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Condition monitoring field notes.

Field methods for testing evidence and choosing the next useful check.

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7 field notes

  1. Conceptual timeline: repeated readings must leave time to plan and carry out the intervention

    Route planning

    8 Oct 2026 · 11 min read

    A route interval belongs to the failure mode, not the calendar

    By Taruna Singh

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  2. AI-generated illustration of a centrifugal water pump, coupling guard and motor in a utility plant room

    Pump diagnosis

    1 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

    Before You Blame the Bearing, Check Where the Pump Is Running

    By Taruna Singh

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  3. Illustrative guarded motor and gearbox with a mounted vibration sensor and a removed bearing on a nearby inspection tray
    Illustrative

    Repair verification

    24 Sep 2026 · 8 min read

    The repair is finished. Has the machine actually recovered?

    By Anurag Singh

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  4. Illustrative stationary gearbox with a mounted vibration sensor and a capped oil sample on an inspection bench
    Illustrative

    Integrated condition monitoring

    17 Sep 2026 · 9 min read

    One machine, one diagnosis: combining oil, vibration, thermography and ultrasound

    By ConditionCore Editorial Team

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  5. Illustrative technician inspecting a motor drive-end bearing housing from a safe position with a thermal camera
    Illustrative

    Thermography and lubrication

    3 Sep 2026 · 8 min read

    A hot bearing is not a grease instruction

    By Deepika Dhir

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  6. Illustrative reliability team reviewing one guarded motor, gearbox and pump train with an oil sample and sensor data
    Illustrative

    Integrated condition monitoring

    27 Aug 2026 · 9 min read

    How five condition-monitoring methods inform one machine decision

    By ConditionCore Editorial Team

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  7. Illustrative technician reviewing vibration data beside a guarded motor drive train with one mounted sensor
    Illustrative

    Condition monitoring

    10 Aug 2026 · 5 min read

    A vibration alarm is evidence, not a diagnosis

    By Udey Dhir

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