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
What’s for dinner? A Peek into Process Diagnostics
If you’re a technician and it’s your job to take these readings with a hand-held data collector, this trend can be described with one word - boring. While there is always value in taking a reading on a rotating asset and using your 5 senses to look for issues that might not be picked up with vibration, this only extends so far for machines that rarely have issues..
- Sensoteq
- Sensoteq
Five Minute Facts
How To Identify Rotor Defects Using Average Inductance
Learn the benefits of trending average inductance on an electrical motor to find rotor bar issues. This case study involves a motor which could not be replaced due to its unique design. Investigating the rotor bar health in a timely manner saved the automotive manufacturer approximately $350,000.
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Five Minute Facts
Ask the Expert: Compressor Oil Analysis
What is a compressor? Ask the expert explains the different compreesors how they work. 45% of compressors sold in the industry are primarily for compressed air...
- Spectro Scientific
- Spectro Scientific
Nine Minutes of Knowledge
On the use of new CMS technologies for critical rotating machinery
Today, there is a new generation of CMS devices that overcomes the barriers that have traditionally prevented an adequate condition monitoring service on critical rotating machinery. The use of these new CMS, in combination with the usually pre-installed Machine Protection Systems (MPS), requires a proportionally small investment, but provides numerous advantages that increase the reliability of those assets...
- TWave
- TWAVE
Two Minute Tips
The Proven Usefulness of Data In Industry
Data, and the insights mined from this data, are extremely valuable for industry. With proof of concept and results, all projects show drastic increases in yield, uptime, efficiency, etc.
- Rik van Ballaert
- I-care
Five Minute Facts
What is MCA?
MCA™ is a field proven very easy to use and safe method of evaluating the condition of electrical equipment while the equipment is deenergized. The basic premise of MCA:
- Mark Koch
- ALL-TEST Pro, LLC
White Papers
CENTRIFUGAL FANS AND VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES: Risks and Mitigations
Variable frequency drives (VFDs) have become a preferred method of process control for electric motor driven equipment ranging from vertical water pumps to centrifugal air fans. The following is a basic discussion of risks of using a VFD with direct driven centrifugal fans and methods of mitigating those risks to maintain equipment reliability.
- David Sheffler
- IVC Technologies
Case Studies and Stories
How to Analyse a Bearing Condition
This case study is done in association with a global rail company where VibCloud is utilised for ongoing locomotive monitoring for many years now. Case study demonstrates how to analyse vibration in order to determine bearing condition.
- Petar Spaseski
- iTnnovate
MEMS Accelerometers – Technology Review and Implications for CBM- Live Webinar
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | 8:00am – 9:00am EDT
Proactive Oil Analysis- Live Webinar
Thursday,May 20, 2021 | 10:00am – 11:00am CDT
