by ep | Aug 13, 2026 | Maintenance
Motor bearing failure is the most common unplanned maintenance event in rotating machinery — and reducing its frequency is one of the highest-leverage reliability improvements available to any maintenance organisation. The connection between motor bearing failure and...
by ep | Aug 13, 2026 | Maintenance
Wet and corrosive environments accelerate coupling degradation through mechanisms that are not always obvious during the specification phase. A coupling selected correctly for its torque rating and bore size but without consideration for the chemical and moisture...
by ep | Aug 13, 2026 | Maintenance
Coupling bolt torque is one of the most overlooked specifications in coupling installation and maintenance. In the rush to reassemble after a coupling repair, bolts are frequently tightened by feel rather than by torque wrench — and the feel method is unreliable by a...
by ep | Jul 30, 2026 | Maintenance
Measuring a shaft coupling correctly for replacement is a skill that saves significant time and cost. The wrong measurement approach leads to ordering the wrong coupling ¡ª then waiting for a reorder while the machine sits idle. The right approach ¡ª knowing which...
by ep | Jul 13, 2026 | Maintenance
Shaft coupling maintenance is one of the highest return-on-investment maintenance activities available in any rotating machinery plant. The parts are inexpensive, the tasks are straightforward, and the consequences of neglect ¡ª bearing failures, mechanical seal...
by ep | Jul 13, 2026 | Maintenance
A coupling hub that will not come off a shaft is one of the most frustrating and time-consuming problems in rotating machinery maintenance. What should be a 30-minute coupling replacement turns into a multi-hour or multi-day extraction exercise, delaying pump, motor,...
