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.
Should you customize your Predictive Maintenance program?
On the surface this is obviously not a very good question. If you’re going to invest the time and money in establishing or developing a predictive maintenance (PdM) program, of course you should customize it. Besides blind luck, there is no other way to have a...
Benefits of a Predictive Maintenance Program
For this blog post, I’m going to take a few steps back. Instead of focusing on a specific technology, trend, or approach to predictive maintenance (PdM), I’m going to cover some of the very basic benefits that can be realized with a successful PdM program. For those...
The Importance of Communication and Documentation in Predictive Maintenance
There are a couple subtle aspects of successful predictive maintenance (PdM) programs that the industry doesn't often acknowledge: communication and documentation. Most people will agree that both these concepts are elementary but must also be emphasized for almost...
Why SMRP Certification is Important to your PdM Program
You may have read in our marketing materials or noticed that many of our staff are either SMRP certified or Vibration Institute certified or both. In this blog post we’ll explain what that means for your manufacturing organization. What is SMRP The Society for...
How Cost Justification Can Save Your Predictive Maintenance Program
You collected the data. You made the appropriate corrections, repairs, and improvements. Because of you and your team, the facility was able to avoid unplanned downtime and meet its production goals. That sounds like a great success story in the predictive...
Predictive Maintenance – A Multi-Tiered Approach
When it comes to selecting a predictive maintenance technology to monitor your equipment, there is almost always one “best” option. This best option will vary from facility to facility, based on the type of critical equipment involved in the process. While this...