Why Utilizing Machine Condition Monitoring Would Be Great For You

By Judy G. Abdullah


Machine condition monitoring is the process of testing the condition of machinery to note the significant changes that may indicate potential machine failure. Predictive maintenance is one of the main components of this course. Scheduled machine maintenance is the main reason to use machine condition monitoring, as it helps avoid future failure before it ever occurs. However, a reference value that has deviated, such as temperature vibration behavior, must happen to signify current damage.

Predictive maintenance cannot be used in order to predict future faults. Defect free machines are less at risk than machines that already have recent defects. In order to measure the degradation of a mechanical system, CM systems are used once the fault has been spotted and located. Intervening early in the process will help save more cash than letting the machine fail altogether. The unique benefit of machine condition monitoring is that the actual subsequent heat dissipation and load can be found way before repeated failures occur, thus not shorting the overall lifespan of a machine. Machines that can be checked like stationary plant machinery or rotating machinery can use this technique, such as heat exchangers and boilers.

A common method for testing rotating machines for vibration is called vibration analysis. A major part of many machines is casing vibrations, which can be analyzed by taking measurements of seismic electric transducers that bear such casings. Rotating shafts of eddy-current transducers can be directly examined in order to evaluate the radial and axial vibration in the shaft. How severe the situation is can be determined by historical aspects of the machine such as startups and shutdowns in order to make a valid assessment to the standards of load changes and the level of vibration.

Only if measure by a exact set of rules will it is true that machine condition monitoring can find any form of underlying aspect that may or may not be obvious to the eye or visually inspected. Previous and future tests are used to compare the condition of the machine during the time of observation, which much is comparable to result to be a valid test and inspection of the machine.

Leaks or cracks located on the pipe work are not the only attributes that are involved in visually analyzing with machine condition monitoring. Other inspections are used as a comparison against the existing condition in order to figure out if supported parameters are there. Condition assessment is when an observation is performed due to previous inspections, whereas machine condition monitoring requires that the test is comparative to any previous data and reports that are a valuable and accepted comparison.




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