Few things wreck a good day at the plant, mill, platform, wellpad, or other process like a bearing failure on an important pump, compressor, fan, or other piece of rotating machinery. Identifying the problem early before it leads to an unplanned shutdown means the...
In a post last summer, Portable Vibration Analyzer-Human Centered Design Style, we highlighted the latest advancements in handheld vibration analyzers. Since that time, Emerson’s Drew Mackley has been showing the device to reliability professionals around the...
The growing impact of smart phones and tablet technology continue to impact our everyday lives, including our world of process automation. I heard from some friends on Emerson's Machinery Health Management team of a new mobile site, the CSI 2140 Mobile Procedure. It...
If you're a maintenance professional or have responsibility for the reliability of your plant assets, I want to share that the Asset Optimization team is conducting a series of "Ask the Expert" webinars on the CSI 2140 vibration analyzer. The neat part is that these...
In the same way an experienced mechanic can identify car troubles by listening to it when it's running, a plant maintenance professional often listens to rotating equipment to identify problems. I caught up with Emerson's Drew Mackley, a member of the Machinery Health...
In an earlier post, Portable Vibration Analyzer-Human Centered Design Style, I mentioned four-channel analysis plus phase capability. I checked with Emerson's Johan Van Puyenbroeck to explain what this means for process manufacturing maintenance professionals....
You may have seen the news of a next generation of portable vibration analyzer, the CSI 2140 Machinery Health Analyzer. Portable vibration analyzers are great for providing advance warning of machinery failures as part of a predictive maintenance program. The CSI 2140...
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