Vibration assessment

The vibration assessment tool is suitable for analysing rotating equipment. Portable, compact and lightweight, the easy-to-use tool offers reliable and fast wireless data collection.

In conjunction with a tablet or smart phone, the device provides the functionality of basic vibration data collection and analysis. It offers a cost-efficient solution for machine vibration measurements, root cause analysis, and small route-based data collection.

"Anyone who owns a tablet can check the condition of a machine to ISO standards or bearing condition or by user defined alarms. They can even start a simple condition monitoring programme for their rotating machinery with this entry level solution”, says Torsten Bark, SKF product line manager.

The SKF Wireless MicroVibe, CMVL 4000-EN, allows multi-point automation for faster data collection. The data collected, assessed and stored includes enveloped acceleration, acceleration, velocity and displacement, in both FFT spectrum and time waveform displays.

Should vibration measurements (based on ISO vibration severity standard and SKF bearing condition evaluation) trigger an alarm, FFT spectrum analysis enables engineers to pinpoint problems such as unbalance, misalignment, bearing, or any other cause. Transferring all this vibration data to a computer, it will also store and recall measurements for trending and further analysis.