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
Nine Minutes of Knowledge
GMF Calculation and Gearbox Problems Detection
Gearbox defects can be identified with a quite high accuracy using vibration analysis. This is because the fact the most common defect frequencies are the fundamental Gear Mesh Frequency (GMF) and its harmonics (such 2x GMF, 3x GMF) which can easily detected.
- Pawel Lecinski
- CMRP
White Papers
Gaps in Your Electric Motor Reliability Program
Businesses invest millions of dollars in what they believe will be a fail-safe maintenance program for their electric motors. Regular tests are scheduled for each motor; engineers dutifully record the data when required and then move on to the next motor.
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Two Minute Tips
Space Heaters
Depending on the environment and criticality of your electric motor, space heaters should be strongly considered if you want to ensure maximum reliability and expected motor life.
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Five Minute Facts
4-20 mA vs. IEPE Vibration Sensors for Process Control Systems
With process control systems, it’s simple (and smart) to incorporate vibration data into an existing monitoring program. Either loop-powered 4-20 mA sensors, which output a direct 4-20 mA signal, or IEPE sensors, which output dynamic data that can be converted into an acceptable process signal, can be used..
- Elise Brannon
- Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies
Five Minute Facts
Detecting and Diagnosing Misalignment in a System
Next-generation sensors based on MEMS technology, combined with advanced algorithms for diagnostic and prognostic applications, expand opportunities to measure a variety of machines and improve the ability to effectively monitor equipment, improve uptime, enhance process quality, and increase throughput. This 5 minute fact reviews misalignments and their characteristics to provide insights into some of the key system requirements that must be considered when developing a condition-based monitoring solution.
- Pete Spocik
- Analog Devices, Inc
Learning Paths
A Holistic View of Fluid Analysis
This fluid analysis learning path includes 8 short units that include details on various types of fluid testing as well as features of a successful fluid analysis program including effective data management and integration, taking a representative sample, and other value-add services available – so you can start saving more of your equipment.
- Julio Acosta
- POLARIS Laboratories
Two Minute Tips
The Evolution of Condition Monitoring
Condition monitoring is often thought to be a waste of time, due to the shear cost of equipment and training required to ensure that maintenance staff are competent in using the equipment correctly and are able to interpret the vibration spectrum.
- AVT Reliability
Interviews
CbM Technology Trends and Solution Requirements
Dara O’Sullivan, System Applications Manager at Analog Devices, answers questions about technology trends in Condition based Monitoring as well as how to get application insights and choose the best sensing solution for your system requirements.
- Dara O'Sullivan
- Analog Devices, Inc
Introduction to Static Electric Motor Testing - Live Webinar
Thursday, October 22, 2020 | 10:00am – 11:00am MDT
Train Wheel Bearing Monitoring - Live Webinar
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 | 10:00am – 11:00am EST
