox in which problematic data was disregarded…
- Roy Giorgio
- AssetWatch
Two Minute Tips
Rosemary’s Car: How NOT to Treat Your Machines
Sometimes routine maintenance gets overlooked, as in the case with my friend’s car…
- Roy Giorgio
- AssetWatch
Five Minute Facts
Advantages to Dynamic Balancing
Imbalance is a leading cause of excessive machine/rotor vibration. It can be an inherent result of rotor design or construction. Imbalance can occur due to routine wear or damage...
- Chris Keniston
- ERBESSD INSTRUMENTS
Interviews
Motion Amplification in Action: A Closer Look
Jeff Hay, the CEO of RDI Technologies, discusses Motion Amplification; a camera based technology invented by RDI. Jeff believes that the camera is the sensor of the future because visualization is faster, safer, and makes the complex more simple. Since starting RDI, he has created and patented multiple methods for using camera technology to visualize and measure motion.
- Jeff Hay
- RDI Technologies