Pinpoint Funny Motor-Ground Currents
By Howard W. Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP aka ‘Motor Doc’ Unusual bearing or winding failures in across-the...
Understand Vertical Motor Bearings
Vertical motors differ from horizontal units in various ways, including their oil-leak risks.
Inspection Routes: Plan Ahead
Preplanned routes improve efficiency by serving as a roadmap for thermographic-inspection...
Determine A Vertical Pump’s Natural Frequency
What’s the best way to determine the natural frequency of your vertical pumps?
ON THE FLOOR
Each month we talk with maintenance and technology professionals about their views and pressing problems on the factory floor.
A Tale of Two CitiesQ: Are R&M best practices equally applicable to consumer and manufacturing industries? A: The short answer is that most, if not all, practices are equally relevant to all types of industries.
Vibration Points to Piston Pump Failure
Research project uses vibration analysis to accurately predict failure of new and rebuilt variable...
Smarten Up About Rotor Analysis
‘Hear’ Problems And Reduce Costs
As awareness of predictive technologies in manufacturing facilities has grown, ultrasonics has...
What’s Up with Wireless Thermal Imaging?
With the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), remote monitoring of equipment is becoming more...
Measure Motor Temperatures Correctly
Utility Finds Revenue Stream with Operations and Maintenance...
OSIsoft and Petasense Create Partnership for Machine Health...
Leverage Wireless Communication for Vibration Monitoring
Transmitting vibration data through wireless networks makes continuous monitoring of rotating...
