Case Studies and Stories
Condition Monitoring of Ball Mill with HD Technologies
After long discussions, both plants decided to switch from the VCM system to the newer Intellinova system - and with fabulous results, which are highlighted in chapter...
- Robbert de Rouw
- SPM Instrument BV
Energized Motor Testing Reveals Improper VFD Settings
This 55-kilowatt, 400-volt motor is controlled by a variable frequency drive (VFD). This motor drives the centrifugal fan that sends air into a natural gas combustion burner...
- Ettore Di Pasquale
- ALL-TEST PRO
What is 3 Minutes of Motor Testing Worth to You?
A motor distributor in the Netherlands provided a 17 Kilowatt, 400-Volt motor to a local hospital in 2015. The hospital rented a portable crane to install the motor onto the roof of the building. The motor is used to operate a fan that is mounted on the hospital’s roof...
- Richard Scott
- ALL-TEST PRO
Deep Well Vertical Pump Analysis using Electrical Signature Analysis (ESA)
There are many advantages that vertical pumps provide over horizontally mounted pumps and when they operate properly they generally provide many years of reliable, maintenance free operation. However, in almost any plant with a large inventory of vertical pumps they will have one or more of these pumps that are considered “bad actors”...
Analytical Ferrography Forensics II
A steel mill uses this motor to drive a double reduction gearbox on a roughing mill at an input speed of 450 rpm. The motor has babbitt sleeve bearings...
Prediction of Vibrational Fatigue on Bolted Joint Interfaces Using CAE
Vibrational fatigue is the failure of a material under cyclic loading caused by forced vibration. An excited structure responds at its natural frequencies, resulting in a dynamic stress load...
- Ameer Ambavaram
- Mercury Marine
Major Middle East Utility Pilots use of IRISS Maintenance Inspection Systems
With more than four months per year where the maximum daily temperature exceeds 101°F (38°C), Dammam, Saudi Arabia is one of the hottest places on earth...
- Mohamed Ahmed
- IRISS Inc.
Middle East State Owned Utility Company, Fault Prevented
Following the detection of Partial Discharge activity, an offline investigation was conducted on the asset to locate the discharging component...
IRISS 3D Scanning Capabilities put to Work at Aerospace Manufacturer to Create Custom Solutions
The installation of Infrared Windows into electrical distribution equipment is an excellent way to kick-start a Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) Program...
- Mark Bowling
- IRISS Inc.