Condition Monitoring: The Big Picture
Use measurements and trends to detect changing equipment condition before functional failure.
Vibration, bearings, oil analysis, thermography, motors, gearboxes, pumps and compressors.
Use measurements and trends to detect changing equipment condition before functional failure.
How vibration magnitude, frequency content and trends reveal changes in rotating machinery.
Why frequency-domain views can separate machine behaviours that overlap in a single overall vibration value.
Vibration, temperature, lubrication and operating context around rolling-element and journal bearings.
How wear debris, contamination and lubricant condition support machinery health assessment.
Surface-temperature patterns for mechanical and electrical condition screening.
Vibration, temperature, current and insulation evidence around industrial motors.
Vibration, oil debris, temperature and performance indicators for geared equipment.
Hydraulic performance, vibration, temperature, seals and process conditions around pumps.
Mechanical and process indicators for rotating and reciprocating compressors.
Why shaft alignment affects bearing, coupling and seal loading without turning this into an alignment procedure.
Viscosity, contamination, water, oxidation and cleanliness as machinery health factors.