Roughly two-thirds of all rotating machinery have a condition called “soft foot” that contributes to premature asset failure. But most facilities rarely, if ever, check for it. The preponderance of this machinery ailment and the mystique around it prompted Ryan Best, Technical Sales Representative at the PRUFTECHNIK unit of Fluke, to present a webinar titled,…
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In this installment of The Hive, the bees are putting their Employee Appreciation Day gifts to good use. However, the bees’ use of sensors isn’t the best way to enhance your connected reliability strategy or predictive maintenance program.
It’s just as crucial for roller bearings to stay lubricated as it is for people to stay hydrated. Letting lubrication-related tasks slide can lead to catastrophic equipment failure. Furthermore, once the roller bearing experiences damage the condition is likely to be irreversible and no amount of maintenance, except replacement, can return the roller bearing to…
John Bernet, a Fluke Accelix expert and mechanical application specialist for Fluke Corporation, recently made an appearance on the “Rooted in Reliability” podcast with James Kovacevic, principal instructor at Eruditio LLC and founder of High Performance Reliability, to discuss the most common types of motor faults and how to detect them before costly failure occurs. In this episode, Bernet…
Three beta participants tested the 3561 FC Vibration Sensors in real-world applications and had positive results. The CMMS administrator for the aerospace parts fabricator received and installed two vibration sensors for the beta test. He placed both on a hydraulic pump connected to a subcomponent of a CNC mill—one on the pump and the other…
Happy Holidays from Fluke Accelix! We’re wishing all you busy bees a warm and wonderful season. In this installment of The Hive, the bees have turned their attention to monitoring something other than assets. Can’t wait to see if they capture good vibrations!
In this installment of The Hive, the bees celebrate being super heroes who keep the world up and running 24/7. To do this, they use predictive maintenance strategies. They know how to leverage the IIoT and connected reliability to maintain asset health; they just don’t know how to deal with the superhero suits.
John Bernet, a Fluke Accelix expert and mechanical application specialist for Fluke Corporation, recently joined Rob Kalwarowsky of “Rob’s Reliability Project” podcast to discuss the benefits of M&R teams moving away from traditional route-based maintenance and instead embracing tools like remote vibration sensors that can make their work lives easier and empower them to focus…
In this installment of The Hive, your favorite worker bees learn how to best communicate with their assets and equipment via tools and sensors. Predictive maintenance strategies and connected reliability make this communication possible. Of course, sometimes machines say the darnedest things …