February 3, 2012
We will have all our shaft alignment, pulley alignment and vibration analysis and balancing maintenance-related products on display at the following trade shows: MARTS 2012 Maintenance and Reliability Technology Summit designed for plant and facility managers, maintenance leaders and crew members, reliability engineers, industrial technicians and all other capacity-assurance professionals. Booth# 10 March 13-14, 2012 Rosemont, [...]
February 1, 2012
LUDECA invites you to MARTS 2012, an annual Maintenance and Reliability Technology Summit, as we present on the importance of precision machinery alignment and field balancing . We will also be ready to showcase our shaft alignment, pulley alignment, vibration analysis and balancing products as well as to answer any questions you may have. Visit our Booth# 10 [...]
January 23, 2012
Fault frequencies are very important in vibration analysis, because they allow the analyst to correlate vibration data to specific components in the equipment that may be in some stage of failure (equipment faults). Fault frequencies change with any adjustment in the speed of the equipment being monitored. Most modern vibration data collectors and software will automatically [...]
January 3, 2012
Unbalance, misalignment, bearing failures, gear faults, motor electrical problems, etc. are typical faults experienced in all equipment. Identification and elimination of these faults and other issues are critical to maintaining the health of your plant equipment. Healthy equipment means lower maintenance cost, increased uptime, better product quality and a safer work environment for employees. This [...]
November 28, 2011
Lines of resolution (LOR) describes the number of lines of information that appear in the spectrum (FFT) acquired by the vibration data collector. LOR can be calculated by dividing the overall frequency range collected (Fmax) by the number of lines selected. LOR represent the amount of detail in the collected data. Without sufficient detail in [...]
September 12, 2011
UPSTREAM PUMPING SOLUTIONS • Spring 2011 Mud Pump Vibration Analysis Online condition monitoring for hard-to-reach or hazardous places A mud pump is a reciprocating piston/plunger device designed to circulate drilling fluid under high pressure down the drill string and back up the annulus. Mud pumps come in a variety of sizes and configurations, but for [...]
