We are working on some prototype pieces that involve machining and brazing on aluminum. This process is going to use some older equipment that was once used to manufacture copper and bronze parts. Additionally there is steel welding and copper fabrication going on in the vacinity.
The concern...
Are there a vibrations sensor that can be installed on a motor that is inside a vacuum furnace? We recently had a motor failure and would like to see if there is a way to monitor the changes on this motor. The motor is internal to the vacuum so the sensors will need to with stand the 2 atms of...
I was sitting in on a safety presentation for operators on electrical safety. They had a slide that had a few pictures on the right/wrong way to re-energize a MCC bucket. In the picture depicting the correct way the operator was standing to the right of the MCC with their body away from the...
I am at a newer facility and we get our process water directly from the river. Over the last two years we have had several failures due to what I describe as wear in our process water system, i.e. progressive cavity pumps, check valves, centrifugal rotors, and other equipment. We had a...
We are having an issue with a diaphragm pump. we use as a transfer pump to supply a head tank with an additive. We have not been using this additive for long and recently filled the storage tank to capacity. with the storage tank full the head pressure was able to seep back into the head tank...
I'm trying to find a cheap laser line scanner or figure out another way to accomplish my objective. In short I need a device that will sense where in a X-Y grid a piece of particulate ranging in size of 1/16" to 1/4" passes through. The area that needs to be scanned is about 16"X16". We are...
Other than manufactuers recommendations what are some sources in determining what tolerances should be used for motor alighnment. I am in the process of gathering data for a plant and many of the pieces of equipment are one time pieces that don't have any information with them. Is there a way...
Does anyone have a good/complete checklist for installion a pump. We are installing several pumps and want to make sure contractors don't get complacent and forget things.
Thanks
