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"We installed this wireless sensor a year ago, is it capturing any data?"
"If I had advanced notice, I could have ordered the right parts."
"We have all of this vibration data but nothing tells us what to do."
"Nobody told me that this machine was going to fail."
The average industrial plant faces constant challenges with machine downtime, skill gaps, limited insights into machine condition, and unexpected costs associated with maintenance.
These problems along with a lack of basic knowledge and skills leave many maintenance programs floundering with a misguided strategy for achieving even basic asset reliability.
Upon receipt of a list of critical rotating assets from the client, our maintenance experts develop a custom-tailored plan to monitor the condition of their machines utilizing vibration analysis and other predictive technologies.
The Advisor process will always be unique to the needs of the client, however, the steps below outline the essentials.
The Advisor Dashboard is a web-based data visualization tool for securely storing and managing a database of the client's rotating machinery. This is the place for:
Beyond the resolution of current or immediate problems, utilizing historical data found within the Advisor program, our reliability experts identify possible candidates for Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and work with the client to eliminate repetitive and highly visible failures.
As the program matures and value is realized, Advisor allows for the seamless integration of additional predictive technologies such as Oil Analysis, Motor Testing, and Thermography to further increase the total reliability of the facility.
Receive machine fault diagnostics and advice on the "how, what, and when" to fix each problem. The result? Assets that are healthy and running.
Cut costs associated with inefficient operations, asset maintenance, and replacement parts.
Eliminate the guesswork in your maintenance program and allow your team to accomplish more through the support of actionable machine data.
Benefit from our unrivaled expertise in maintenance, machinery, vibration, and reliability. We supply you with the insights to promote uptime.
Talk to us whenever you need a hand. Your assets run around the clock and so does our team of experts.
Capture vibration data through portable, wireless, and/or continuous methods. We'll determine the best options based on machine specific characteristics.
Receive machine fault diagnostics and advice on the "how, what, and when" to fix each problem. The result? Assets that are healthy and running.
Cut costs associated with inefficient operations, asset maintenance, and replacement parts.
Benefit from our unrivaled expertise in maintenance, machinery, vibration, and reliability. We supply you with the insights to promote uptime.
Talk to us whenever you need a hand. Your assets run around the clock and so does our team of experts.
Capture vibration data through portable, wireless, and/or continuous methods. We'll determine the best options based on machine specific characteristics.
At Acoem, we understand that implementing a vibration analysis program is not as simple as buying software or installing wireless sensors.
Improving reliability requires an in-depth understanding of organizational pains, rotating machinery, available resources, and integration of multiple maintenance strategies.
It's not easy to create a world-class vibration analysis maintenance program, but an Advisor can make it easier.
At Acoem, we understand that implementing a vibration program is not as simple as buying software or installing wireless sensors.
Improving reliability requires an in-depth understanding of organizational pains, rotating machinery, available resources, and integration of multiple maintenance strategies.
It's not easy to create a world-class maintenance program, but an Advisor can make it easier.
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Vibration analysis of industrial machinery has been around for many decades, but gained prominence with the introduction and widespread use of the personal computer. Vibration Analysis refers to the process of measuring the vibration levels and frequencies of industrial machinery, and using that information to determine the “health” of the machine, and its components.
When an industrial machine (such as a fan or pump) is operated, it generates vibration. This vibration can be measured, using a device called an accelerometer. An accelerometer generates a voltage signal, proportional to the amount of vibration, as well as the frequency of vibration, or how many time per second or minutes the vibration takes place. This voltage signal from the accelerometer is fed into a data collector, which records this signal as either a time waveform (amplitude vs. time), as a Fast Fourier Transform (amplitude vs. frequency), or as both. This signal can then be analyzed by a trained vibration analyst, or by the use of a “smart” computer program algorithm. The analyzed data is then used to determine the “health” of the machine, and identify any impending problems in the machine, such as misalignment, unbalance, a bearing or lubrication problem, looseness, and more.
As an example, if we took a general industrial fan, removed one of the fan blades, and started the fan up, we could expect the fan to vibrate, due to an unbalanced fan wheel. This unbalance force would occur one time per revolution of the fan.
If we re-installed the fan blade, this vibration would be reduced.
In another example, if a bearing on this fan had a spall (a portion of the bearing race damaged, much like a “pot hole” on a highway), each time one of the bearing’s roller contacted this spall, it would generate a vibration.
If 3.2 rollers “hit” the spall per revolution, we should expect to see a vibration signal of 3.2 times the running speed of the fan.
The use of vibration analysis can determine problems caused due to improper installation, machining errors, insufficient lubrication, improper shaft or sheave alignment, loose bolting, bent shafts, and much more. It can, in most cases, detect these problems long before the damage can be seen by maintenance, and long before it damages other machine components.
The use of vibration analysis, condition monitoring, or predictive maintenance has made great strides increasing the usable life of machinery.
If you’re working to maintain machines, Acoem USA wants to help.
We’re committed to providing tools, training, and services that will transform your approach to maintenance and reliability.
