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
Five Minute Facts
Verification & Validation
Three different rotor kits with particular balancing equipment will be considered here...
- Jose Mendez Adriani
- Central University of Venezuela
Five Minute Facts
3 Misconceptions in the Condition Based Maintenance World
Today I want to talk to you about 3 misconceptions in the condition monitoring world. I picked three topics: vibration analysis, oil analysis, and the Internet of Things...
- Will Tudoroff
- IoT Diagnostics
Five Minute Facts
What Are An Arc Flash & Arc Blast
An Arc Flash is an energy discharge of light and heat that forms when a fault occurs in an electrical circuit. The arcing results in a tremendous amount of energy being released as current flowing through ionized air. An Arc Blast, separate from an Arc Flash, is a supersonic shockwave produced when the uncontrolled arc vaporizes the metal conductors.
- Martin Robinson
- IRISS Inc.
Two Minute Tips
Surface Morphology of Railroad Tracks
Surface morphology is a detailed study of a surface. We studied the surfaces of railroad tracks and found that using analytical imaging helps us see what we cannot see with our naked eyes…
- Ashish Arora
- Institute of Noise & Vibration
Two Minute Tips
Four Ways Soft Foot Affects Machinery
Soft foot is a condition that occurs when rotating machinery is positioned incorrectly ─ specifically, when one or more of the “feet” of a machine’s base, frame, or soleplate are not making the same point contact as the others...
Two Minute Tips
Avoid Danger Zones with Wireless Sensors
Minimizing contact with dangerous work areas is one of the simplest ways to keep personnel safe. With the implementation of reliability solutions such as remote condition monitoring sensors, measurements can be recorded from a distance, eliminating the need for employees to enter danger zones...
- Gregory Perry
- Fluke Corporation
Two Minute Tips
Troubleshooting a Running Motor
This tip discusses troubleshooting the motor and machine train with the motor still running. The fault zones specific to the physical motor are the stator, rotor and airgap....
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Two Minute Tips
What is Soft Foot and Why Should We Care About It?
Soft foot occurs when rotating machinery is positioned in place on its base, frame, or soleplate, and one or more of the “feet” are not making good contact...
- Frederic Baudart
- Fluke
Estimating the Remaining Life of a Rolling Element Bearing with Vibration, Ultrasound, Oil, and Infrared Analysis - Live Webinar
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 | 03:00pm – 04:00pm EST
You're invited to the CBM CONNECT Conference South Africa
10- 12 March in Johannesburg, South Africa
