Why getting the right vibration switch and monitor is essential to your business

When you are managing a manufacturing or assembly process that requires adherence to strict tolerances, you need to rely on the ability of your machinery to produce to those tolerances, which requires proper operation and maintenance.

Over time, the machinery that you rely on to do that job can begin to show signs of wear, which can affect its efficiency and its ability to perform accurate work within the tolerances that you expect. The best way to proactively address these issues, which may not be immediately noticeable to the naked eye, is to ensure that you have the resources available to monitor changes to your machinery across the factors that matter most to the longevity of the machine.

For example, using a vibration switch or monitor to track the amount of vibration from a particular machine can alert you to issues with the equipment earlier, and in more serious cases can even trigger the shutoff of that equipment or the manufacturing process as a whole. This can prevent damage to some of the most important equipment to your business, and it can also provide a signal to you to do a broader inspection of your manufacturing process to proactively solve for potential problems.

STI is a leading manufacturer of monitoring devices and the cables and accessories that they rely on. Everything from our monitoring devices to our accelerometer cable is manufactured in the US, and we are committed to providing the highest quality single-channel devices that are available. If you’d like to learn more about us, then visit our website today at www.stiweb.com.