{"id":293,"date":"2016-07-08T19:40:07","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T19:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/23.29.63.42\/~wilcoxnew\/?page_id=293"},"modified":"2022-08-31T18:16:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T22:16:38","slug":"applications-and-case-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/staging\/resources\/applications-and-case-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications and case studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"grey-ul\">\n<li><a href=\"#Machinery_monitoring\">Machinery monitoring<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"grey-ul\">\n<li><a href=\"#Industry_applications\">Industry applications<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: Right click your mouse on any document or presentation link to save this file to your computer.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Machinery_monitoring\">Machinery monitoring<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Motor-monitoring-guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Machinery Monitoring Guide &#8211; Motors ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nQuick one-page resource including recommended solutions to monitor motors.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Pump-monitoring-guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Machinery Monitoring Guide &#8211; Pumps  ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nQuick one-page resource including recommended solutions to monitor pumps.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Fan-monitoring-guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Machinery Monitoring Guide &#8211; Fans ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nQuick one-page resource including recommended solutions to monitor fans.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Gearbox-monitoring-guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Machinery Monitoring Guide &#8211; Gearbox ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nQuick one-page resource including recommended solutions to monitor gearboxes.<\/p>\n<h3>Bearings<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Bearing-faults.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slideshow: Bearing failure causes and cures ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nHelpful explanation including photo examples of different types of bearing faults and conditions you should look out for to get to the root cause.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Product-technote-paper-machines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Product technote: Paper machines ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nPT101: Wilcoxon accelerometers accurately measure the broad range of frequencies and low amplitudes occurring in slow speed roller bearing installations.<\/p>\n<h3>Compressors<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Product-tech-note-compressor-gear-set.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Product technote: compressor gear set  ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nPT102: The gear set on a critical turbo-compressor was monitored with a Wilcoxon industrial accelerometer at very low frequencies.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TN10_Reciprocating-gas-compressors.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reciprocating gas compressor vibration monitoring  ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nMonitor reciprocating gas compressors with 4-20 mA loop powered vibration sensors.<\/p>\n<h3>Cooling towers and cooling fans<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PT104_Vibration-monitoring-of-cooling-towers-and-fans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PT104: Vibration monitoring of cooling towers and process cooler fans ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nVibration monitoring of cooling tower fans, gear boxes, shafts, and motors provides early warning of machine degradation and impending disaster.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/AN101_4-20-mA-monitoring-of-coolers-and-chillers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vibration monitoring of coolers and chillers using 4-20mA sensors ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nCooling towers, process coolers and HVAC cooling units can be monitored for vibration using the 4-20 mA analog input channels of existing PLC units.<\/p>\n<h3>Fans<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Mounting-4-20-mA-sensors-on-fans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Application solution: mounting 4-20 mA vibration sensors on fans  ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nGuidance 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.<\/p>\n<h3>Gearboxes<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Gearbox-monitoring-tutorial.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slideshow: Gearbox tutorial ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nHelpful overview of vibration monitoring and some of the challenges specific to gearboxes.<\/p>\n<h3>Pumps<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Know-the-health-of-your-machinery.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Know the health of your pumps ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nPumps benefit from regular check-ups to ensure there are no underlying problems. Diagnostics give us an indication of the health of the pump.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AN106_Pump-cavitation-detection.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pump cavitation detected with vibration monitoring  ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nA pump manufacturer used a Wilcoxon vibration sensor on a positive displacement pump and found that the sensor successfully detected cavitation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Product-technote-pump-vibration-monitoring.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Product technote: Pump vibration monitoring ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nVibration monitoring of critical and auxiliary pumping systems helps improve machine reliability, safety, and production capability.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Vibration-monitoring-of-pumps-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slideshow: Pump vibration monitoring ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nOverview covers pump systems and failures, plus monitoring specifics and techniques that are designed to minimize damage, reduce downtime, and increase productivity.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Industry_applications\">Industry applications<\/h2>\n<h3>Customer testimonials<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AN113_Application-solution_Vibration-Testing_Analysis_Anderson-Engineering.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anderson Engineering testimonial ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nMichael L. Anderson, P.E., and owner of Anderson Engineering, talks candidly about his success using Wilcoxon data collector cables and sensors.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AN109_Application-solution_Miller-Coors-brewery.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MillerCoors brewery ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nMillerCoors brewery successfully uses Wilcoxon accelerometers for portable data collection.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AN107_Application-solution_Water_Wastewater_Vibration-Sensors_Condition-Monitoring_Pumps.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water authority implements vibration monitoring ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAfter a catastrophic pump failure, Loudoun County Water Authority implemented continuous vibration monitoring to trend machine health and prevent unplanned down time.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Cooling-Tower-Vibration-Monitoring-case-study-Aux-Sable-v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cooling tower vibration monitoring at Aux Sable natural gas processing facility ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nRugged vibration sensors provide early warning of impending faults.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Wilcoxon-Pulp-Paper-vibration-sensor-testimonial.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper machine vibration monitoring at a pulp and paperboard manufacturing facility ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nHigh temperature sensors withstand the tough environmental conditions of bearing monitoring.<\/p>\n<h3>Vibration monitoring application solutions<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/AN101_4-20-mA-monitoring-of-coolers-and-chillers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coolers and chillers vibration monitoring ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nCooling towers, process coolers and HVAC cooling units can be monitored for vibration using the 4-20 mA analog input channels of existing PLC units.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Application-solution-product-tech-note-helicopter-bearing-monitoring-vibration-monitoring.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helicopter vibration monitoring ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nA major helicopter manufacturer needed an accelerometer designed to monitor critical bearings dependably while surviving extreme helicopter operational environment conditions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Application-solution_Nuclear-Power-Plant.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nuclear power industry vibration monitoring ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nDescribes the conditions found in nuclear power factories, and appropriate vibration monitoring solutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Product-technote-paper-machines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paper machines ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nPT101: Wilcoxon accelerometers accurately measure the broad range of frequencies and low amplitudes occurring in slow speed roller bearing installations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Pulp-paper-industry-overview.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vibration monitoring for pulp &#038; paper manufacturers ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAn overview of the challenges faced in pulp and paper plants and the vibration monitoring solutions offered by Wilcoxon.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AN103_Application-solution-printing-and-publishing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Printing and publishing vibration monitoring ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nA 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Application-solution-Pulp-and-Paper-Industry.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pulp and paper industry vibration monitoring ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nDescribes the conditions found in paper and pulp factories, and appropriate vibration monitoring solutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AN111_Application-solution_Rail-Car-Industry_Vibration-Monitoring_Sensors.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rail car vibration monitoring ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nApplying predictive maintenance technologies can improve efficiency.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wilcoxon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AN107_Application-solution_Water_Wastewater_Vibration-Sensors_Condition-Monitoring_Pumps.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water and waste water vibration monitoring ><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAfter a catastrophic pump failure, Loudoun County Water Authority implemented continuous vibration monitoring to trend machine health and prevent unplanned down time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Machinery monitoring Industry applications Note: Right click your mouse on any document or presentation link to save this file to your computer. 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