Mine ROI with Thermal Imaging
Infrared technology can be a powerful tool in your site’s quest for equipment reliability and...
Heed These Leak-Detection Tips
According to Allan Rienstra of SDT Ultrasound Solutions, Cobourg, Ontario (sdtultrasound.com)...
Target Tips for Thermographers
Obtaining quality data during an infrared (IR) inspection hinges on the use of proper equipment...
Pinpoint Funny Motor-Ground Currents
By Howard W. Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP aka ‘Motor Doc’ Unusual bearing or winding failures in across-the...
ON THE FLOOR
Each month we talk with maintenance and technology professionals about their views and pressing problems on the factory floor.
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Outsource? Internalize? It Depends.By Dr. Klaus M. Blache and Dr. F. H. (Skipper) Yocum Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) Q: Is it better to outsource or internalize maintenance functions? A: Why outsource? The plants of the first company are located in industrial regions where many skilled workers are available. The company’s maintenance structure is a maintenance […]
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?
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...
