Mechanical
Critical Centrifuge Bearing Monitoring
A centrifuge uses centrifugal forces, generated at high RPMs to separate solids and liquids. At Greenfield Ethanol, they use centrifuges in their manufacturing processes. They are critical to their [...]
Mastering Ultrasound Monitoring with the CONMONSense Sensor Range: A Breakthrough in Asset Reliability
For industrial maintenance and condition monitoring practitioners, precision and reliability are paramount. The SDT CONMONSense range of sensors is a game-changing solution, opening up a new era of ultrasound [...]
10 Minute Acquisition Time – Monitoring an Extreme Slow Speed Wastewater Decanter with Ultrasound
This large wastewater decanter centrifuge is tasked with continuously separating solid materials from liquids at a Canadian Pulp & Paper Mill. Enormous quantities of water are used in [...]
Vibration and Ultrasound: the winning duo integrated into a single versatile measuring instrument
More than ever, production cost control affects the operations of the Maintenance Department. While its role still consists in knowing the health condition of the machines, its associated costs [...]
Ultrasonic inspection equipment: the undisputed solution for low RPM machinery
Sensors and instruments: the key points Ultrasound contact sensors are resonant sensors. Their sensitivity is an important point, but not the only one. The basis of Condition Monitoring is [...]
Low-speed bearing monitoring: the solution is ultrasound
Bearings are widely used in industrial applications and considered as crucial component. Bearing failures, when not detected in time, are responsible for unscheduled shutdowns and, therefore, expensive downtime. They [...]
Stories from the Melt Shop
John Garrison, Level One Ultrasound Inspector Former Live Online Level One Student John Garrison Testimonial & Case Study As a mechanic in charge of a portion of [...]
Monitoring Ontario’s Wind Farms with Vigilant
Wind farmers power Ontario with clean, renewable energy and if they are forewarned of critical component failure, then they can expect many years of useful, trouble-free life from their [...]
Medieval Maintenance
Has the term “Medieval” ever been used to describe practices and procedures within your company’s maintenance department? Synonymous with antiquated tools and outdated techniques, medieval maintenance departments experience higher [...]
Experience feedback – Rotating machinery
Experience feedback on the implementation of an ultrasound-based preventive maintenance program. Today, we would like to share an experience feedback from a paper mill that has implemented a preventive [...]
SDT Proudly Announces Vigilant
A condition monitoring solution combining the versatility of ultrasound with the analytics of vibration SDT Ultrasound Solutions is excited to announce the release of Vigilant, the newest addition to its family of permanent condition monitoring [...]
Low rotation speed machine control using ultrasound
The founding principle of predictive maintenance could be “better safe than sorry”. It requires sound knowledge of the machines, taking into account of early signs and economic realism. Today, [...]
