Alignment + Balancing
Alignment: Goal, Plan, Achieve
What do you want to achieve during alignment: precision, speed, or improved reliability of equipment? Remember, a goal without a plan is just a wish. When executing alignment, we need to properly plan the job...
- Dennis Swanepoel
- WearCheck
The Importance of Good Maintenance Practices Based on Condition Monitoring
Pruftechnik’s service team was contacted by our client when the online vibration monitoring system in their machine’s dryer inlet fan reached an alarm value of 12mm/sec rms. After our team conducted thorough analysis of the data, they suspected that the severe vibration was caused by...
- Shoukat Ali Izhar
- PRUFTECHNIK S.E.A. Pte Ltd
The Basics of Rigs: the Vital Role They Play in Exploration
Offshore, or marine, rigs are based on sea and onshore rigs are based on land. We select the type of rig based on the geological location and how deep we need to drill. The major concept of rigs is...
- Nishanthan Senkuttuvan
- Osborne Engineering Limited
Induction Motor Rotor Dynamic Balancing Case Study
On this occasion a rewinding job was executed by a local service company on a 3000 hp induction motor. After evaluating the machinery, the CBM team recommended that a dynamic balancing job was needed to reduce vibration levels to optimum condition…
- Alejandro Poveda
- Repsol
Poor Man’s ODS: Phase
In the second series of the Poor Man's ODS we will look into phase. All Fast Fourier Transforms, know as FFT contain three characteristics of Vibration. Learn the 2 accurate and practical phase techniques to measure phase....
- Dennis Swanepoel
- WearCheck
Introduction to the Poor Man’s ODS
The Poor Man’s ODS will be a five-part series; today's tip is Part One: the introduction to the Poor Man’s ODS. ODS stands for operation deflection shape analysis; this is a study of how a machine is moving in relation to a fixed reference point…
- Dennis Swanepoel
- WearCheck
Getting Started
Welcome to the home of condition monitoring; CBM CONNECT! The site is designed to provide you with educational articles, videos, and podcasts...
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
Drilling Basics: Learn about Operations
Drilling is nothing but making a hole in order to access the earth's surface. A rig is a platform with a group of machines to make a hole to reach the natural resources. In the Middle East...
- Nishanthan Senkuttuvan
- Osborne Engineering Limited
A Closer Look at Thrust Ball Bearing Damage
Thrust bearings are usually located on the non-drive end of the equipment. This is a small pump you'd expect to be driven by a motor. But the bearings of horizontal motors are not designed to...
- Ali Al-Shurafa
- Saudi Aramco