Subjective OTR inspections on gear couplings should include Noise, Visual, Temperature, grease leaking, guards and keyway. Noise could be caused by:
Listen for abnormal noise. Wearing/broken coupling may have a high-pitched squeak or rattle.
Do your operators or new Condition Monitoring Technicians need to know the fundamentals of care and inspections?
When you are performing condition monitoring tasks, don’t just rely on expensive condition monitoring tools, some unusual and simple tools can be used. Here’s a preventive maintenance example from my
A collection of leaks in your compressed air system amounting to a .25″ hole equivalent in a system pressurized to 100PSI can cost over US$8,500 per year. Department of Energy
As a planner using a CMMS system, are you confused about what to add to the system as you are planning work? Are there times that adding everything to the
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