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
How Wireless Monitoring Impacts Safety and Security
Are you considering wireless monitoring for your plant but worried about security issues? David Howard addresses those concerns and also discusses how wireless monitoring can improve the safety of your plant, including during pandemics…
- Dr. M. David Howard
- Erbessd Instruments
Two Minute Tips
Service Factor of Motor’s & Cables
The motor and associated cabling have service factors to consider for your process environment as does the equipment you use to monitor your uptime. Variables to consider when replacing your motor and cabling are operating environment temperatures, conditions of process (wet, dry, dirty, etc.) and the process load.
- Bill Kruger
- ALL-TEST Pro
Two Minute Tips
Basic Oil Sampling Tips
Companies need to recognize the importance of good sampling practices when it comes to the results of their oil analysis program. That small 70 mL sample submitted to your lab represents all the oil circulating in the equipment. Here are a few simple tips you can take to ensure you get a good, clean sample, that is representative of the oil in your system.
- Bernie Hall
- Checkfluid
Two Minute Tips
Introducing the Electric Motor System and Electrical Signature Analysis
Howard Penrose gives a brief introduction of the electrical motor system and the variety of monitoring techniques included under Electrical Signature Analysis (ESA): current signature analysis, motor current signature analysis, power signature analysis, and voltage signature analysis…
- Howard Penrose
- MotorDoc LLC
Five Minute Facts
Networks and Data Destination for Wireless CM
Ed Spence, founder and manager of the Machine Instrumentation Group, discusses networks and data destination for wireless condition monitoring, including a gateway network I/O for select vendors…
- Ed Spence
- The Machine Instrumentation Group
Nine Minutes of Knowledge
Vibration Basics: Frequency, Waveform, and Spectrum
Ron Newman defines frequency and what a machine’s frequencies can tell us, and he gives a brief overview of waveforms and spectrums…
- Ron Newman
- PRUFTECHNIK
Two Minute Tips
Gear Mesh Frequency Monitoring
Gear mesh frequency analysis is a key tool for vibration monitoring programs focusing on gearboxes. There are a number of reasons a gearbox may fail including tooth wear, tooth load, gear eccentricity, broken or cracked teeth, gear misalignment and more.
- Peter Eitnier
- Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies
Two Minute Tips
How Does the Cost of Wireless Monitoring Compare?
Are you considering wireless monitoring for your plant but concerned about the cost? David Howard explains how the costs of wireless monitoring compare to equivalent wired systems…
- Dr. M. David Howard
- Erbessd Instruments
