Bearings and grease
This article is intended to be a short crash course on grease in rolling element bearings that in the space…
Category: Reliability
How to have a better breakdown
Breakdowns are inevitable. Even when you really nail preventative and predictive maintenance. I’ve covered in a previous article some tips…
Dealing with breakdowns
You’ve been called at 2AM in the morning. The plant is at a standstill and the seconds are ticking away…
Dealing with PNP vs NPN sensors- a guide for mechanical engineers
I once had a 70-year old sack-making machine grind to a halt. After some troubleshooting, the electrician came to me…
Thermal inspection on a low budget
Flir (Forward looking infra red) is an extremely useful technology for inspection but it is expensive. For the cost of…
Quickly measuring up machine covers
Working in maintenance, one of the earliest lessons I learned is to loathe opaque machine covers. Even the ones that…
Inspecting machinery with a strobe
We all know that maintenance engineering involves inspecting machinery to ensure that it is operating correctly. However stopping a machine…