Case Studies and Stories
Vibration Analysis report of Broken/Cracked Rotor Bar
In March of 2016, the vibration for Turbo Blower 2 was normal, but the motor temperature had increased. Ten days later, however, it was running rough with periodic noise...
- Muhammad Trendo
- Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Perawang
Increased Revenue Results from Expanded Testing Capabilities
Growing companies typically make investments in state-of-the-art tools and equipment so that they may expand their capability to serve their customers. One such company, Koontz-Wagner Services, has been able to capitalize upon several opportunities since acquiring new energized and de-energized motor testing equipment last year...
- Bill Kruger
- ALL-TEST Pro
How We Improved Our Overhead Crane Monitoring Program
When we were developing our overhead crane monitoring program for ArcelorMittal, we had to find a way to get rid of the influence from the wheel contacting the rails. This is similar to a challenge we encountered…
- Kris Deckers
- I-care Group
Use Ultrasound to Detect Faults in Slow-Speed Gears
When using ultrasound for slow-speed systems, there are some things to consider. The first is our alarm levels. Slow-speed bearings will have a relatively…
- Christopher Hallum
- UE Systems Europe B.V.
Mobile Equipment Filtration
Mines are home to one of the harshest industrial environments, yielding large amounts of dust, dirt, debris and water. Contamination control in mines can be a constant, everyday battle....
- Jay Cooper
- Des-Case
Electrical Signature Analysis Performed on Vertical Turbine Pump Motors in Municipal Application
Originally put into operation in 1999, Pump Station P-19A supplies drinking water to the City of Henderson, which is the second largest city in Nevada. In January 2015, Motor 5 exhibited signs of overheating...
- Bill Kruger
- ALL-TEST Pro
Induction Motor Rotor Dynamic Balancing Case Study
On this occasion a rewinding job was executed by a local service company on a 3000 hp induction motor. After evaluating the machinery, the CBM team recommended that a dynamic balancing job was needed to reduce vibration levels to optimum condition…
- Alejandro Poveda
- Repsol
HD Technologies Case Study: Ball Mill Bearing Damage
This case study describes bearing damage detected through online measurements taken from a ball mill at the flotation plant of Asarel Medet AD in Bulgaria. At the beginning, the SPM HD trend had varying shock pulse levels...
- Dobromir Dobrev
- SPM Instrument Bulgaria EOOD
Hear Failure from Miles Away
Experienced maintenance professionals can understand if a machine is healthy or not by walking up to it and using their senses – hearing, touch, smell, and sight. But this skill doesn’t scale when there are more plants than experts. This case study – a TechINSIGHT – shows how IoT maintenance solutions are helping machine analysts be in multiple places at once...
- Brett Burger
- National Instruments