Sontec have incorporated a Lepton 3.5 Infrared sensor into their rugged acoustic camera.  The groundbreaking ‘Sonascreen IR’ will be launched in the U.K. at the Interactive Reliability Experience; Stand A50, Birmingham NEC, 7/8 June.  – Thermal Camera: Lepton 3.5 ex Flir – Resolution: 160 × 120 – High gain mode -10°C – +140°C – Low...Continue Reading

Evie Flage-Donovan, the daughter of one of our very own Engineers, Nick Donovan, has competed as a senior gymnast for the first time, and CBM Partners is thrilled to announce that we are supporting her. Evie already has an enviable reputation in the gymnastics community after winning the title of Junior British Beam Champion in...Continue Reading

Three good reasons to combine… As an engineer, I have spent many years studying and researching ways to improve the reliability and performance of industrial machinery. One of the key areas of focus for me has been on the value of combining condition monitoring and lubrication. In my experience, these two practices can work together...Continue Reading

The primary use for a stroboscope is to stop motion for diagnostic inspectionpurposes. However, the stroboscope can be used to measure speed. In order todo this, several factors need to be considered. First, the object being measuredshould be visible for all 360° of rotation (e.g. The end of a shaft). Second, theobject should have some...Continue Reading

CBM Partners have successfully installed Vibration Monitoring Systems in almost all Industry Sectors! And we don’t just supply sensors; we tailor the best solutions and provide effective training and remote analysis to help optimise machine reliability and plant productivity. For some fun; send us an email naming all the movies to enter the draw for...Continue Reading

Reliability Centred Lubrication in Action Whilst completing scheduled Acoustic Emission Readings of all Oven Extract Fan Bearings one set of DE and NDE Bearings flagged up an unusual reading. Each Extract Fan is scheduled for monthly Distress readings to enable Reliability On-Condition Lubrication. All Fans usually display a Distress (DST) reading of between 4-12 and...Continue Reading

Maintenance & Operations KPIs such as MTBF, MTTR and OEE are good measures of Asset Performance and Maintenance Efficiency. But rarely do we see organisations with a good handle on the key drivers of effective and efficient lubrication. Poor lubrication accounts for >60% of bearing failuresGlobal lubricant waste costs industry >$40m per yearModern lubricants can...Continue Reading

Automatic Lubrication Systems / Centralised Lubrication Systems are designed to apply lubricant in precise, metered amounts over short, frequent time intervals. Labour constraints and/or the physical location of lubricating points on a machine can make it difficult to manually lubricate the points. This, combined with the convenience and confidence of automated systems, makes such systems...Continue Reading

Looking at the results of all the site lubrication audits we completed in recent years, we can conclude that they are clearly not as obvious or easy to achieve as we may hope! The core problems were around lack of ownership and know-how, exaggerated by insufficient lubrication management information/tools to do the job. Top 5...Continue Reading

Using the Sonaphone III ultrasound device for steam trap fault detection is fast and effective. Hear the difference! The steam traps were identical floating ball types with the same bypass and pressure (5.5 bar). Steam trap testing sound files CBM Partners are agents for the Sonotec range of ultrasound devices. We can supply equipment and...Continue Reading