- May 10, 2022
Predictive maintenance refers to the ability to predict (and ultimately prevent) machine failures. The most common predictive maintenance technologies include condition monitoring and machine learning. By giving maintenance teams visibility into potential problems, such predictive maintenance ..
- May 5, 2022
5 Benefits of IIoT Solutions for Machine Maintenance Over the past several years, the COVID-19 pandemic brought uncertainty, and along with it came supply chain disruptions and labor shortages that challenged companies' growth trajectories. While the ..
- May 3, 2022
Wireless Vibration Monitoring Makes It Easier Than Ever to Monitor Your Assets Remotely With almost every industry forced to make some adjustments to their in-person operations, the pandemic revealed the importance of remote condition monitoring to ..
- March 25, 2022
Maintenance professionals around the globe have embraced Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) in their operations. But they sometimes miss alignment!
- March 1, 2022
Condition monitoring tools like vibration sensors can significantly enhance machine reliability. During the pandemic, maintenance organizations capable of using wireless vibration monitoring have managed to thrive. Monitoring equipment health remotely using IIoT-enabled connectivity between people, tools, ..
- February 19, 2022
Thousands of modern electronics manufacturers turn to piezo technology in their products every day, from cell phones to musical greeting cards, and vibration sensors. And while piezoelectric devices have been widely used for many years, the ..
- December 17, 2021
Through the years, most plants and facilities end up using a hodge-podge of options to connect their wireless vibration sensors. As they expand, relocate, install technology updates, or implement predictive maintenance strategies, maintenance leaders find themselves ..
- November 4, 2021
Every machine has its own vibration signature, and changes in a machine’s vibration can indicate potential faults. Different types of vibration sensors mounted on motors and other equipment can detect when and how a machine’s vibration ..
- April 26, 2021
The rollers represent the core of all dynamic parts found in production lines of various industries. The belt connects the electric motor's shaft to rollers while rollers' rotation around the horizontal axis induces the web's linear ..
- March 31, 2021
Without sacrificing product quality, large industry-leading companies require their production output to meet market demands. As a key movement initiator, rollers represent the core of the metal, pulp, paper, printing, tire/rubber, and carpet industry’s continuous production ..
- March 23, 2021
Millwright Matt Joinson takes on industrial machinery alignment jobs that would challenge anyone. From dusty, dirty mining sites in freezing weather to sawmills and pulp mills in hot, humid temperatures, Joinson doesn't back down. He's ready ..
- March 8, 2021
Misalignment of rolls on a tire line eventually leads to costly problems such as poor tracking, stretching, wrinkling, uneven coating, and ultimately, product defects. Maintaining the parallelism of rolls is vital to overall production performance of ..
- February 16, 2021
Image credit: Stanford University/Barron Storey ParAlign is a featured component of Prüftechnik's Peak Roll and Geometrical Alignment (Peak RGA) service, and a big reason is its exclusive military-grade gyroscope technology. This same technology has ..
- February 16, 2021
A client in Quebec, the second-largest province in Canada, turned to Fluke Reliability's ParAlign service to fix the roll machines in its plant after noticing product wrinkling and tracking issues during paper production. A team of ..
- February 11, 2021
Only 38 ParAlign roll alignment systems exist worldwide. The critical component of Fluke Reliability's Peak Roll and Geometrical Alignment (RGA) service features military-grade technology also used in the space shuttle. Each ParAlign device contains three ring ..
- February 9, 2021
Maintenance and reliability pros know that machine downtime is costly, even if it is for scheduled maintenance. Since time is precious during this period when your assets are locked down, it’s smart to maximize this opportunity ..
- January 7, 2021
BFGoodrich, the legendary tire manufacturer, counts itself as a satisfied customer of the Prüftechnik ParAlign roll alignment service, based on the results delivered at its Fort Wayne, Ind., plant. “We have been running a superior product ..
- December 1, 2020
Need a rugged device that is user-friendly even in harsh environments? ShaftAlign Touch, the latest addition to the Prüftechnik Adaptive Alignment family of products, boasts a user interface (UI) designed with your entire team in mind. ..
- November 30, 2020
If your facility is scheduling planned downtime during the holiday season, it might be a good time to book a Pruftechnik Peak Roll and Geometrical Alignment (RGA) service. This total alignment solution combines ParAlign gyroscopic technology ..
- November 16, 2020
What started as a mechanical contracting business in 1993 has evolved into ROTATEK, a precision service company specializing in rotating equipment, including laser alignment, 3D metrology, field balancing, and vibration services. ROTATEK, based in Hackensack, N.J., ..
