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Meggitt Introduces Sensorex Harsh Environment Closed Loop Servo Inclinometers/Accelerometers

San Juan Capistrano, California, USA - Meggitt Sensing Systems, a Meggitt group division, has announced the North American market introduction of its Sensorex SX41200 and SX41400 series, two families of rugged, gravity referenced closed-loop servo inclinometers/accelerometers, designed to provide high-reliability tilt or acceleration measurements within harsh environments, and particularly, those characterized by high shock and vibration inputs.

Meggitt Introduces Wilcoxon Research Portable High-Frequency Piezoelectric Reaction Shaker System

San Juan Capistrano, California, USA - Meggitt Sensing Systems, a Meggitt group division, has introduced its Wilcoxon Research model F7-1, a portable piezoelectric shaker system designed to provide sonic and ultrasonic excitation over a range of 1 Hz to 80 kHz, in support of extreme field structural testing requirements, such as those common to missiles, weapons and satellite components, as well as shearography, biomedical research, mechanical impedance studies and high-frequency vibration monitoring.

Analysis of Fan Excessive Vibration Using Operating Deflection Shape Analysis - Case Study

Ken Singleton and Bob Bracher

An unspared process fan had exhibited high vibration levels for several months. A request was received to investigate the root cause of the high vibration. The vibration data indicated high levels of fan bearing housing vibration primarily in the axial direction. Plant operations had concerns about the reliability of the fan since it was unspared and the plant was operating at capacity. An outage was not scheduled for several months.

Crystal Instruments Appoints TRI as Authorized Mid-Atlantic U.S. Regional Sales Representatives

Santa Clara, California, USA - Crystal Instruments Corporation (CI) (www.go-ci.com) a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of high-reliability instrumentation and software for sound and vibration test, measurement, and control, is pleased to announce the appointment of Technical Representatives, Inc. (TRI) (www.trirep.com) as its newest authorized North American sales representatives.

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New South African Reseller for Meggitt’s Wilcoxon Research Product Line

Germantown, MD—Meggitt, a leading supplier of quality vibration sensors and sensor networks, has added Yellow Technical Services Cc as its new sales channel in South Africa for its Wilcoxon Research product line. Known as “Yellotec”, the company will stock and distribute Wilcoxon Research sensors and accessories to industrial customers throughout Africa.

Meggitt Sensing Systems Offers Complete Triaxial Solution

Germantown, MD—Meggitt, a leading supplier of quality vibration sensors and sensor networks offers a trio of triaxial products for permanent and hand held vibration monitoring applications. Wilcoxon triaxial sensors, cables and connection boxes are appropriate for monitoring most industrial rotating equipment including cooling tower fans, blowers, pumps, compressors, chillers, gearboxes, mixers and motors.

Portable SKF TKRS 10 Stroboscope Facilitates Easy Inspection of Rotating or Reciprocating Machinery

The portable SKF TKRS 10 Stroboscope facilitates easy inspection of rotating or reciprocating machinery in a “flash” without stopping the machinery or otherwise interrupting operation. The device enables the motion of machinery to appear “frozen” at the position required for visual inspection and ultimately can assist in preparing for necessary maintenance in advance of planned equipment shutdown. This tool delivers an optimum solution for inspecting and monitoring the condition of fans, gears, rolls, and pulleys.

Meggitt Sensing System Adds to Engineering Team for Wilcoxon Research Products

Germantown, MD—Meggitt Sensing System (MSS), the manufacturer of industry-leading accelerometers and vibration sensing products, announced today that it has hired Peter Eitnier as Mechanical Engineer for Wilcoxon Research products, and promoted Wayne Glidden to Director of Materials.

Mobius Institute Board of Certification is Officially Accredited to ISO/IEC 17024 and ISO 18436-1

JAS-ANZ (Australia & New Zealand’s ISO accreditation body) formally granted ISO accreditation status to the Mobius Institute Board of Certification (MIBoC). MIBoC is therefore now officially accredited to ISO/IEC 17024 and ISO 18436-1 to deliver personnel certification for vibration analysts in accordance with ISO 18436-2. Accreditation is a significant milestone and formally recognises MIBoC’s certification’s scheme to be of the very highest standard, equal to that of the Vibration Institute in the US and the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing in the UK.

Cascade MVS Announces New Vibration Monitoring Platform

Dickinson, Texas - Cascade MVS announces the release of its vibration monitoring platform. Cascades E-volution continues with route-based and online monitoring products.

