alignment
Two Minute Tips
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
Articles
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
Two Minute Tips
Examples of Rotating Equipment
Just a couple examples of rotating equipment. Firstly, we have a pump in an ethanol plant in the north of England. Its history of vibration levels was not excessive, but 2X at 5 mm/sec is not quite the norm...
- Dean Whittle
- Reliability Maintenance Solutions Ltd
Webinars
Machine Thermal Growth and Effects on Shaft Alignment
This webinar will walk you through the concepts of thermal growth, its effects on alignment, and how to handle it properly...
- Warinthanate Sucharitphongse
- PRUFTECHNIK
White Papers
Gas Turbine Alignment in Less Than an Hour
TransCanada Turbines Test Cell repairs and services gas turbines in a unique test facility. The turbines are used primarily for compression, power generation and marine applications. After repair and servicing, the Test Cell undertakes performance tests of the turbines...
- Grant Dennler
- PRUFTECHNIK
Two Minute Tips
Misalignment in Vibration Patterns
This quick tip will discuss routine vibration check, root cause analysis and diagnosis of imbalance on rotating machines. We demonstrate balance norms and references...
- Sven Fleischer
- Easy-Laser AB
White Papers
A Case for Capturing and Analyzing Trends in Your Alignment Data
It is well known that misalignment is one of the greatest causes of failure in rotating equipment. In fact, research demonstrates that more than 50% of machine breakdowns are the direct result of poor alignment...
- Grant Dennler
- PRUFTECHNIK
Webinars
Alignment Fundamentals – Get Your Ducks In A Row
This webinar will discuss the alignment process from the view of an alignment technician, combining 10 years of experience with utilizing various alignment tools, methods & techniques...
- Louis Peacock
- WearCheck
Five Minute Facts
When Do You Need ODS?
The study of a machine's motion is called Operational Deflection Shape (ODS). This study should be done when the machine is in a steady-state or normal operation. Find out the different types and why you would use ODS...
- Dennis Swanepoel
- WearCheck
