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
Two Minute Tips
Powerful Predictive Maintenance Strategies for Your Plant
When it comes to predictive maintenance, there are several basic and powerful strategies that can be deployed in parallel. Contrary to longstanding popular opinion, you do not always need to perfect Strategy A before moving on the Strategy B…
- Silvio dos Santos and Julia Piva
- SEMEQ
Five Minute Facts
What Do P-F Curves Really Look Like?
The traditional P-F Curve does not cover all scenarios. Roy Giorgio of AssetWatch demonstrates what a P-F Curve in the field could look like, using a case study of simple precision lubrication…
- Roy Giorgio
- AssetWatch
Two Minute Tips
Motion Amplification 101: Spectra and Waveforms
With motion amplification software, your cursor becomes a virtual sensor. When looking at regions of interest (ROIs), you can drag and drop so that the software can calculate the waveform and spectrum from the x and y coordinates…
- Paul Barna
- RDI Technologies
Two Minute Tips
How Grease Works and Saves You Energy
Greases are thickened lubricants, meaning they do not flow. So how does grease reduce friction? John Sander explains…
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Five Minute Facts
Perform a Lubrication Consolidation Program
We know the 5 R’s of effective lubrication: the right product, in the right location, in the right amount, at the right time, and in the right condition. But how many of you treat lube oil and grease as an asset…
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook, in Partnership with Lubrication Engineers
Two Minute Tips
Calculating the Costs of Ignoring Oil Analysis
Oil analysis can tell us a lot about the condition of a machine, and we ignore its potential at our peril…
- Roy Giorgio
- AssetWatch
Interviews
Machine Train Analysis Using Electrical Equipment
Today, we're talking with subject matter expert, Noah Bethel from PdMA about machine train analysis. What is machine train analysis anyway and why is it helpful? Noah breaks down the definition and its intended use with electrical equipment specifically for motors...
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Interviews
Cable Protections for Permanently Installed Accelerometers
Today, we tune in with subject matter expert, Peter Eitnier from Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies to discuss Cable Protection for Permanently Installed Accelerometers. Selecting the right cable for permanently installed accelerometers is critical to ensuring the integrity of your vibration sensor data. It's also important to protect the cable for long service life, often in harsh environments. Today, Peter will break down how to carefully consider these factors when purchasing a sensor and cable....
- Peter Eitnier
- Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies
