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April 25, 2008   Don’t forget about the lifeblood of your machine - the oil

The CSI 5200 Machinery Health Oil Analyzer provides comprehensive oil analysis results including:

Machine wear – particle count and size distribution

Oil contamination – water, dirt, glycol, etc.

Additive depletion – oil chemistry change

Incorrect oil – viscosity verification

Results in only 7 minutes!


Find out more about the CSI 5200 Machinery Health Oil Analyzer

April 25, 2008   No Phase Balance Tutorial

Please join us as we go over the theory, practice and tips for performing a No Phase Balance job.

Log on to our iPresentation below or give IVC Technologies a call today for more information.

Tel 1-800-525-1269


Start your No Phase Balance iPresentation Tutorial now

April 25, 2008   DC Motor Software

Baker Instrument Company, an SKF Group Company’s DC3000 software is designed to generate information on DC motor’s:

Measuring all 4 Signals synchronously:
• Field Voltage-Vf
• Field Current-If
• Armature Voltage-VA
• Armature Current-IA
• RMS Calculations
• Power: Field, Armature, and Total Power
• Equivalent Impedance: Armature, Field
• Mechanical: Speed, Torque, Output Power, Average Efficiency
• Time-Waveforms
• Field, Armature Currents and Voltages, Torque Ripple
• Spectra (including FFT and DFLL)


Find our more about Baker’s DC3000 software

April 25, 2008   Have your own Mobius “Ah ha!” moment

Vibration analysis is not easy to master.

Rather than going to a course that bombards you with facts that you need to remember, come to a Mobius Institute course where you learn “why”. You learn why vibration changes the way it does. You learn why the spectrum has peaks, harmonics, and sidebands. You learn why the analyzer should be set up the way we recommend. And you learn so much more! Vibration analysis makes so much more sense when you understand why. Watching the animations and software simulators makes this all possible.

The course is filled with Mobius “Ah ha!” moments when everything suddenly makes sense.

To have your own Mobius “Ah ha!” moment, sign up for a Mobius class, or buy the self-paced iLearnVibration system.

Please call 877 550 3400, e-mail


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April 25, 2008   Oil Condition Monitoring

Oil condition monitoring of machinery and lubricant testing is fast becoming the established method of predicting and avoiding impending machinery breakdown.

With Kittiwake’s Oil condition monitoring systems, worn parts can be identified and replaced before any serious machinery damage occurs. In this way, production can be maintained, equipment life extended and the return on capital investment increased.

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April 25, 2008   Build a Preventive Maintenance Program With PM Builder

PM Builder is an inexpensive, entry level application that can help facilities maximize staff effectiveness, minimize maintenance costs and increase facility productivity.

It has been designed for large or small companies that do not have a comprehensive or well defined/documented PM program and do not have the resources to commit to a full RCM or PMO analysis.

• Administer and deliver a well documented Preventive Maintenance program.

• Dramatically reduce the time to create a site wide PM program.

• Embark on a formal means of approval and document control.


Download your free evaluation version of PM Builder

April 18, 2008   The Benefits of FREE membership in the Association for Maintenance Professionals

The Association for Maintenance Professionals is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to connecting and empowering maintenance and reliability professionals and groups from around the world.

• Maintenance.org offers private member access to a vibrant online community of peers, subject matter experts and solution providers

• Personal profile - with full control of your choice for privacy settings

• Screen names – to avoid compromising your privacy as well as allowing you to represent yourself – not your company

• Blogs or Journals – you can create a monthly, weekly or daily web log (blog) and build an audience that wants to share your experience and learn

• Connect with peers – you can use profile information and an internal messaging system to invite others to add you to their network of contacts or to form a group (based on shared subject interest, local geography or based on people attending an upcoming event for example)

• Groups can be private or public, open or by invitation. Group can have their own blogs, event calendars, forums, video and photo uploads and more. Have a group that needs a web site? New groups are created by request

• Multimedia – you can post audio or video files (uploaded and automatically converted to flash) or from hosted sites (like YouTube or Google Video)

• Document sharing – you can also post/share Word Documents, spreadsheets, PDF, Slide Presentations and more

• Event Calendar – public or private with RSVP feature to track attendees

• Threaded discussion forums – you can post a question or share advice

• Privacy – you have control who can contact you and who has access to your profile and other content, no personal or company information is ever displayed or revealed

• Exclusive Web Workshops led by Jack Nicholas Jr., Ricky Smith, Joel Levitt, Steve Thomas and more

• Live training events - members enjoy free access to a variety of training events held around the world

• Much much more…


Find out more about the Association for Maintenance Professionals

April 18, 2008   Predictive Maintenance Managers' Workshop Course Book

This book is aimed at helping maintenance and reliability professionals start up new predictive maintenance programs and improve, update or expand existing ones. Attendees should already be familiar with application of one or more predictive technologies such as Vibration Analysis, Infrared Thermography, Lubricant and Wear Particle Analysis, Electric Motor Testing, and/or Ultrasonic Detection and Analysis. It provides information on the following subjects for supervisors, senior (lead) technicians and “champions” involved with or considering a predictive maintenance and condition monitoring program and its expansion and improvement.


Find our more about the Predictive Maintenance Managers’ Workshop Course Book

April 18, 2008   How to Develop Proactive Key Performance Indicators

Friday, April 25, 2008 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

The Association for Maintenance Professionals (a not-for-profit organization) is pleased to invite you to attend a free web workshop on How to Develop Proactive Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) by Ricky Smith, CMRP

Participants will:

* Gain common understanding of “KPIs” in Reliability and Maintainability
* Identify key maintenance and reliability metrics
* Learn the difference between leading and lagging indicators
* Take away your next steps to develop proactive KPIs
* Learn how companies are measuring reliability in their plants without a CMMS or EAM


Register for the FREE Web Workshop now

April 18, 2008   Plant Engineering and Maintenance Solutions Under One Roof

PEM-2008
May 6-8
Knoxville TN

Get a free expo pass to the new Plant Engineering and Maintenance Show in Knoxville.

Managing a plant or facility is serious business in today’s intense environment and you have no time to waste.

That is why we have put together 3 days of value packed solutions that support better plant operations and maintenance so you can meet mission critical goals and keep things running smooth as silk.

Your FREE PEM-2008 Expo Pass gets you into to see:

• Predictive Maintenance Instruments
• Lubrication Suppliers
• Seals
• Infrared Cameras
• Leak detection
• Electrical Safety Products
• Computerized Maintenance Management Software
• Skills Training
• Bearings
• Nondestructive Testing
• Energy Saving Devices
• Filters
• Valves and fittings
• Much more…


Request your free PEM-2008 Expo Pass