Field Services

Why Machines Fail

It is a proven fact that 80% of motors fail due to unbalance and misalignment. These two conditions result in rough operation, excessive bearing wear, damage, noise, structural damage and higher motor amperage draw. The result; higher cost of production and lower profits.

Machinery is the biggest capital investment in your plant.  We at R. Scheinert & Son, Inc. realize that you must balance limited resources both with time and money between increasing revenue and decreasing cost.  To maintain machines at their maximum (peak) operating condition, requires manpower, parts and downtime.

Allowing equipment to run till it fails requires little involvement on the maintenance end and still allows you to continue to produce products.  It is estimated that this cost is $17-18 per horsepower per year.  However when failures do occur they are severe and result in damage to the original manufacturer's components, as well as damage to other components.  When the equipment fails in this manner you often incur premium repair cost as well as long lead times for O.E.M. parts for the driven pieces of equipment.  This higher cost of repairs and replacement parts combined with production downtime result in the most expensive method of maintaining your plants equipment.

Predictive Maintenance

It has been proven over time that predictive maintenance reduces your cost to $7-8 per horsepower per year. We are able to monitor operating conditions such as temperatures, pressure, oil condition, vibration and performance. Trending these points ensures that your equipment will run efficiently. Predictive maintenance consists of three phases; detection, analysis, correction.

Detection Process

Detection phase involves periodically monitoring the operating characteristics of selected equipment. This is done quickly and carefully, with the intent of monitoring as many machines as possible. W are able to collect and record vibration data and display high-resolution vibration analysis plates on a LCD screen. We are also able to collect magnitude, spectrum, time and phase data.

The data is downloaded into a computer and provides baseline data to monitor the efficiency and aging of your equipment. 

Diagnostic phase

Diagnostic information is presented in an easy to read computer printout enabling clients to make informed decisions on cost effective maintenance. These reports can be customized to fit your needs and will include historic information for specific day/time test, as well as color reports to highlight critical problems for pro-active maintenance.

Corrective Action

The corrective action is the most critical and is our ultimate goal. Our reports will include suggestions on corrective action that we as a team respond to. Proper repair procedures should be implemented as necessary with verification of these repairs confirmed once the machine has been restored to proper operating conditions.