Two Minute Tips
Understanding Crest Factor
Crest Factor is a parameter often displayed with power analysis data for voltage and current. This instructional presentation will give you an understanding of what Crest Factor is...
- Don Donofrio
- The Snell Group
The Heat Is On!
As summer nears, thoughts of extreme heat and humidity start to enter our minds. Heat and humidity are not friends of the electric motor…
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Misalignment in Vibration Patterns
This quick tip will discuss routine vibration check, root cause analysis and diagnosis of imbalance on rotating machines. We demonstrate balance norms and references...
- Sven Fleischer
- PRUFTECHNIK S.E.A.
Understanding the Lubrication Challenges of Aging Assets
Industrial assets can begin to break down after a few years of use if not lubricated properly. Assets maintained with a static condition monitoring program last longer, but still cannot reach the lifespans of equipment monitored with cutting-edge technologies and best practices…
- Adrian Messer
- UE Systems
Bad Vibes From A Centrifugal Pump
During periodic measurements on a centrifugal pump for an industrial client, we saw a significant increase in the trend value of our high-frequency vibrations, which is a problem...
- Tim De Block
- Fyraco Solutions
Don’t Forget to Lubricate Your Couplings on Spare Machines
Nowadays, many different coupling designs are available for specific purposes. Solid and rigid couplings do not require lubrication…
- Oscar Medina
- Pfizer
Variability in Oil Analysis Results
Two consecutive samples, at normal sampling intervals from the same machine, are never expected to have exactly the same results, but occasionally the second set of results appears to have either changed...
- Evan Zabawski
- TestOil
Failure to Launch
Starting a motor across the line can generate 7-10 times (or more) the normal full load amps and create extreme torque stress on the shaft line components. In addition to these normal stresses on the electrical and mechanical elements of the motor, protection systems like overload...
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Three into One: Triaxial Vibration Monitoring
This quick tip helps explain why triaxial accelerometers are a useful solution in vibration monitoring where multi-axis vibration measurement is required...
- Chris Hansford
- Hansford Sensors