Case Studies and Stories
Predictive Maintenance Team Saves Steel Mill Time and Money with Thorough Motor Testing
The steel mill’s in-house predictive maintenance team inspects the overhead cranes on a quarterly basis. When the predictive maintenance team was alerted...
- Richard Scott
- ALL-TEST PRO
Improve Electro-Mechanical Reliability Using Electrical Signature Analysis
Electrical Signature Analysis (ESA) is a predictive maintenance (PdM) technology that uses the motor’s supply voltage and operating current…
- Richard Scott
- ALL-TEST PRO
Ultrasound Lends Reliability to Flexible Couplings
Simon, a condition monitoring specialist from a local oil refinery, contacted my office for advice about predicting failures on flexible couplings...
- Allan Rienstra
- SDT International
Troubleshooting a Failed Induction Motor
Listen to how the MCEMax was able to diagnose a rotor fault creating a cost avoidance of over $120,000 for this large pulp and paper facility...
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Lessons Learned from Modern Motor Testing
This corn wet milling facility, which processes about 14,000 bushels of corn each day, pulled this 10HP motor from one of their conveyor belts...
- Richard Scott
- ALL-TEST PRO
High Performance Engine Oil and Xamine Oil Analysis Program
With consistent, accurate monitoring of the condition of your oil – whether in an engine, gearbox, circulating system or mainline power generation turbine...
- Angus Macdonald
- Lubrication Engineers International Ltd
Deep Below the Earth’s Surface In A South African Platinum Mine
The motor is used to lower the water table in a Platinum Mine in South Africa. If the motor fails, the water table would rise and end production...
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Detecting Vortex Rope in a Francis Turbine Operating at Partial Load
The dynamic behavior at part load has been a major problem for low head and medium head Francis turbines...
- Emre Orhon
- Pro-Plan Ltd. - Istanbul Turkey
Best Practice in Gearbox Monitoring
Vibration monitoring on gearboxes is not obvious. Brand new gearboxes do have vibrations. Therefor putting alarm detection based on overall vibration levels often leads to false alarms or missed fault detection...
- Jos Sas
- Allied Reliability Group