The Absolute Basics of Analyzer Settings: Fmax and Lines of Resolution

The Absolute Basics of Analyzer Settings: Fmax and Lines of Resolution

An hour long presentation by Jason Tranter, Managing Director, Mobius Institute

Have you ever wondered what the Fmax and "lines of resolution" settings are for? Have you wondered how they affect your measurements and how they should be set for your individual machines? This Webinar will endeavor to clarify what these two settings do and explain why they are so important. We will demonstrate how they affect the time required to collect the data, and we will provide a few guidelines on how you should set them. We will keep it very basic, beginning by using photography as an analogy. Using our famous simulators and Flash animations you will see exactly how these settings work and how they affect the quality of your measurements. If you do not fully understand these settings and you are involved in vibration analysis then it is absolutely essential that you attend this Webinar.

Crystal Instruments Spider-81 Vibration Control System

Crystal Instruments Spider-81 Vibration Control System Offers Industry Exclusive 130 dB Dynamic Range and Wi-Fi enabled PDA or iPad Operation.

Santa Clara, California, USA - Crystal Instruments Corporation (CI) (www.go-ci.com) a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of high-reliability instrumentation and software for sound and vibration test, measurement, and control, has introduced its Spider-81, a highly modular, distributed, scalable vibration control system with centralized DSP architecture and simple operation via PC, Wi-Fi enabled PDA or iPad.

New Twist on Interpreting Vibration Analysis Faults

The Vibration Analysis Periodic Table

Daniel T. Ambre

The Original Concept

Walk into most high school science labs and you are bound to see glossy, oversized displays of the periodic table of elements. Invented in 1869 by Dmitri Mendeleev, the original table design reflects the groupings of chemical properties, atomic weights and element forms (solids, gases, liquids). The design is elegant and orderly (even if you have forgotten all aspects of your high school chemistry class). This is where we begin.

The Benefits of Multi-Channel Vibration Measurement

The old adage that “Time is money” is a hard fact of life for many plant operators who must deal with the possibility of equipment breakdowns and loss of productivity as part of their daily routine. Particularly in the current economy, such occurrences go directly to a company’s bottom line. Thus, the need for a reliable and effective condition monitoring program to protect a facility’s all-important maintenance and operations is a key consideration.

MSS Facility Renews AS9100 Certification

Germantown, MD—Meggitt, a leading supplier of quality vibration sensors and sensor networks, has upgraded the Germantown facility’s AS9100 Aerospace Standard for Quality Systems certification.

Silicon Designs Introduces MEMS Variable Capacitive Accelerometers

Kirkland, Washington, USA - Silicon Designs, Inc. (SDI) (www.SiliconDesigns.com), a global industry manufacturer of highly rugged industrial-grade MEMS capacitive accelerometer chips and modules, has introduced the new model 2266, a high-precision accelerometer with simple four-wire snap-in removable connector, designed to allow users the added ability to exchange, move, reposition, and replace accelerometers within a given test setup for greater flexibility, convenience and cost savings. Units are immediately available on customer pre-order for June 2012 delivery.

Meggitt Sensing Systems Introduces Endevco Micro-miniature “Flip-Chip” MEMS Pressure Tra

San Juan Capistrano, California, USA - Meggitt Sensing Systems, a Meggitt group division, has announced the global market introduction of the Endevco® model 40931, a low-cost MEMS-based flip-chip mountable piezoresistive pressure transducer die, designed to provide high-accuracy, high-repeatability performance within medical OEM, surface airflow and other pressure measurement applications calling for high output within a micro-miniature package.

New CoCo Software

CoCo Application: Acoustic Testing (PDF)
Our partner Wyle Labs uses the CoCo Signal Analyzer for acoustic noise and acoustic emission tests. Acoustic Noise tests use high-intensity acoustic energy to stimulate a test specimen. Microphones connected to a CoCO-80 are used to monitor the acoustic spectrum and intensity.

Integrating Vibration and Temperature Measurements in Condition Monitoring

Jack D. Peters, Sudipta S. Das, Joseph L. Sklepik III

Many industries have adopted permanent vibration monitoring as a predictive diagnostic tool and significantly improved the reliability of their machines, including motors, pumps, fans, gearboxes, conveyors and multiple pieces of equipment too numerous to mention. Identifying or predicting a failure before it happens provides opportunities for lower costs, planned repairs and minimal loss of production or output.

The Absolute Basics of Orbit Plots and Centerline Plots

The Absolute Basics of Orbit Plots and Centerline Plots

An hour long presentation by Jason Tranter, Managing Director, Mobius Institute

Have you ever wondered where orbit plots and centerline plots come from? Have you wondered what they mean and how they provide diagnostic information about the bearing and rotor? In this highly visual presentation we will provide an introduction to the proximity probe measurements and then use a software simulator to demonstrate exactly where the orbit and centerline plot comes from. If you have any involvement with sleeve bearing machines (e.g. steam and gas turbines), then this Webinar should be a real eye-opener.