High vibration is a common problem for motors installed on top of vertical pumps. Its source can stem from a mechanical issue with the pump, motor, or coupling — or even hydraulic forces from the pump ...

Once again I feel very fortunate to have Michael W.Holden, my good friend and sometimes co-worker in various facets of our mutual chosen craft, to write the introduction for this book. I can only ...

On a scale of one to ten, with ten being the most rare, vertical motor face alignment occupies a position of about 9.9999 on the scale. While a rather loose fitting boss fit will occasionally ...

The objective of optimized shaft alignment is to increase the operating life span of rotating machinery. To achieve this goal, components that are the most likely to fail must be made to operate ...