Historical View of the MFPT Society

摘要

This paper provides a general overview of developments and progress in mechanicalfailure prevention technology, primarily over the last three decades. The principal reference sources used are the proceedings of the 49 conferences of the Mechanical Failures Prevention Group (MFPG), now the Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology (MFPT). Since many technical disciplines are involved in this complex technology, an attempt is made to place mechanical failure prevention in perspective. Discussion of the evolving technology is presented under four topic areas that serve to cover most of the elements of this broad-based field. These topics are Diagnostics and Prognostics, Failure Analysis, Life Extension and Durability, and Sensors Technology.