As oil and gas fields mature, operators must drill wells with large offsets, long laterals, and extended reach applications using rotary steerable systems, mud motors, and bottomhole assemblies that ...

The Hydraulic Institute has published a new American National Standard for Rotodynamic Pumps for Vibration Measurements and Allowable Values (ANSI/HI 9.6.4 - 2009). The standard applies to evaluation ...

An important step when selecting a centrifugal pump and an electric motor for an application or when troubleshooting operation issues is to determine how much power the pump should be using. The ...

Said to be economical, the Model 685A07 mechanical-vibration switch provides continuous vibration monitoring. The component comes standard with an external pushbutton reset and does not require power ...

Sensitive from 3 (180 rpm) to 40 (2,400 rpm) Hz, the PC420VP-B3041 vibration sensor covers a range of frequencies useful for the monitoring of drive motors for pumps and other applications. The ...

When machine vibration increases, one of the first questions to ask is: “Is a failing bearing causing the vibration?” In the case of rolling element bearings, it’s not difficult to separate vibration ...

Nidec is claiming it has developed a series of linear vibration motors with the smallest-class diameters in the world. Smartphones and smartwatches are sometimes equipped with a vibration motor to ...