Machinery misalignment is one of the prime causes of equipment downtime, and it often results in increased energy costs and damaged machinery. Misalignment occurs when a motor’s centerline does not line up with that of the equipment’s…
What is Vibration Measurement? Vibration measurement is a key tool in today’s fast-advancing Industrial Internet of Things-driven maintenance and reliability world. To ensure you select the best tool for your organization, it’s important to know if a…
Monitoring the machinery and internal components of a wind turbine via wired condition monitoring sensors isn’t a new practice. However, continuous advancements in technology, as well as a move towards interconnected systems under the Industrial Internet of…
Maintenance teams use many types of vibration sensors for condition monitoring. Some vibration sensors enable complex machine vibration analysis and fault diagnosis, while others simply screen equipment for a basic good/bad picture of machine health. All machine…
Wireless vibration monitoring typically happens as part of a predictive maintenance strategy. With wireless vibration monitoring, maintenance teams place Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) sensors on important machines to collect vibration measurements over time and catch problems….
Condition-based maintenance leverages advances in vibration monitoring to detect and diagnose problems before they become severe. Maintenance teams can identify machine faults and act when it makes the most sense. Increased demand means that production plants have…