Detecting wear, imbalance and misalignment of rotating parts within machinery is critical to its health and overall performance. This can be achieved by implementing a variety of proven techniques. Vibration analysis, for example, uses accelerometers to detect potential problems with industrial equipment caused by incorrectly aligned, loose, or unbalanced rotating parts.
The RELIABILITY Conference Learning Session - 38:23 by Will Tudoroff, SEC
In this presentation from TRC-2017, Will Tudoroff outlines a real-life application of some basic vibration principles, as well as an excellent case study of solving vibration problems. What the presentation focuses on is the question of, “How did we figure it out?” Tudoroff demonstrates exactly how the various problems were identified and much more.
PRUFTECHNIK LTD, the UK office of the PRUFTECHNIK Group, has recently received the service level recognition by Lloyd’s Register for its services in the area of condition monitoring and diagnostic investigation.
Hansford Sensors, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high performance industrial accelerometers, has been recognised for its export achievements, winning a prestigious EEF Future Manufacturing Award, in the South East region.
The world’s leading producer of industrial accelerometers, Hansford Sensors, has released a new FEP cable option for its high-performance vibration sensors. The new cable and connector design meets the needs of several industries, but is specifically suited for the extreme demands of mining and heavy applications.
Reliabilityweb.com® announced the planned release of Vibration Elements™ Competency Based Learning System to improve knowledge and experience around diagnostic skills for rotating machinery.
At Inter Pipeline Ltd. (IPL), a petroleum transportation, storage and natural gas liquids processing company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, a cracked weld on the suction side of a three-inch, schedule 80 balance line of a four-stage MSD mainline pump was discovered during routine monthly vibration routes. As a result, all seven identical pumps were inspected in situ using magnetic particle examination.
The SKF Microlog Analyzer CMXA 51 has been certified and approved by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) for use in hazardous “gassy” areas of all coal mine operations in the United States.
German Manufactured Systems Help Prevent Process Delays & Shutdowns
In the process industry, online condition monitoring of production-critical machines is becoming increasingly important with the rise of the Internet of Things. As a result, manufacturers are gradually replacing their redundant equipment with modern, PC-based data acquisition technology which enables predictable maintenance and scheduled production downtimes.
LORD Corporation has introduced its G-Link-200-8G ruggedized high-speed triaxial accelerometer node for real-time data acquisition and machine health monitoring of high-value assets.
The Vibration Fault Periodic Table concept was created and introduced to the public in an article published in the June/July 2012 Uptime® magazine. The original concept was designed to classify vibration faults in the form of a periodic table of the elements. That is to say, the faults were grouped according to frequency content and dominant direction or response. This format was found to be very useful in gaining a better understanding of the nature of each individual vibration fault, as well as providing the analyst with a quick assessment tool for determining the likely root cause for a particular problem in the field.
Brüel & Kjær Vibro (BKV) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the SETPOINT™ technology platform from Metrix Instrument Company, L.P. of Houston, Texas.
Silicon Designs, Inc., a 100% veteran owned small business and leading industry expert in the design, development and manufacture of highly rugged industrial-grade MEMS capacitive accelerometer chips and modules, today announced the added versatility of its Model 2210 Series, to include measurement capabilities on one, two, or three orthogonal axes.