Vibration Analyzers Increasing Profit
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Any powered piece of industrial equipment will vibrate when it is operational. While this fact cannot be avoided, it does present two major problems. Machinery vibrations ultimately break down machine parts, causing wear and tear on nearly every single tooling component. Machine maintenance can become a constant problem if excessive down time is required to service equipment and parts. Preventing excessive movement through vibration control will save maintenance time and money.
In addition to saved machinery, vibration control will also preserve workers' health. Vibrations not only cause damage to machines, but they create high noise levels. Regional regulations define laws to limit the average noise level that a worker will encounter in an eight-hour shift as well as the maximum sound level that is permissible. Machinery that is operating with the minimum of excessive vibration will cut down on both the ambient sound level and reduce the maximum sound level present. For these two very good reasons, examining effective vibration control is a wise investment in both machine and worker health.
During the operation of powered industrial equipment, vibrations will put stress on each tooling component in a machine. The constant motion, even if it is small or invisible to the naked eye, will cause cyclical stress. This type of stress is characterized by applying a load and then removing said load. Individual loads or stresses might not be enough to damage materials, but repeated low-level stress will eventually become cumulative and cause failure. In this way vibrations cause machine failures when you wouldn't expect to see high strength components to fail. Datastick Systems provide state of the art vibration analyzers to keep these issues at bay.
In addition to cyclical stress that causes material failure, machines can also move from excessive vibration. When industrial equipment is not set on a level surface, or the machine itself is not balanced, the equipment will actually move during operation. Moving machinery is a small disaster in itself. Keeping the equipment in its place guarantees accurate operation, prevents machines from damaging themselves, and will keep workers safe from being struck by heavy parts. Click here to get more valuable information on vibration analyzing equipment.