List of Contributions

Oil analysis - Oil is the lifeblood of the machine, and a good lubrication program will do the most to keep equipment from reaching the P-F curve in the first place. At $30-$35 per sample, it's easily affordable. Ultrasound - It's super intuitive to use. The tool needs to be capable of detecting both ...

This is a really good way to put it, Francois. ------------------------------ Dale Nicholson, PE, CMRP, CRL Reliability Engineering Mgr Evonik Corp ------------------------------

Other than a few specific applications where route-based data isn't practical (like waste tank pumps, where it's difficult to know exactly when they will be running), I haven't bought into wireless vibe monitoring yet. The cheap sensors just don't provide enough data to be useful. When a salesman tries ...

Some large rotating assets, such as turbines or centrifuges, have real-time hard-wired RMS vibration sensors, so they can be automatically shut down if there is a problem that causes vibration to reach an unsafe level. We have a few critical pumps that run infrequently, and that can't be started manually ...

Another approach that I have found to be useful is to investigate equipment downtime, involve the operators, and make any necessary repairs or improvements. By doing so, the operators gain a better understanding of how their actions affect the assets, realize someone is paying attention, which tends ...