How to Implement Vibration Analysis with PLC? A Guide to Developing Equipment Health Monitoring and Early Warning Systems

How to Implement Vibration Analysis with PLC? A Guide to Developing Equipment Health Monitoring and Early Warning Systems

I am Lao Wang, and I have been working in automation maintenance for 12 years in a factory. Today, I will show you how to use PLC to create something advanced—a vibration analysis early warning system. Although this sounds like a task for precision instruments, it can be effectively managed with a PLC. Last year, … Read more

Piezoelectric Sensors: The Superior Choice for Early Fault Detection in Machine Health Monitoring

Piezoelectric Sensors: The Superior Choice for Early Fault Detection in Machine Health Monitoring

In today’s industrial era characterized by interconnectivity and seamless data sharing between devices, the demand for accelerometers with features such as wireless transmission, digital output (like IO-Link), and sensor-level data edge processing is increasingly becoming a trend in the field of preventive maintenance. However, regardless of how advanced the technology for sensor data output becomes, … Read more

Installation, Grounding, and Usage Requirements for Engine Control Units (ECU)

Installation, Grounding, and Usage Requirements for Engine Control Units (ECU)

The Engine Control Unit (ECU) is installed in the vehicle. To ensure the ECU operates reliably and normally, the installation and usage requirements for the ECU are as follows: 1. ECU Operating Environment Temperature Requirements Operating temperature range: -40℃ to +105℃; 1) If the temperature exceeds this range, cooling measures should be implemented. Ensure the … Read more

On-Site Application of Equipment Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis Technology

On-Site Application of Equipment Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis Technology

On-Site Application of Equipment Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis Technology —— A Brief Analysis of the Relationship Between Traditional Diagnosis, Simple Diagnosis, and Precise Diagnosis Author: Xiao Ze Chapter One: Introduction Section One: Forum Impressions I have been logged into the vibration forum for several months now, and overall, I feel that this is a … Read more

Mechanical Equipment Fault Diagnosis Techniques

Mechanical Equipment Fault Diagnosis Techniques

Mechanical equipment condition monitoring and fault diagnosis are two different levels of the same discipline, they are related yet distinct. For convenience, they are collectively referred to as mechanical equipment fault diagnosis. Mechanical equipment fault diagnosis is a comprehensive applied science and technology that identifies the operating state of mechanical equipment (machines or units). It … Read more

Common Simple Diagnostic Methods for Equipment Failure

Common Simple Diagnostic Methods for Equipment Failure

The commonly used simple status monitoring methods mainly include auscultation, touch, and observation. 1. Auscultation When the equipment is operating normally, the accompanying sounds always have a certain melody and rhythm. As long as one is familiar with and masters these normal melodies and rhythms, abnormal noises that are heavy, mixed, strange, or chaotic can … Read more