"It is important to understand the DNA of the particular machine before identifying potential failure."
This crucial principle was ingrained in me repeatedly while pursuing my MSc at The University of Manchester in Reliability Engineering and Asset Management.
Today, I was fortunate to attend a technical lecture hosted by IMechE Process Industries Division, where the guest speaker was my course director, Prof. Jyoti Sinha, PhD, CEng, FIMechE. He delved into the importance of Operational Deflection Shape (#ODS) analysis, when traditional #Vibration-based #conditionmonitoring (#VCM) fails to identify frequent reoccurrence of failure/defect in a machine.
Key takeaways I learned from the lecture:
1. When you observe frequent failure of a machine, think beyond VCM.
2. Age of the machine is not always the problem, the newer machine replacing it can exhibit the same failure pattern.
3. The foundation or support structure affects the dynamics of the machine. Even in identical machines, variations in the foundation can lead to differences in how they fail.
Thank you Ryszard (Richard) Hellebrand, Rob Kulka and Thanos Moros for hosting this. And thank you Prof. Jyoti for the lecture, it honestly felt like an extension to the "Machinery Vibration-based Condition Monitoring" module.
This invaluable lesson has not only shaped my understanding of machinery diagnostics but has also emphasised the critical importance of thorough analysis in ensuring operational #reliability and #asset longevity.
Systems Architect | Associate Professor II Systems Engineering
1wWell deserved 👏👏