Vibration Analysis as Part of Your Asset Condition Management
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Vibration analysis is a technology so versatile that it should be a fundamental part of any Asset Condition Management program. This technology helps determine the mechanical condition of the asset and detects many failure modes in their early stages.
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| Vibration Analysis: Essential Tool for Effective Maintenance Strategies |
To design a cost-effective
maintenance strategy, it has to be focused on eliminating or minimizing the negative impact of the different failure modes of our assets. Failure modes are defined as all the ways that a component may fail to perform its primary function. Predictive technologies such as vibration analysis, oil analysis,
infrared thermography and ultrasound provide us with greater effectiveness when detecting potential faults as long as possible. Early detection allows the planning and scheduling of corrective actions prior to functional failure.
Vibration analysis provides the benefit of detecting a large number of failure modes in the stage of potential failure. For example, an electric motor has about 50 different failure modes such as unbalance, structural looseness, mechanical looseness, bearing defects, improper lubrication, broken rotor bars, misalignment, among others. Each of these potential failures may be anticipated and controlled using the vibration analysis.
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| Integrating Oil Analysis and Vibration Analysis - Machine By Machine |
Oil analysis and vibration analysis are natural partners for machine condition monitoring. This, unfortunately, hasn't always been the perception. In the early days of the modern condition monitoring era, these two powerful technologies were viewed to be in competition with one another - vying for the same condition monitoring resources. Time has allowed most people and organizations to see the value of integrating vibe and oil. For root cause management, they team up to provide control over the "big five" root causes of machine failure. Vibration analysis enables the control of balance, alignment and looseness. Oil analysis enables control over lubricant quality and contamination.
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| 10 Components of a Successful Vibration Program: Part 1 |
[
 ...] You cannot succeed without clearly stated goals, but you would be surprised at how many programs do not have clearly defined goals! If you believe your program has clear goals, take a moment right now to write some of them down on a piece of paper. If you can't write them down, then you probably don't have them! If you don't have the
right goals, you cannot come up with concise strategies and tactics for attaining them. You will not know what people, tools, data, analysis, etc., are required and you will not be able to easily measure if your goals are being met.
You need the
right people in place to carry out the action plan and keep the program running year in and year out. Your people will need to be trained, certified and given the time, tools and support they need to be successful.
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As economic conditions toughen, managers face the challenge of improving the bottom line performance of their business, fast. Yet in doing so, they risk bypassing the fundamental practices needed to sustain a reliability-driven approach to asset management.
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We offer vibration analysis services with
certified and experienced
Vibration Analysis Technicians. T
he data gathered by our personnel is used to identify areas in need of observation, maintenance, or further monitoring. Our vibration analysis services comply with ISO/API standards for vibration data acquisition and evaluation.
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August 22-26 in San Juan, PR
$1,795/p.p. includes certification exam
You will come away with a solid understanding of why we monitor the condition of rotating machinery (and other critical assets), the importance of improved reliability, and how the vibration can be successfully measured and analyzed to provide an early warning of a wide range of fault conditions. After the training, you will be able to take the exam to obtain the international certification in Vibration Analysis Level 1, accredited by Mobius Institute.
Mobius Institute Board of Certification (MIBoC) is ISO/IEC 17024 and ISO 18436 accredited, providing globally recognized certification to Category I-IV vibration analysts in accordance with ISO 18436-1 and 18436-2.
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San Juan, PR
This course provides foundational training in industrial lubricants, machinery lubrication and oil sampling. It lays the groundwork for establishing a lubrication and oil analysis program. Training will be conducted in Spanish.
Participants will have the option to take the certification exam, MLT-1 or MLA-1, offered by the International Council of Machinery Lubrication.
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