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M aintenance and Reliabilit y
AS I SEE IT
Jim Fitch
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Noria Corporation
Introducing Condition
Alarm Mapping (CAM)
Infographics
are effective at
helping people
comprehend
difficult concepts
that integrate an
array of variables
and factors.
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e sheer number of
infographics in the
condition monitoring
f ield is staggering;
they show up on social media,
and in conference presentations,
whitepapers, websites and books.
Infographics are effective at helping
people comprehend difficult concepts
that integrate an array of variables
and factors.
My soon-to-be-published book,
"Inspection 2.0," covers a host of
different condition monitoring
me t ho d s , i nc lud i n g s en s or y
inspections. I was looking for an
infographic to illustrate failure
modes and detection methods in
the time domain for different types
of machines and applications but
was unable to find a graphic that fit
my needs.
Necessity is the mother of
invention. Left without choices,
I decided to construct my own
graphic, naming it Condition
Alarm Mapping (CAM). e final
product is shown in the figures on
the following pages. However, the
number of variations and uses of the
CAM graphic is extensive and goes
far beyond the scope of this article.
As an introduction, I can show and
describe what it is, why it is needed,
and how it is used.
Deconstructing
Condition Monitoring
I set a high bar for myself when
developing the CAM. I wasn't sure
it was even possible. I kept trying
different sketches and graphical
schemes, a few of which were bizarre
and far-fetched. I knew it needed
an unconventional look but, at the
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