Articles
Getting Started
Welcome to the home of condition monitoring; CBM CONNECT! The site is designed to provide you with educational articles, videos, and podcasts...
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
Interviews
Condition Monitoring at Sea Ep. 2
Every ship needs a compass, and every condition monitoring program needs the right strategy. Join us aboard for part 2 of CM at Sea with AssetWatch as they navigate the trends and technologies steering the future of reliability.
- Michael Bernhard
- Assetwatch
Interviews
Condition Monitoring at Sea Ep. 1
Every ship needs a compass, and every condition monitoring program needs the right strategy. Join us aboard CM at Sea with AssetWatch as they navigate the trends and technologies steering the future of reliability.
- Michael Bernhard
- Assetwatch
Interviews
Level Up Your Condition Monitoring Strategy
Wireless condition monitoring is rapidly evolving. Hear what teams should know about integration, asset criticality, AI, and what’s next.
- Chris O'Farrell
- AssetWatch
Articles
Closing the Gap Between Detection and True Reliability
Predictive maintenance has transformed the way facilities detect machine failures, but why do so many assets continue to fail again after repair? In this article, Terry Southall explores the critical difference between repairing a fault and truly restoring machine health through verification and precision alignment.
- Terry Southall
- Hamar Laser Instruments, Inc.
Two Minute Tips
Don’t Just Fix It – Prove It’s Fixed
When you replace a component without verifying alignment, that new part goes right back into the same stress environment that destroyed the last one. Misalignment creates continuous bending forces, and they start degrading components immediately, even before any symptom appears.
- Terry Southall
- Hamar Laser Instruments, Inc.
Articles
Spring Heat Exposes Cooling System Weakness
As spring turns to summer, diesel engines lose their margin for error and studies show that up to 50% of premature engine failures are still linked to cooling system issues. A proactive coolant analysis program is the key to catching problems like additive depletion and contamination before they escalate into costly failures.
- Jeff Walkup
- Fluid Life
Case Studies and Stories
Turning Early Detection into 9,300 Tons of Saved Production
A subtle change in vibration was the only early warning, but it was enough to make a major difference. By acting on advanced diagnostics and continuous condition monitoring, a fertilizer plant in France avoided unplanned downtime and saved 9,300 tons of production. This case study shows how early detection, paired with expert analysis, turns potential failure into operational advantage.
- Nicolas Bourdier, Khalid Achtal, Miguel Fernandez Sanz, Peter Popaleny
- Baker Hughes
White Papers
The Evolution of Intelligent Conveyor Lubrication
Unplanned downtime costs manufacturers millions, yet over half of conveyor failures are preventable. This white paper from Mighty Lube reveals how predictive monitoring and precision lubrication dramatically improve uptime, efficiency, and sustainability.
- Mighty Lube®
- Inc
