Applications and case studies
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Machinery monitoring
Machinery Monitoring Guide - Motors >
Quick one-page resource including recommended solutions to monitor motors.
Machinery Monitoring Guide - Pumps >
Quick one-page resource including recommended solutions to monitor pumps.
Machinery Monitoring Guide - Fans >
Quick one-page resource including recommended solutions to monitor fans.
Machinery Monitoring Guide - Gearbox >
Quick one-page resource including recommended solutions to monitor gearboxes.
Bearings
Slideshow: Bearing failure causes and cures >
Helpful explanation including photo examples of different types of bearing faults and conditions you should look out for to get to the root cause.
Product technote: Paper machines >
PT101: Wilcoxon accelerometers accurately measure the broad range of frequencies and low amplitudes occurring in slow speed roller bearing installations.
Compressors
Product technote: compressor gear set >
PT102: The gear set on a critical turbo-compressor was monitored with a Wilcoxon industrial accelerometer at very low frequencies.
Reciprocating gas compressor vibration monitoring >
Monitor reciprocating gas compressors with 4-20 mA loop powered vibration sensors.
Cooling towers and cooling fans
PT104: Vibration monitoring of cooling towers and process cooler fans >
Vibration monitoring of cooling tower fans, gear boxes, shafts, and motors provides early warning of machine degradation and impending disaster.
Vibration monitoring of coolers and chillers using 4-20mA sensors >
Cooling towers, process coolers and HVAC cooling units can be monitored for vibration using the 4-20 mA analog input channels of existing PLC units.
Fans
Application solution: mounting 4-20 mA vibration sensors on fans >
Guidance to determine the number and location of 4-20 mA loop powered sensors to produce a reliable vibration monitoring system to protect fans, and to interface directly with a plant Programmable Logic Controller or Distributed Control System to provide a cost-effective predictive maintenance solution.
Gearboxes
Slideshow: Gearbox tutorial >
Helpful overview of vibration monitoring and some of the challenges specific to gearboxes.
Pumps
Know the health of your pumps >
Pumps benefit from regular check-ups to ensure there are no underlying problems. Diagnostics give us an indication of the health of the pump.
Pump cavitation detected with vibration monitoring >
A pump manufacturer used a Wilcoxon vibration sensor on a positive displacement pump and found that the sensor successfully detected cavitation.
Product technote: Pump vibration monitoring >
Vibration monitoring of critical and auxiliary pumping systems helps improve machine reliability, safety, and production capability.
Slideshow: Pump vibration monitoring >
Overview covers pump systems and failures, plus monitoring specifics and techniques that are designed to minimize damage, reduce downtime, and increase productivity.
Industry applications
Customer testimonials
Anderson Engineering testimonial >
Michael L. Anderson, P.E., and owner of Anderson Engineering, talks candidly about his success using Wilcoxon data collector cables and sensors.
MillerCoors brewery >
MillerCoors brewery successfully uses Wilcoxon accelerometers for portable data collection.
Water authority implements vibration monitoring >
After a catastrophic pump failure, Loudoun County Water Authority implemented continuous vibration monitoring to trend machine health and prevent unplanned down time.
Cooling tower vibration monitoring at Aux Sable natural gas processing facility >
Rugged vibration sensors provide early warning of impending faults.
Paper machine vibration monitoring at a pulp and paperboard manufacturing facility >
High temperature sensors withstand the tough environmental conditions of bearing monitoring.
Vibration monitoring application solutions
Coolers and chillers vibration monitoring >
Cooling towers, process coolers and HVAC cooling units can be monitored for vibration using the 4-20 mA analog input channels of existing PLC units.
Helicopter vibration monitoring >
A major helicopter manufacturer needed an accelerometer designed to monitor critical bearings dependably while surviving extreme helicopter operational environment conditions.
Nuclear power industry vibration monitoring >
Describes the conditions found in nuclear power factories, and appropriate vibration monitoring solutions.
Paper machines >
PT101: Wilcoxon accelerometers accurately measure the broad range of frequencies and low amplitudes occurring in slow speed roller bearing installations.
Vibration monitoring for pulp & paper manufacturers >
An overview of the challenges faced in pulp and paper plants and the vibration monitoring solutions offered by Wilcoxon.
Printing and publishing vibration monitoring >
A scheduled re-build of a paper folding machine costs one-tenth of unplanned repairs. Vibration monitoring provides significant ROI by detecting machine faults before they occur.
Pulp and paper industry vibration monitoring >
Describes the conditions found in paper and pulp factories, and appropriate vibration monitoring solutions.
Rail car vibration monitoring >
Applying predictive maintenance technologies can improve efficiency.
Water and waste water vibration monitoring >
After a catastrophic pump failure, Loudoun County Water Authority implemented continuous vibration monitoring to trend machine health and prevent unplanned down time.
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