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ML PUBLISHER Mike Ramsey - mramsey@noria.com GROUP PUBLISHER Ryan Kiker - rkiker@noria.com EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason Sowards - jsowards@noria.com SENIOR EDITOR Jim Fitch - jfitch@noria.com TECHNICAL WRITERS Wes Cash - wcash@noria.com Bennett Fitch - bfitch@noria.com Alejandro Meza - ameza@noria.com Matthew Adams - madams@noria.com Devin Jarrett - djarrett@noria.com Daniel Rader - drader@noria.com GRAPHIC ARTISTS Patrick Clark - pclark@noria.com Josh Couch - jcouch@noria.com Matt Berkenbile - mberkenbile@noria.com ADVERTISING SALES Teresa Dallis - tdallis@noria.com 800-597-5460, ext. 256 CORRESPONDENCE You may address articles, case studies, special requests and other correspondence to: Editor-in-Chief MACHINERY LUBRICATION Noria Corporation 1328 E. 43rd Court • Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105 Phone: 918-749-1400 Fax: 918-746-0925 Email address: editor@noria.com MACHINERY LUBRICATION Volume 20 - Issue 1 January-February 2020 ( USPS 021-695) is published bimonthly by Noria Corpo- ration, 1328 E. 43rd Court, Tulsa, OK 74105-4124. Periodicals postage paid at Tulsa, OK and additional mailing offices. POST- MASTER: Send address changes and form 3579 to MACHINERY LUBRICATION, P.O. BOX 47702, Plymouth, MN 55447-0401. Canada Post International Publications Mail Product (Canadian Distribution) Publications Mail Agreement #40612608. Send returns (Canada) to BleuChip International, P.O. Box 25542, London, Ontario, N6C 6B2. SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: The publisher reserves the right to accept or reject any subscription. Send subscription orders, change of address and all subscription-related correspondence to: Noria Corporation, P.O. Box 47702, Plymouth, MN 55447. 800-869- 6882 or Fax: 866-658-6156. Copyright © 2020 Noria Corporation. Noria, Machinery Lubrica - tion and associated logos are trademarks of Noria Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Noria Corpo- ration is prohibited. Machinery Lubrication is an independently produced publication of Noria Corporation. Noria Corporation reserves the right, with respect to submissions, to revise, republish and authorize its readers to use the tips and articles submitted for personal and commercial use. The opinions of those interviewed and those who write articles for this magazine are not necessarily shared by Noria Corporation. CONTENT NOTICE: The recommendations and information provided in Machinery Lubrication and its related information properties do not purport to address all of the safety concerns that may exist. It is the responsibility of the user to follow appro - priate safety and health practices. Further, Noria does not make any representations, warranties, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, completeness or suitability of the information or recommendations provided herewith. Noria shall not be liable for any injuries, loss of profits, business, goodwill, data, interruption of business, nor for incidental or consequential merchantability or fitness of purpose, or damages related to the use of information or recommendations provided. all, you are not trying to maximize reliability. ere is no greater source to find this balance than knowledge and education. Detection Zone Table (DZT) Figure 2 shows a relational table with colors designating condition monitoring detection zones. ese zones will be described in more detail later. However, in the simplest terms, they are intended to help focus skills and resources where there is the greatest need. is weighs the benefits of condition monitoring against the inherent costs of the skillful and frequent execution of its application. In the table, the three columns going from left to right relate to the skills, tools and methods used to perform condition monitoring tasks. e first column is mastery-level condi- tion monitoring and therefore is conducted with precision and expert skill. e middle column is condition monitoring at a more ordinary or basic skill level. e right column is condition monitoring performed with reckless abandon by untrained and unqualified individuals. At this level, condition monitoring is more wild guesses and dartboard science. e three columns not only relate to the degree or depth of training and experience but also depend heavily on other factors such as reliability culture, access to technology and tools, and the availability of sufficient condition monitoring staff. Of these, more than anything else, reliability culture dominates what condi- tion monitoring technicians and analysts do and how they do it. Fix your reliability culture and many other things get fixed concurrently. The Power of Frequency e detection zone table also shows three rows that designate the location and timing REAL WORLD

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