Application Note

2 Fluke Corporation They are better together–Ti400 Infrared Camera and Fluke 805 Vibration Meter
to create inspection routes that
include all critical assets using
Fluke Connect™ EquipmentLog™
history.
Using the EquipmentLog™
history feature you can create
a folder for each critical equip-
ment asset with a description
of the asset and the location
in the Fluke Cloud™ storage.
Each time you inspect a piece
of equipment you or any other
team member who has been
given access, saves a thermal
image or measurement data to
that equipment folder, allowing
you and your team to track and
monitor the equipment condition
over time and getting instant
access to historical data – all
from one location. Now main-
tenance technicians can easily
do a side-by-side comparison
from previous inspections to
help determine whether a hot
spot or cool spot is unusual and
if any planned maintenance is
required. This keeps your equip-
ment running longer, saving you
time and money and reduces the
risk of unplanned downtime.
When vibration shows
a problem
Vibration can be normal in
machine operation—or it can be
a sign of trouble. Most indus-
trial devices are engineered to
operate smoothly and AVOID
vibration, not produce it. In elec-
tric motors, rotary pumps and
compressors, fans, and blowers,
low vibration is the ideal. In
these machines, vibration can
indicate problems or deteriora-
tion in the equipment.
But how can the plant
maintenance professional tell
acceptable, normal vibration
from the kind of vibration that
requires immediate attention,
to service or replace troubled
equipment?
Use vibration to screen
machine health
Unchecked machine wear
can quickly damage equip-
ment, cause safety problems,
and degrade plant working
conditions. In the worst cases,
machine faults can knock equip-
ment out of service and halt
plant production that cuts into
the bottom line.
When machines are screened,
vibration can be used in a
preventive maintenance pro-
gram as an indicator of machine
condition, and you can target
remedial action before disaster
strikes. This gives maintenance
staff time to schedule repairs
and acquire needed parts.
Increased maintenance intervals
mean machine life is extended
and maintenance can be sched-
uled by need. Peace of mind
builds confidence in mainte-
nance schedules, budgeting and
productivity estimates.
The hand-held Fluke 805
Vibration meter with Fluke
Connect ShareLive™ not only
measures machine vibration,
bearing impacting, and bear-
ing temperature, but compares
the readings to 37 specific
machine categories—all while
letting you stay in direct con-
tact with your team. This gives
the maintenance technician
critical information about the
machine health and warning
of bearing failures in a wide
variety of mechanical equip-
ment, including motors, pumps,
fans, blowers, compressors and
more. You can reduce equip-
ment downtime and costs with
the EquipmentLog™ history
function of the Fluke Connect™
app. With EquipmentLog™ you
can create unique folders for
individual machines, storing
historical inspection data that
can be accessed later by your
team. This allows side-by-side
comparisons of previous mea-
surements so any accelerated
trends of degradation can be
identified to help determine how
quickly a repair is needed or if
it can be delayed to a more con-
venient time. Trending vibration