ON-GUARD Case: Auto-Lube on a Pulp Mill Pump Caught BPFO Early
Canadian pulp & paper: LUBExpert ON-GUARD watched pump friction RMS, alarmed on NDE, LUBExpert confirmed BPFO. No blind greasing — replacement scheduled on a planned shutdown.
Source. SDT Ultrasound case from a Canadian pulp & paper site.
Setup
LUBExpert ON-GUARD on the pump motor: CONMONSense on the grease line (DE) and in the NDE housing, plus pressure gauge.
Event
ON-GUARD raised Suspected Bearing Failure on NDE. Follow-up dynamic data with LUBExpert confirmed BPFO. Repair went to the next planned outage.
Architecture overview: ON-GUARD article. KEG TRK — contact.
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