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Vibration: A Powerful Diagnostic Tool

Rich Merhige | President/Owner, AME Solutions
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Webinar Description:

Vibration is a powerful tool that, when measured correctly, can give you a clear picture of the health of your machine—bringing to light any potential problems, like a misalignment, imbalance, or a bad bearing.
How does it do this? When analyzing the data, vibration waves will reveal excessive wear and tear on mechanical components. In industrial settings, it can detect machinery abnormalities such as motors, bearings, compressors, and gearboxes. In this webinar, AME President Rich Merhige will run through vibration-preventing practices to help you identify problems before they become costly and severe failures.

Learning Takeaways:

1. Vibration data can put a finger on the root cause of mechanical breakdowns, preventing time-wasting searching and testing and allowing      repairs to be implemented faster.
2. Vibration analysis increases machinery uptime, reducing mechanical repairs and maximizing production.
3. Because vibration analysis provides hard data about machinery conditions, operators always know their equipment’s health status.
4. Overcoming mechanical issues requires increased demand for energy. Vibration analysis detects these issues and alerts the maintenance       team to make repairs that return machinery back to peak operational performance.

About the Presenter:

In 1992, Richard Merhige founded Advanced Maintenance Engineering and later in 2002 Advanced Mechanical Enterprises. He attended the State University of New York Maritime College, earning a Bachelor Degree in Marine Engineering, continuing his education in Systems and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic, and George Washington Universities. He furthered his specialized training, earning a USCG License as a Second Assistant Engineer Steam & Motor, Unlimited Horsepower and a certification as a Vibration Analyst. Guided by his knowledge and expertise, AME is recognized as an external specialist for condition monitoring.

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About the Author

Rich Merhige President/Owner, AME Solutions

In 1992, Richard Merhige founded Advanced Maintenance Engineering and later in 2002 Advanced Mechanical Enterprises. He attended the State University of New York Maritime College, earning a Bachelor Degree in Marine Engineering, continuing his education in Systems and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic, and George Washington Universities. He furthered his specialized training, earning a USCG License as a Second Assistant Engineer Steam & Motor, Unlimited Horsepower and a certification as a Vibration Analyst. Guided by his knowledge and expertise, AME is recognized as an external specialist for condition monitoring by the American Bureau of Shipping.

Before starting his own companies, Merhige worked for such prominent organizations as American Transport Lines, Westinghouse, David Taylor Naval Research Center and Booz Allen & Hamilton as an Engineer. His career saw him traveling throughout the United States and abroad conducting sea trials, performing major equipment overhauls and installations.

Rich has spoken at numerous popular industry events like the International Workboat Show/IWBS and IYBA’s Yacht Engineering Seminar, where he has discussed a range of topics including condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, and much more.