The importance of Condition Monitoring for rotating machinery
Rotating machines are often very critical to process plants. The reliability and availability of these machines must be guaranteed at all times, as failure to do so may have catastrophic…
Vibration
E-book: What information does an orbit analysis provide about the condition of a turbine?
For assessing the condition of a turbine, the path that the shaft takes in its journal bearings is an important source of information. Through an orbit analysis, causes of vibrations…
Machine protection solutions and systems
There are different system structures to facilitate machine vibration protection – one more advanced than the other. Which method is used depends on the application and the criticality of it.…
Predictive maintenance to reciprocating machinery
To monitor the condition of reciprocating machinery, also known as piston compressors, traditional vibration measurement methods were applied for a long time. However, it became clear that these measurements are…
Automated vibration analysis – 4 considerations
In recent years, the application of condition monitoring and predictive maintenance has been growing significantly, due to increasing demands for machine availability and overall efficiency. Technological developments like big data,…
A brief history of vibration
In 1939, T.C. Rathbone published a paper called ‘Vibration Tolerance‘ in the magazine Power Plant Engineering. The ideas in this paper are considered the foundation of modern industrial vibration measurements.…
Infographic: Which Vibration Monitoring Strategy fits my machine?
When it has been decided to start a machine condition monitoring program on a machine to start a predictive maintenance strategy, it appears that there are various possibilities of how…
How to determine the critical frequencies of rotating machinery
When a rotating machine reaches its resonant frequency, it can lead to severe damage to the machine (and the plant), injury to employees, and massive financial consequences. This must be…
What are the differences between Safety Integrity Level (SIL) and Performance Level (PL)?
Safety Integrity Level (SIL) SIL stands for Safety Integrity Level (EN-IEC 62061) and is a part of Functional Safety. SIL is a method to assess electrical, electronic, and programmable electronic…
Vibration measurements with accelerometers
In this article, we tell you more about IEPE and charge accelerometers (also known as acceleration meters) and how these are used for vibration measurements on rotating machines. For measuring…
The importance of machine monitoring
It is very important that machines/installations in a factory are operational, especially when a factory needs to operate day and night. Unplanned downtime is highly undesirable, as it incurs high…