UNDERSTANDING ACCELEROMETERS FOR VIBRATION MONITORING AND PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE
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With the availability of condition monitoring sensors and technology, we can better plan for maintenance by understanding the current state of the machinery.
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achine maintenance regimes regularly schedule inspections for wearing equipment and to replace them regardless of their potential to operate for a much longer time. This approach proves to be extremely costly due to additional capital investment and production loss resulting from a total shutdown. There is also a possibility that machinery failure might occur between the scheduled maintenance times, which further adds to the cost. With the availability of condition monitoring sensors and technology, we can better plan for maintenance by understanding the current state of the machinery. Predictive maintenance is a
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