October 5, 2006
Sensor Selection For Monitoring Complex Extrusion Gearboxes
Large extrusion gearboxes represent some of the most complex machines used in industry. They often utilize six (or more) shafts, a dozen gears and twenty or more bearings. In deciding how to monitor the health of these machines, it is useful to begin with the end in mind. What are the failure modes against which one must defend? For the complex gearboxes discussed here, one is predominately concerned with rolling element bearing failures and gear damage...

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June 2, 2006
Lafarge Cement Dunbar UK No 6 Cement Mill Gearbox Input Pinion Bearing
Due to constant Predictive Condition Monitoring via an online Vibration Analysis program(MTC), the Maintenance department were able to detect a rise in trend on the Drive End of the Gearbox. As shown in the Trend below the gearbox had been stable for whole duration of the monitoring system (since May 2002)...

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August 12, 2005
On-line Extruder Monitoring Justification
Reliability and maintenance professionals agree that their ability to deliver machine availability to production depends on having accurate and timely information concerning asset condition...

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May 5, 2004
Monitoring Complex Extrusion Machinery Requires Focused Approach
All manufacturing operations depend on understanding the health of their machinery in order to plan and execute maintenance effectively...

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December 21, 2003
The Value of Reliability: How Smart Advisor Avoids Equipment Disruptions
All manufacturing operations depend on understanding the health of their machinery in order to plan and execute maintenance effectively...

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