Conditioned Based Maintenance Services: Vibration Monitoring

Are you letting fate guide your Key Performance Indicators (KPI)?

"If it isn't broke, don't fix it" can be good advice, but what if you don't know that it's broken? Facility and operation managers continue to seek tools to keep their production machinery operating effectively and efficiently. Vibration Monitoring can be a very effective part of your Predictive Maintenance Program (PdM) and an integral part of an overall Conditioned based Maintenance (CbM) approach.

Rotating machinery can have flaws undetectable through human means. These flaws can cause a significant reduction in machinery efficiency and lifespan, negatively affecting production, equipment operations and maintenance costs. Incorporating vibration monitoring inspections into your Conditioned based Maintenance program can ensure your equipment is operating as designed.

The Vibration Monitoring Process

The process begins by identifying critical assets and their effects on production through our custom designed criticality tool. Based on the equipment identified and the manufacturer's recommended operational parameters, a proper frequency of vibration monitoring can be obtained. Once created, field technicians will routinely come to your facility to conduct the vibration monitoring to ensure proper data collection. Predictive Service's customized, proprietary software, ViewPoint^®, allows certified program analysts to evaluate the information gathered and prepare comprehensive reports detailing all problems with the recommended maintenance actions. The vibration monitoring and analysis from the machinery will allow for timely detection and repair of such operational issues and flaws as:

• Failing Bearings
• Unbalances
• Misalignments
• Gear Problems
• Electrical Problems
• Out-of-Round Journals
• Bent Shafts
• Looseness
• Impeller Problems
• PLUS many other causes

ViewPoint^® Web-Based Conditioned Based Maintenance Management and Reporting

You receive results quickly and consistently through ViewPoint^®, Predictive Service’s Web-based management and reporting software. The results are displayed directly on your desktop computer, eliminating vast paper and/or electronic reports. Problems can be reviewed, modified, "acknowledged" and scheduled for repair all interactively online. The patented Return on Investment (ROI) formulation allows you to customize your results. Additionally, ViewPoint’s^® unique search, sort and aggregating features creates the most user-friendly Conditioned based Maintenance program in the industry today.

To find out how Predictive Service can help you develop an effective vibration monitoring or multi-disciplined Conditioned based Maintenance program, please contact one of our Corporate Development Representative’s toll free at (866) 772-6770.