Alignment + Balancing
Detecting and Diagnosing Misalignment 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 5 minute fact reviews misalignments 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 Sopcik
- Analog Devices, Inc
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
Sleeve-Bearing Monitoring at Slow-Variable Speed Using FDS Technology
Sleeve bearings are typically found in our most critical assets. There often is not adequate instrumentation on them, and they are difficult to monitor...
- Dries Van Loon
- NanoPrecise
Four Ways Soft Foot Affects Machinery
Soft foot is a condition that occurs when rotating machinery is positioned incorrectly ─ specifically, when one or more of the “feet” of a machine’s base, frame, or soleplate are not making the same point contact as the others...
How to Cut Your Time in Measuring For Misalignment Issues
PRUFTECHNIK sensALIGN technology upgrades ancient angularity and offset measurement practices..
Verification & Validation
Three different rotor kits with particular balancing equipment will be considered here...
- Jose Mendez Adriani
- Central University of Venezuela
What is Soft Foot and Why Should We Care About It?
Soft foot occurs when rotating machinery is positioned in place on its base, frame, or soleplate, and one or more of the “feet” are not making good contact...
- Frederic Baudart
- Fluke
General Computer Program for Two-Plane Balancing of Rigid Rotors
This technical article develops a universal computer program for the two-plane balance of rigid rotors, by means of a unified treatment of the system and the convention for the phase measurement, which can be used by any general balancing equipment...
- Jose Mendez Adriani
- Central University of Venezuela
Representing Your Data
Before we can represent the data, we need to ensure that we capture appropriate data. The data that we need is amplitude at a particular frequency...
- Dennis Swanepoel
- WearCheck