Two Minute Tips
Motor Storage
Proper motor storage is critical if we hope to achieve normal life expectancy from our electric motors. Not only is proper motor storage important for good motor health, it may be required to maintain a warranty on motors that we purchase..
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Demands on Vibration Sensors
Understand how MEMS-based accelerometers are helping meet the demands on vibration sensors into today’s Condition based Monitoring Applications. This 2 minute tip will highlight key features and benefits of MEMS-based accelerometers in comparison to piezosensors commonly used for CbM...
- Thomas Brand
- Analog Devices, Inc
Motor Magnetic Center
Running a motor uncoupled will pull the motor rotor into a magnetic center, often marked on the shaft to ensure that the rotor is lined up on the magnetic center when it is coupled to the load. .
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Monitor Assets from Anywhere at Anytime
Remote working is a benefit of digital condition based maintenance that traditional approaches cannot compete with. Not only is it more effective, but it also helps lower individuals carbon foot print, by reducing unnecessary travel, says Frederic Thomas, Managing Director of AVT Reliability®..
- Frederic Thomas
- AVT Reliability
Keeping Track of Starts
Heat is often the final variable causing pre-mature aging and breakdown of your insulation system. Another component of your electric motor, overlooked for heat related failure is the rotor.
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Detecting and Diagnosing Imbalance 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 2 minute tip reviews imbalance faults 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
Ways to Handle RPM with Wireless Sensors
The future is wireless, the vibration sensor will be wireless. When this happens in the future what to do with RPM? In this quick tip we will discover the how to measure the speed of the system using wireless technology..
- Stefan Furness
- SPM Instrument AB
How Long Will Rotating Machinery Stay Accurately Aligned?
We used to assume that once the equipment is installed and aligned, it will remain in the same position forever. But this is not always the case..
- Roman Megela
- Easy-Laser
Motor Base Installation Procedure
Adjustable motor bases and rails are available in a variety of sizes that accommodate most motors. These bases are an easy and great solution as they simplify installation and offer adjustments for alignment and tensioning..
- Mike Olszewski
- Reliability Concepts