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Precision Gear Lubrication – Building a Foundation for Reliability - PART 3

By Mark Barnes

This is the last installment of this three part series. Part One (Uptime Magazine Dec/Jan13) examined the role of a lubricant in ensuring gearbox reliability. Part Two (Uptime Magazine Feb/March13) focused on making sure the lubricant is free of contaminants. This final article will examine the critical success factors for sampling and analyzing gear oils.

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Precision Gear Lubrication – Building a Foundation for Reliability Part 3

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Kiln Monitoring Success: HGH Infrared Systems Sells their 1000th Kilnscan

HGH Infrared Systems recently reported the sale of their 1000th rotary kiln scanner, closing a highly successful year and indicating that the manufacturing and construction industry may be experiencing a healthy rebound. Growth in US sales in 2012, with recent clients including Magnesita Refractories, Domtar Paper Mills, and Polysius are indicators that the economy may be heading in the right direction.

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Vibration vs. Ultrasound - Two Techniques to Consider in CBM

by Jason Tranter, Allan Rienstra and Tom Murphy

If someone tells you there is only one RIGHT way to do something - you should be highly dubious! As a result of the positive reader response from "RCM vs. FMEA - There Is a Distinct Difference!" (Dec/Jan 2013), Uptime magazine has invited several subject matter experts to write short, related segments that allow our readers to consider alternatives or options when approaching maintenance reliability improvements. In this issue, we examine two popular condition-based maintenance practices and applications — Vibration and Ultrasound.

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Precision Gear Lubrication: Building a Foundation for Reliability - PART 2

by Mark Barnes

In Part One (Uptime Magazine Dec/Jan13) of this multipart series, we examined the role of a lubricant in ensuring gearbox reliability. Put simply, without the correct lubricant, gearboxes won’t come close to running reliably. But proper lubrication goes way beyond the lubricant. In the second part of this three part series, we’ll examine the next most important factor: making sure the lubricant is free of contaminants.

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Jim Seffrin Joins IRISS as Director of Training

Brings nearly 30 years of experience to the IRISS team.

Bradenton, FL—February 1, 2013—IRISS, a leader in the industrial IR window market, announced today that Jim Seffrin has been appointed Director of Training. As a recognized leader in the science of infrared technology, Jim will also serve as a subject matter expert to the IRISS sales team and their customer base as they aggressively grow their vertical markets throughout the world.

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Understanding Why Structural Parts Crack

by Ralph Buscarello

In the April/May 2012 issue of Uptime^® magazine, an excellent article showed the different types of cracks that form in places due to what most engineering articles refer to as metal fatigue. The following article is written by a vibration specialist who claims there is no such thing as metal fatigue, but instead cracks form due to reversible stresses, reversing from tension to compression and back again, at the node of a resonant part.

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10 Steps to Pump Reliability - Part 2

by Tom Dabbs and Dan Pereira

Hopefully you read Part 1 of “Ten Steps to Pump Reliability” and have been anxiously awaiting to read Part 2 of the article. You may get the impression that implementing these steps will be costly and very difficult to achieve. The thing you need to bear in mind is: “You are already spending the money.” The only question is: “Are you getting the result from your pumping systems that you are looking for?”

If you can create an environment that allows your entire team to become engaged in implementing these concepts, it will be the best investment you ever made. Deming said it best:

“Your system is perfectly designed to give you the results you are getting.”

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Benefits of Static (Off-line) Motor Testing

An hour long presentation by Drew Norman, Applications Engineer, Baker Instrument Company, an SKF Group Company

Learn how your organization's motor maintenance programs can benefit from testing of static (off-line) motors, and what kinds of tests can be used to discern electrical weaknesses that would lead to motor failure. This webinar will cover the basics behind static motor testing and analysis, and why you can potentially save significant costs if you implement an effective off-line motor testing program.

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Precision Gear Lubrication Building a Foundation for Reliability - PART 1

by Mark Barnes

Introduction

Gears are commonplace in many different industries. From high speed gearing found in turbo-machinery to slow speed gear reducers found across a multitude of manufacturing and process industries, gears are the workhorses of industry. Yet despite their widespread use, gears are perhaps the least maintained of all lubricated components. This can result in poor reliability, excessive maintenance and repair costs, and unscheduled production downtime.

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Using IR Windows to Monitor Commutators on Critical Motors

by Nate Maughan and Tim Rohrer

In 2011, the concentrator facility at Kennecott Utah Copper Mine installed infrared (IR) windows on the motor access doors of critical DC motors to monitor the commutator and brushes. The results of direct access to thermographic data made possible by the use of IR windows has been improved safety and better, more complete data with regards to the health and efficiency of those motors.

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IRISS Granted Certification to the C22.2 No. 14-10 Standard

Precision Gear Lubrication – Building a Foundation for Reliability - PART 3

Precision Gear Lubrication – Building a Foundation for Reliability Part 3

How to Create Thermal Images for Millions of Homes

Major Environment Polluters Detected With New Infrared Camera

On-line Thermal Imaging Camera Series Systems for Process Temperature Measurement and Control

Kiln Monitoring Success: HGH Infrared Systems Sells their 1000th Kilnscan

Vibration vs. Ultrasound - Two Techniques to Consider in CBM

Can You Believe in What You See? Temperature Measurement with Thermal Imaging

Low Speed Vibration Measurements

A 23 minute iPresentation by Renard Klubnik, Applications Engineer, Meggitt Sensing Systems

Is a Quality Breather Really That Important?

An iPresentation by Lizelle Van Den Berg, Des-Case

Precision Gear Lubrication: Building a Foundation for Reliability - PART 2

Testo Thermal Imaging Announcing Participation in the Ultimate Contractor Collection Giveaway

Jim Seffrin Joins IRISS as Director of Training

Understanding Why Structural Parts Crack

10 Steps to Pump Reliability - Part 2

Benefits of Static (Off-line) Motor Testing

Precision Gear Lubrication Building a Foundation for Reliability - PART 1

Introduction

Using IR Windows to Monitor Commutators on Critical Motors

Proximity Probes: Orbits & Shaft Centerlines