January 17, 2011
Functionality: Do the Predictive Maintenance (PdM) tools you are considering have the ability to make all the measurements required by your physical asset management strategy? Are displays easy to see and interpret? Are the tools easy to learn and easy to use? Learn about our PdM tools. For Software, can it interface with your CMMS […]
January 10, 2011
In December 2009, an aerospace industry service company in Florida was presented with an unusual challenge. A furnace that had exploded was believed to have suffered severe deformities at the mating flange surface. They were now faced with the task of determining whether or not the furnace flange was flat. LUDECA was contacted for assistance […]
January 5, 2011
Pumps & Systems • January 2011 Aligning an electric motor coupled to a large air blower required multiple measurements. Around 18 years ago, a client needed assistance aligning an electric motor (more than 1, 000 horsepower) coupled to a large air blower. This was a critical piece of equipment that was routinely shut down for […]
January 3, 2011
The LUDECA Condition Monitoring team just completed a seminar on Modal and ODS techniques with Tony DeMatteo of 4X Diagnostics LLC. The seminar was highly successful and participants came from as far as England to attend. Everyone involved in vibration analysis can benefit from phase analysis. Operational Deflection Shape (ODS) is a software-based enhancement of phase […]