Vibration Measuring Equipment in Unexpected Places

Many people turn to the Internet wondering how they can make their business more profitable. Perhaps the answer is a vibration sensor.

Keeping track of the condition of your machinery is important. Does it have miles left? Is it on its last leg? Does it pose a major safety concern? Sure, you could guess and check. You could also do the wise thing – invest in vibration measuring equipment.

Vibration measuring equipment… what’s that?

These machines on plant floors across the world are the bread and butter of our economies. The tee-shirts we wear to the beach, the food we feed our dog, our cans of tuna – it all comes from factories that have roaring machines.

If these machines break down, somebody could get hurt. A flying gear could seriously take somebody’s life! In a less drastic perspective, the company loses profits as the production slows and costs to repair the machine rise. That’s not good financial sense.

Vibration measurement equipment could prevent danger and lost profits. In fact, there are many benefits.

●       Screen in real time. Respond in real time. You don’t have to wait for the supervisor to take a jaunt over to the machine to find out if it’s going to be on the fritz in the near future. Instead, the computer can send you a report that says to check out sector five.

●       Data. We love data these days, don’t we? We use it to make sound financial decisions, and that’s what you can do with a readout of what’s been shaking with your machines lately.

●       Call out failures. A machine that’s broken isn’t going to fix itself. It’s important to know when the machine has reached the end of its lifetime on the floor. This information helps the supervisor find out when enough is enough.

●       Cutting costs. Calling in workers on a Saturday is going to cost overtime. Wouldn’t it be better if you knew this machine needed help on Thursday when they were sitting around waiting for work? These machine vibration reports can help you better manage costs.

Yes, the name of the game here is condition monitoring. What’s the condition of the machine? It might be a pump or an engine. This technology is versatile and keeps popping up in unexpected places.