Current, Cable Length, Slew Rate: An Important Relationship
These three equipment-related variables can affect high-frequency vibration measurements. By...
Manage Pump-System Vibration With Sensors
Fluid-handling pumping systems are deployed everywhere in industry. Unfortunately, these workhorses...
Brush Up On Unbalance And Runout
“Unbalance” and “runout” are not pretty words when used in the context of rotating equipment...
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.
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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 […]
Vibration Points to Piston Pump Failure
Research project uses vibration analysis to accurately predict failure of new and rebuilt variable...
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...
Pump ‘Cavitation’ Might Not Be
The word “cavitation” should be quite familiar to those who work around pumps. As Stan Riddle of...
Crack the Code on Lube Faults, Failures
Detecting and trending these occurrences can help boost asset reliability. One of the most powerful...
Machine Health | How to Start Trend Analyses
Reliable Security Depends on Reliable Operations
A focus on PM optimization, culture change, sustainable processes, and employee empowerment drives...
