Ballbar data will quantify faults in the machine center such as servo mismatch, stick-slip error, straightness of the axes, lateral play, backlash, reversal spikes, circularity error, scale, and machine geometry. Each of these conditions can be trended over time.
ASK THE EXPERTS: Why determine the specific fault frequency on rolling element bearings?
This question from Jarrod, a maintenance engineer in the Marine industry: Why do vibration analysts focus on being able to determine the specific fault frequency on rolling element bearings? Don’t we typically change the whole bearing and not just the defective part...
Introducing: Ask The Experts! – A Predictive Maintenance Q&A Program from ATS
Advanced Technology Solutions is pleased to present Ask the Experts – a section of our website dedicated to answering important questions or issues that you – our customers and followers, have concerning how to enhance the success of your condition monitoring and...
Introduction to Predictive Maintenance and Vibration Analysis Training
Introduction to Predictive Maintenance and Vibration Analysis Class With Ryan Bui Download the Class Flyer Ryan, a graduate of both Iowa and Iowa State in Engineering, specializes in preventative, predictive, and proactive maintenance concepts, technologies, and their...
(VIDTORIAL) How We Use Data to Prevent and Correct Failure in our Bodies and in Machines
<TRANSCRIPT> Hey there Everybody, Bob Craft here, for Advanced Technology Solutions, where our motto is SOLUTIONS BEFORE PROBLEMS. Earlier this week I had some corrective maintenance done on my wrist. Which is why I’m not wearing my signature hand-tied bow tie...
Building Steam Trap Condition Monitoring
ATS’ building steam trap condition monitoring program enables significant operating cost reduction and also contributes to greenhouse gas reduction and reduced global heating. This is achieved through reduction or elimination of wasteful fuel consumption to heat...
The Machine Doctors – A Follow-Up
A not-too-subtle connection exists between what Condition Monitoring you go through with your medical provider and what Condition Monitoring should be doing for your production and supporting machinery. Please note that This posting is not to be considered as medical...