Ultrasound
Articles
The Key to Machinery Reliability
The goal of Minnkota’s PPM (planned preventative maintenance) Team is to use their technologies and resources to provide the workers with safe, reliable operating equipment and make a positive impact on their maintenance...
- Tod Baer
- Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc.
Articles
CMMS – Friend or Foe?
In every good maintenance program, there needs to be a place to store a history of problems found and actions taken if we are to learn from our experiences and continuously improve...
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook
Two Minute Tips
Which is The Best Bearing Fault Detection Technique?
Now, this is a tricky question to answer…
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
Articles
Ultrasound Assisted Lubrication: Three Ways to Improve Lubrication Practices
Take great care to avoid introducing contaminants into the lubrication. To monitor how much grease you are using, calibrate your grease gun: there is a device that attaches to your grease gun and gives you an LED reading of how much grease you’re using, mass-wise...
- Adrian Messer
- UE Systems
Nine Minutes of Knowledge
Ultrasound Assisted Lubrication
Improper bearing lubrication is responsible for several issues, such as increased lubricant usage, increased bearing purchases (due to failures), increased equipment failures, increased operating temperatures, and motors that run inefficiently.
- Adrian Messer
- UE Systems
White Papers
Evaluating Wave Files to Determine the Severity of the Ultrasonic Emissions
We are often asked at which voltages and on what type of equipment is ultrasound most effective... The answer is not simple since it often depends on the individual asking the question...
Articles
How do You Make Your Condition Monitoring Program More Valuable?
If you are involved with condition monitoring you probably believe you add value to the organization; your warnings of impending failure allow the company to avoid downtime, reduce costs, and much more. But does management believe you are providing a valuable service...
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
Case Studies and Stories
Hydra Main Propulsion Gearbox
Once upon a time, there was a ship called the Hydra. They were suspicious that the gears or bearings in the main gearbox were failing and asked a vibration analyst to perform a test. The analyst turned to me for help...
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
