Analysis Vibration & Infra-red/Thermal Scanning
Analysis Vibration
In today’s competitive business world, manufacturers are seeking every competitive advantage they possibly can to increase their production and minimise costs while maintaining product quality.
The identification of defects within a machine, reducing equipment failures and unscheduled downtime is increasingly being demanded of condition monitoring technologies.
Vibration analysis has proven to be a very effective tool for identifying mechanical faults within machinery and combined with regular oil sampling the health condition and diagnostics of the equipment will reveal significant information regarding the wellbeing of your equipment.
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.
Infra-red/Thermal Scanning
Infrared scanning is used to inspect electrical equipment because excess heat is usually the first sign of trouble. Loose connectors, imbalanced and or overloaded circuits, defective breakers, damaged switches, faulty fuses and material defects all lead to equipment failure.
Benefits of Thermal scanning:
- Increase Equipment Life
- Lower Risk
- Cost saving on repair costs
- Reduce unscheduled Downtime
- Prevent Failures
Conditions detectable by an Infra-Red Scanning:
- Loose/deteriorated connections
- Overloads
- Open circuits
- Unbalanced loads
- Inductive heating
- Harmonics
- Defective equipment