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What to Do Before a Laser Shaft Alignment
We must consider some actions before performing laser shaft alignment to ensure that everything goes as planned and for the shaft to be aligned without any problem. So let’s take a look to learn what to do before a laser shaft alignment. -------- WORKPLACE HAZARDS DURING LASER SHAFT ALIGNMENT ...
» Read moreVibration Analysis of Reciprocating Plunger Pumps
A reciprocating pump has positive displacement, which means, it takes a fixed volume of liquid under suction conditions, compresses it (pressure increase) and it ejects it through the discharge nozzle. In this equipment, pumping the fluid is achieved by the alternating movement of a plunger, pist...
» Read moreSoft Foot in Rotating Machinery
Although it is usually completely ignored during maintenance activities, the soft foot in rotating machinery is a significant problem that must be detected and corrected before it creates bigger problems and severe damage to the machines. -------- WHAT IS THE SOFT FOOT? -------------------------...
» Read moreVibration Analysis of Centrifugal Fans
Fans is a type of machinery that is present in almost any type of industry. Moreover, they are used daily in domestic ventilation or air conditioning applications. In many industrial systems and processes, these machines are critical assets that deserve special attention, starting with the specia...
» Read morePower-MI Gets Faster Now!
In the last few weeks, we have been working on optimizing Power-MI to improve the condition-based maintenance analysts' speed of use. The target was improving the calculations' performance, and internal accesses made each time new reports of predictive techniques or statistics of machinery failur...
» Read moreVibration Analysis on Kaplan Turbines
Before diving into how to perform vibration analysis on Kaplan Turbines, we should learn some important details about this type of hydraulic turbine and its components. -------- WHAT IS A KAPLAN TURBINE? ------------------------------------------- This hydraulic turbine is named after its inven...
» Read moreVisual Inspections, The Invisible Missing Piece
Many managers are surprised when we consider visual inspection a predictive technique on the same level as vibration analysis, ultrasound, and thermography in our Power-MI software platform. When a company wants to start doing predictive maintenance or condition-based maintenance, our suggestion...
» Read moreMachine Learning
To refer to artificial intelligence, the term Machine Learning is also used. A lot of people confuse Machine Learning with artificial intelligence. In reality, artificial intelligence is nothing but a theoretical explanation of Machine learning, the former is a concept, and the latter is its prac...
» Read moreEffects of Piping in Vibration Analysis
Vibration analysts may consider the effect of piping when analyzing pumps, compressors or any other asset type connected to a pipe. The mass of the machine is usually small compared to the mass of the piping and its fluid. Some issues can be caused by piping, not by machinery failures. The two t...
» Read moreMachinery Resonance
The terms "natural frequency," "resonance" and "critical speed" are used as synonymous, but they are not exactly the same concept. It's also common when the analyst doesn't know the source of high vibrations; the diagnosed failure is resonance. "Critical speed" is when the shaft itself is reson...
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