Posts By: Carlos E. Torres
Diagnosis of Unbalance in Fans
Fans have a high presence in the industry to fulfill cooling, air circulation, and gas exhaust functions. Unbalance is a common cause of high vibration in industrial fans. However, a bad diagnosis is also very usual in the maintenance department. In this article, we will explain to you the keys ...
» Read moreVibrations Analysis Report: How to Request Machine Information
You have received the order to perform a vibrations analysis on a machine you have no record of. The first thing you must do is request the machine information from the maintenance department or the plant. Requesting machine information before performing a vibration analysis is crucial.* *Here w...
» Read moreVibration Analysis Without Machine Information
This has happened to every analyst: you are analyzing a machine, collecting vibration data, and then you find out that the data of the machine is not available. Many people think you have a crystal ball to guess the future. What can we do in these cases? There are many reasons why an analyst ma...
» Read moreAssets Data Sheets for Predictive Maintenance Inventory
The assets data sheet is not only a form to organize information, it is more a sort of repository of information with which we must do the inventory of the assets and their respective data in a coherent and uniform way, not only while creating it, but constantly as any changes or new information ...
» Read moreInformation of the Machines for Vibration Analysis
Sixty percent of vibration analysis depends on the information of the machine that is being analyzed. Far from what it may be believed, vibration data only gives us the symptoms of the current condition of the machine, but it is useless to analyze this data out of the context of operation and the...
» Read moreWhere to Place the Vibration Sensor
The location and installation of the vibration sensor are two of the most critical parts of the vibration data collection, which is why the reading point must be selected considering certain criteria. The place in the machine where the vibration sensor will be placed is called the reading point....
» Read moreDigitalization of Predictive Maintenance
Great advances in the precision of predictive maintenance technologies to monitor the condition of industrial assets are evident. Basically, no serious industry with a qualified technical team is skeptical of the benefits of assets condition monitoring any more. These benefits are now seen in so...
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What is Power-MI?
Power-MI is a cloud based solution that allows you to design & manage your condition-based maintenance plan integrating all techniques into one platform. Easy reporting, automatic work orders and CMMS integration.
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