109 – Top 10 Machinery Installation Issues with John Lambert

Top 10 Machinery Installation Issues with John Lambert

When you are installing a new machinery in a facility of the organization, there are certain issues. These issues are listed from top to the bottom categorized on the basis of seriousness. The top of the list is shaft alignment. It is the most common issue while installing the machinery. It occurs due to lack training or of precision instruments, as well as measurement misconceptions. Most organizations think they have achieved alignment just because an instrument showed so. They don’t take the stress and heating mechanisms into account which causes misalignment between the collinear wings of the shaft.
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68 – Condition Monitoring with John Lambert

Condition Monitoring with John Lambert

Ever wonder why your assets aren’t producing the value they are supposed to even if you have trained staff and big budgets? Are you a fan of Predictive maintenance improvement of your organizational processes? Then, condition monitoring is where you should start. The meaning of this word is as simple as the word itself. You just need to check the state of your asset on a regular basis and as the state of your asset change, you would know what possible failures that change can lead to and then you can try predictive maintenance strategies to stop that failure from occurring in the first place.
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58 – Understanding Thermal Growth with John Lambert

Understanding Thermal Growth with John Lambert

In this episode, the thermal growth and the understanding of the phenomenon—how it occurs and how to prevent and calculate it—is being discussed by John Lambert. So, first of all, we have to know what actually the thermal growth is. The answer is simple. This phenomenon occurs when the rotating machines get hot due to the difference in temperature and they start to expand in every direction. As these machines are mostly metal so their thermal growth is explained by the coefficient of linear thermal expansion that is already known for many different materials.
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30 – The Importance of Proper Installation: Starting with Pulley & Sprocket Alignment with John Lambert

The Importance of Proper Installation: Starting with Pulley & Sprocket Alignment with John Lambert

In this episode of the weekly podcast, the guest John lambert is talking about the condition based maintenance which means that you can take maintenance measures based upon the condition of your equipment. In simple words, you can maintain your equipment by analyzing the installation process, alignment of the equipment, and that sort of factors.
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