Note from the Publisher: This case study was originally published in 1998 in Maintenance Technology magazine. Written by John Van…
Industrial motors controlled by variable frequency drives (VFDs) are at risk of electrical bearing damage. The new AEGIS® Shaft Voltage Tester™…
When I was at the Hydraulic Institute meeting earlier this year, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jim Aubrey,…
PROJECT OVERVIEW Waukesha Bearings Corporation’s engineered fluid film bearing production expanded to include magnetic bearings in 2001. The acquisition of Glacier…
The issue of equipment maintenance and aging plant is big and growing. The lack of investments over the past decade…
By Jeffrey Shaffer, Product Marketing Manager Peristaltic pumps have a longstanding tradition of being used to supply lime slurry for waste…
There are many approaches to performing Root Cause Analysis, including the Fishbone Diagram (the 6Ms, which stand for “machines, methods,…
MORT stands for "Management Oversight and Risk Tree" Analysis, which is a method of performing root cause analysis that specifically…
Author: Stan Riddle, VibrAlign Angular misalignment can be confusing to many aligners. Offset, or parallel misalignment, can be pretty straightforward. You…
A major manufacturer of truck-mounted hydraulic fracturing pump units needed reliable couplings for use on the engine cooling fan drives.…
Working in a brand new facility is not the prevalent situation. Most of us have to deal with equipment that…