Two Minute Tips
Service Factor of Motor’s & Cables
The motor and associated cabling have service factors to consider for your process environment as does the equipment you use to monitor your uptime. Variables to consider when replacing your motor and cabling are operating environment temperatures, conditions of process (wet, dry, dirty, etc.) and the process load.
- Bill Kruger
- ALL-TEST Pro
Basic Oil Sampling Tips
Companies need to recognize the importance of good sampling practices when it comes to the results of their oil analysis program. That small 70 mL sample submitted to your lab represents all the oil circulating in the equipment. Here are a few simple tips you can take to ensure you get a good, clean sample, that is representative of the oil in your system.
- Bernie Hall
- Checkfluid
Introducing the Electric Motor System and Electrical Signature Analysis
Howard Penrose gives a brief introduction of the electrical motor system and the variety of monitoring techniques included under Electrical Signature Analysis (ESA): current signature analysis, motor current signature analysis, power signature analysis, and voltage signature analysis…
- Howard Penrose
- MotorDoc LLC
Gear Mesh Frequency Monitoring
Gear mesh frequency analysis is a key tool for vibration monitoring programs focusing on gearboxes. There are a number of reasons a gearbox may fail including tooth wear, tooth load, gear eccentricity, broken or cracked teeth, gear misalignment and more.
- Peter Eitnier
- Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies
How Does the Cost of Wireless Monitoring Compare?
Are you considering wireless monitoring for your plant but concerned about the cost? David Howard explains how the costs of wireless monitoring compare to equivalent wired systems…
- Dr. M. David Howard
- Erbessd Instruments
Protective Coating for Wire Rope, Chains & Cables
Wirelife Almasol Coating Grease (453-451) is a soft, semifluid formulation designed to coat wire rope as well as moving chain and cable parts to ensure long life and smooth, quiet operation. Its tacky, water-resistant characteristics enable it to adhere strongly to rapidly moving parts and to seal out damaging moisture.
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Kiln Lubricant Provides Exceptional Protection for Open Gears
Synthetic Oil Protects Slow-Moving, Straight-Cut Open Gears.
Pyroshield Syn Kiln Lubricant (9020) is a heavy-duty synthetic fluid designed to provide exceptional protection for high-load, heavy-shock, high-heat applications, particularly large shrouded and unshrouded open gears servicing kilns and ball mills in the mining, mineral processing and cement industries. It is recommended for slow-moving, straight-cut gear sets where flaking occurs using a conventional open gear lubricant.
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Prevent Motor Failure by Keeping Your Motors Clean
One of the easiest ways to prevent premature electric motor failure is to keep your motors clean and free of foreign contaminates. Many electric motors are fan cooled. When contaminates start to build up around the motor, air flow becomes restricted and reduces the ability for the fan to cool the motor which dramatically reduces the life the of winding’s insulation due to the increase in heat.
- Bill Kruger
- ALL-TEST Pro
Vane Pass Frequency Monitoring
Vane pass frequency is one of the more common and easily identified vibration monitoring components, present primarily in fans and pumps but also identifiable in compressors and other similar rotating equipment.
- Peter Eitnier
- Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies