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2023
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2020
October
Visit us at GMCVirtual 2020!
Attend our short courses, research presentations and technology updates or chat with our engineers at our virtual booth.
August
Read the latest edition of our technical newsletter.
Topics include:
- New gusset plates for small-bore attachments (video)
- Engine pedestal vibration
- Screw compressor vibration
- Ask the expert
- Training courses and webinars
- Upcoming conferences
- A tribute to our founder Dave Schuh
2019
December
Read the latest edition of our technical newsletter
Topics include:
- Noise management (video)
- Advances in field data acquisition and analysis
- Piping vibration screening improvements
- New resonant pipe lengths calculator
- Torsional vibration
- Foundation design
- Pipe support performance
- Damping test (video)
- Noise guideline (EI)
- Operator training program development
- Ask the expert
September
Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia
10 to 12 September, Houston, TX
Get a free pass to the exhibit hall
Attend our presentations and visit us at booth #2525
- Study of pulsation dampeners design for reciprocating pumps
- Diagnosing plunger pump shutdown with multi-channel data logging and analysis
Free webinar: testing the limits
25 September, online, three time slots available
Learn how to manage the risk of small-bore piping failures and vibration-induced fatigue
Calgary Pump Symposium
26 to 27 September, Calgary, AB
- Attend our presentations on pump system design and troubleshooting
- Visit us at table 10
GMRC Gas Machinery Conference
29 September to 2 October, San Antonio, TX
We invite you to join our technical presentations and discuss your vibration, dynamics and noise questions with our experts at booth #237.
Lectures
- Torsional challenges with a wide range of compressor performance
- Reciprocating compressor foundation design with steel piles
- Engine pedestal design case study and lessons learned
- Case study of solutions to screw compressor package vibration
- Operational modal analysis
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Shake, rattle and grow – empirical data on the effectiveness of vibration supports in a thermal growth environment
Short course
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Introduction to pulsation and vibration on reciprocating compressors
Technology update
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One clamp to rule them all (part II) – control of vibration and thermal growth in piping systems
May
Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable (EGCR)
21 to 23 May 2019, Pittsburgh, PA
Wood is presenting six practical short courses:
- Solving screw compressor package vibrations
- Plunger pump basics, common issues and measurement techniques
- Resolving vibration issues on reciprocating compressors
- Pipe supports for vibration and thermal growth service
- Using business intelligence tools to drive asset performance management improvements
- Trends in noise management and reducing acoustic insulation
Visit us at booth #518!
April
MACHSERV Rotating Equipment Maintenance & Condition Monitoring Conference + Exhibition
24 to 25 April, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Paul Crowther is presenting Integrating an RBI approach for vibration-induced fatigue failure of piping systems into a reliability program
Gulf South Rotating Machinery Symposium (GSRMS)
23 to 25 April 2019, Baton Rouge, LA
Meet our field engineering and reliability experts at booth #8 and attend our technical short courses:
- Plunger pump reliability – methods to avoid vibration and troubleshoot unexpected problems
Tue, 10:00 a.m.- noon - Back-to-Basics vibration problem solving
- Wed, 1:00–3:00 p.m
ClampOn Tech Day
3 April 2019, London, UK
The hidden threat of equipment failure due to vibration on subsea systems has already resulted in several cases of production stoppages, leaks, and reduced equipment lifetime. By means of screening and/or advanced simulation during design, together with subsea measurement of vibration, this threat can often be removed.
Rob Swindell, Vibration Engineering Lead, Wood, will demonstrate how to address this during the design stage and on operational facilities. He will also present monitoring solutions.
Learn more
Welcome, Tony O'Shea!
Wood appoints Tony O’Shea to lead its vibration, dynamics and noise team.
Read the press release
February
IPEIA Conference (International Pressure Equipment Integrity Association)
26 Feb to 1 Mar 2019, Banff, Canada
Visit our vibration and integrity management experts in Banff.
Stephen Hall presents "Dynamic RBI – addressing non-linear behavior and data uncertainty".
Stop by at booth #58 (second floor)!
January
API Inspection and Mechanical Integrity Summit
28 to 31 January, Galveston, TX
Learn about the latest advancement in NDE, virtual reality training and piping vibration management.
Visit us at booth #719 or attend our technical presentations:
- Vibration Integrity Management – New Tools to Avoid Fatigue Failure - Michael Cyca, Wood (Tue, 3:15 pm)
- Making Sense of Piping Vibration Measurements - Michael Cyca, Wood (Tue, 4:25 pm)
- Improving Inspection Reliability with Advanced Nondestructive Testing Techniques - Shannon Matthewson, Wood (Thu, 1:00 pm)
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