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Today's Tip: Installing Breathers |
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When installing fine filtration (3 to 10 micron) reservoir breathers, make sure the breather has an internal differential pressure gauge to alert you when the filter is dirty. If your breathers do not have this built in, add pressure and vacuum gauges to the reservoir headspace. Then add inspection of these gauges, while the machine is in normal operation, to your pre-PM checks.
- Christopher Smith, reliability engineer, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
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On-line Oil Condition Sensors
Water * Particulate * Oil Condition * Ferrous Debris
Kittiwake sensors provide continuous, real-time oil analysis data. Improve MTBF, reduce cost and improve profitability!
keithm@kittiwake.com
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Book Bits: What a Good On-site Oil Analysis Lab Should Look Like |
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On-site oil analysis laboratories are becoming more popular as reliability professionals realize the profits a well-designed and well-managed lab can reap. The strengths of an on-site lab include rapid sample turnaround and the rich, environment-relevant diagnostics enabled by in-house staff who are familiar with the site's machines. Ultimately, the goal of any project is to boost the bottom line of the organization.
Setting up an on-site lab is no exception, and careful planning will help ensure the success of this project. Designing and commissioning a lab is an exciting task and can result in a competitive addition to the organization. This article considers important design factors of an on-site laboratory, including sample reception, analysis, and storage and personnel requirements. Many options catering to various budgets are presented, leaving room for future expansion without duplicating existing capabilities.
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View webinar recording: Ultrasonic Condition Monitoring of Bearings.
Learn how to improve asset availability and increase profitability. Industry experts provide insights into the advantages of ultrasonic bearing monitoring, explaining ways to monitor, trend, analyze and diagnose bearing conditions. For information and to register for this complimentary webinar, CLICK HERE.
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Lube Trivia: What Causes Abrasive Wear? |
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Test your knowledge and prepare for ICML lubrication and oil analysis certification.
Question: Is abrasive wear the result of rolling contact or sliding contact?
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Spectro Inc. - Instruments for Predictive Maintenance by Oil Analysis
Spectrometers – Viscometers - Particle Counters – FTIR – Ferrography www.spectroinc.com |
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Tip: Performing Infrared Inspections of Motor Control Centers |
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Whether it's your first infrared inspection or you're a veteran with hundreds of surveys under your belt, it is important to realize that in order to successfully identify and analyze thermal anomalies, it is beneficial to understand the operation of the equipment under inspection. This article provides guidelines for inspecting the motor control center (MCC), identifying key components and potential problem areas, illustrating both common and not-so-common thermal anomalies.
The Motor Control Center
An MCC is a modular cabinet system for powering and controlling motors in a factory. MCCs are quite common in factories having heavy machinery. Typically, an MCC cabinet consists of a metal enclosure with doors providing access. Although the contents may vary, normally the MCC contains a motor starter, circuit breaker and possibly a power transformer.
The MCC enclosure protects personnel from contact with current carrying devices, and it protects the components from various environmental conditions. It is important that the enclosure is mounted to assure accessibility so that qualified personnel (such as a trained thermographer) can open the panel under load.
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Noria Training Calendar |
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OCTOBER 2008
Effective Contamination Control
22-24 Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
Effective Sugar Mill Equipment Lubrication
15-17 Sãu Paulo, Brazil
Lean Manufacturing 2008
6-8 Chicago, IL
Machinery Lubrication I
7-9 Mobile, AL
Machinery Lubrication Level I
23-24 Gdansk, Poland
Oil Analysis I
7-9 Paramaribo, Suriname
Oil Analysis Level I
28-29 Kirkland, QC
Oil Analysis Level II
7-9 Sydney, Australia
Oil Analysis Levels I and II
20-23 Singapore, Singapore
Proactive Maintenance with Oil Analysis II
13-16 Daegu, Korea |
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