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RELIABILITY WIRE
by
www.reliabilitydirect.com
"Your
One Stop Shop for Condition Monitoring" |
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Vibration, Balancing, Alignment, Ultrasound, Oil Analysis & more...
Volume 4, Issue # 9 – October,
2003 |
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In this
Issue: |
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New
Products:
New Additions to the RDI On-Line e-commerce
catalog
Ask The
Expert:
Understanding a Conditioned Based Maintenance Program
By Larry McQueen
What's
Hot:
Top Selling Items from www.reliabilitydirect.com
Recommended Book:
Plant Engineers Handbook
by R. Keith Mobley
Contest
Winner:
Wolfgang Campbell, P.E. – SKF Reliability
Services
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New
Products:
Over
1,600 products in the On-Line Catalog
(www.reliabilitydirect.com) |
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Shimpo-DT-205L/207L
Combination Laser and Contact Tachometer offer value and versatility
in a hand held tachometer.
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Easy-Laser
D450
is a basic
alignment system, with the performance and potential for expansion of
our more advanced models, for example the
D505
and
D525.
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The Model
450 and 470
autoranging digital multimeters combine the features of True RMS DMM
and IR Thermometer into a single cost effective unit.
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Ask The
Expert:
Understanding a Conditioned Based Maintenance Program
By Larry McQueen |
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In
the Maintenance Industry, you hear the term Conditioned Based
Maintenance (CBM). There are many advantages to a CBM Program, if you
have considered this type of program but never really understood such a
program, maybe this will help you understand the program method more
completely.
Conditioned Based Maintenance is usually most effective because it
almost always can warn of a failure before it occurs. The warning may be
subtle and give you little time to react. When it's obvious, however,
you'll have plenty of opportunity to intervene without affecting the
equipment greatly.
Key
equipment with components that fail in a progressive manner, rather than
without warning, are good candidates for condition monitoring. Typical
components that benefit are large rotating units or similar equipment.
Those components that do not benefit include integrated electronic
circuits, which usually fail suddenly.
Selecting the most appropriate method or measurement depends on several
factors:
You'll have an easier time
managing cost and skill level if you can use two or three common
methods to monitor critical components of important equipment in your
operation.
To illustrate, most small to
medium sized businesses concentrate on
fluid
and wear debris or
particle
monitoring from lubricating and hydraulic fluid systems. They also
tend to have some basic methods of vibration analysis and
thermography. Obviously, this is dependent on the type of equipment in
use such as high power, high temperature and high speed etc.
Condition Monitoring is cost
effective. Depending on the method, it can be done by a semi-skilled
technician / operator and often indicates both equipment condition and
product quality. The equipment technician / operator therefore, may be
the most versatile and valuable condition monitor available to your
program.
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What's
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The
VB1 is a basic vibration analyzer
which includes the capability to measure and display velocity,
acceleration and displacement, and comes with Vibration Analysis
Software for your PC – only $3,995.00
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The
CMCP1100 Industrial Accelerometer is
an excellent choice for permanent installations. It offers a broad
frequency response, high accuracy, a small installation footprint and an
integral cable.
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The
CMCP310 junction boxes are multiple
channel connecting centers for terminating the outputs of accelerometers
or other transducer field wiring. Available in Fiberglass, Powder Coated
Steel or Stainless Steel. |
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Recommended Book: This month's 5 Star Recommendation:
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Plant Engineers Handbook
by R. Keith Mobley |
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The definitive
handbook for the plant engineer, outlining just what a plant engineer
does, and how to do it.
Covers such crucial
issues as materials handling, maintenance, corrosion, environmental
considerations, insurance matters, and energy conservation. Enables the
reader to develop more efficient operations.
The volume provides
a comprehensive treatment of the maintenance management function. In
addition to chapters outlining the operation of plant equipment, there
is advice on getting the most out of the equipment and its operators |
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Contest
Winner:
Wolfgang Campbell, P.E. – SKF Reliability Services |
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Aug /
Sept Contest Question:
The
Belt Hog makes it simple to align
belts and pulleys. You won't have to remove the belts to make quick,
accurate adjustments over distances of 6"
to 20 feet. |
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October
Question:
The TMEH 1 is a comparative instrument, which enables optimized
intervals to be maintained between oil changes. It detects and measures
the __________ ________ in a used
oil sample, which is compared against results taken from an unused
lubricant of the same type and brand.
Prize:
Raytek MT4 MiniTemp Infrared Thermometer
AND the new Reliability Direct Ball Cap!
Send your answer to
dgallagher@reliabilitydirect.com
subject: October Question. |
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