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Oil Analysis for Predictive Maintenance
Predictive maintenance (PdM) is a broad field of many overlapping technologies, all of which have one common goal: find faults in a machine’s condition before the machine fails. On their own, predictive technologies each have their own strengths. For example, the...
Key Traits of Successful PdM Programs
In our last post, I touched on some negative factors which can lead to program failure. Today, let’s flip the script and take a look at three positive traits of successful predictive maintenance (PdM) programs: top-down support, communication and documentation, and...
Three Reasons PdM Programs Fail
It is easy to justify starting a predictive maintenance (PdM) program. A successful PdM program will monitor all of a facility’s critical assets, detect failures before they occur, and perform necessary maintenance on those assets, reducing repair costs and downtime....
The Reliability Conference
The Reliability Conference is being held from April 11-15 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Per the conference website: One of the largest gatherings of industry professionals, The RELIABILITY Conference is where the most respected and distinguished subject-matter experts,...
2016 Intro to Predictive Maintenance & Vibration Analysis Training – April 18-19
INSTRUCTOR - RYAN BUI - is an Iowa and Iowa State graduate in engineering. His expertise areas are in preventive, predictive and proactive maintenance concepts, technologies and implementation. He has completed level three in vibration analysis and has been an...
Vibration Analysis Using Overall Vibration Alarms
As an organization’s predictive maintenance (PdM) program grows, limitations on manpower require the technicians and/or analysts to work more efficiently to monitor the growing list of critical equipment. Often, practitioners will look to cut corners on vibration...
Steam Trap Surveys Identify Problems and Save Money
Steam traps play a significant role in steam systems in manufacturing plants. When operating effectively, steam traps retain heat within the system by removing condensate, air, and other gases from the system. As cold winter weather begins to set in, your steam system...
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Vibration Case Study
A client of ours had recurring issues with a rotary lobe vacuum blower. Initial collections of vibration data showed the machine in a stable condition with no notable issues. As the year went on, the machine’s condition steadily worsened. With many machines, like...