White Papers
Lubricants Can’t Be Green … Can They?
Today, many want to “go green” in various aspects of their lives. The question is, what does this mean? It is typically meant to be a business or lifestyle choice to act in environmentally friendly ways...
- John Sander
- Lubrication Engineers
Predictive Maintenance in Water and Wastewater Facilities
Rapid urbanization in the last 50 years and its effects are felt intensely. Undoubtedly, one of the most important processes of urbanization is water and wastewater management.
- Tumay Karaver
- Artesis Technology Systems
Vibration Monitoring and Analysis- The Cornerstone of Successful Predictive Maintenance
With competitive and financial pressure mounting for production facilities, uptime has become the gold standard of operations. Reliability is at the cornerstone of uptime, yet it continues to be a challenge for manufacturing operations everywhere.
- Kris Deckers
- I-care Group
Maximizing Pump Reliability Through Precision Lubrication
From pumps to compressors, turbines to gearboxes, equipment reliability is vital to maintain a competitive advantage. Layer in the exceptionally high downtime costs of certain units that can exceed $1MM a day, the harsh operating environment (typically outside), and the long turnaround cycles that can extend to 3-5 years and it all adds up to a significant challenge.
- Mark Barnes
- Des-Case
Reading and Understanding Key Accelerometer Specifications
There are many ways to evaluate an IEPE (Integrated Electronic PiezoElectric) sensor, or accelerometer, either on its own merits or in comparison to similar competitive models found on the market. The most obvious is a paper comparison, using the spec sheet as a guide. Other options include acquiring the contending sensors and putting them to the test or obtaining word-of-mouth inputs, each of which will likely result in a different conclusion. The most common starting point, however, is a spec sheet appraisal.
- Peter Eitnier
- Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies
Making It In A High Frequency World Striving for High-Frequency Industrial Accelerometers
As predictive maintenance teams in industrial facilities strive for a more complete picture of their equipment’s health, high frequency vibration measurements have become a crucial addition to identify faults such as motor and pump bearing defects and gear tooth inconsistencies in high-speed gearboxes. As a result, there is an upsurge in demand for vibration sensors with a high frequency response.
- Bob Martin
- IMI Sensors
Why MEMS Accelerometers Are Becoming the Designer’s Best Choice for CbM Applications
A small number of semiconductor manufacturers have overcome the noise, bandwidth and g-Range shortcomings commonly associated with MEMS sensors used in Condition-based Monitoring (CbM) by producing several medium and high-performance MEMS vibration sensors with the latter being comparable to piezo accelerometers.
- Chris Murphy
- Analog Devices, Inc
New Single-Pair Ethernet: High-Quality Asset Health Insights and Power on Two Wires for Condition Monitoring Applications
Condition monitoring applications continue to grow in importance, as equipment manufacturers look to increase asset utilization with real-time monitoring of equipment, extend equipment lifespans, and increase throughput by utilizing predictive maintenance techniques to reduce maintenance costs and asset downtime..
- Maurice O'Brien
- Analog Devices, Inc
Gaps in Your Electric Motor Reliability Program
Businesses invest millions of dollars in what they believe will be a fail-safe maintenance program for their electric motors. Regular tests are scheduled for each motor; engineers dutifully record the data when required and then move on to the next motor.
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation