Our CI was the "Certified Individual" or "Certified Inspector" depending on who you ask. This is the individual within our Corporation who was the liason between manufacturing and ASME and HSB our inspectors.
If you don't want to put a vibration switch inside this challenging environment I would suggest monitoring the amp draw of the motor. First determine a standard operating range and then set limits which would send an alert when those limits are breached. Its not a catchall but a 95%er.
We are a manufacturer of ASME Section VIII Div 1 & 2, U & UM pressure vessels. We have had 19 of our pressure vessels nameplates stolen and subsequently put on products manufactured by a 3rd party without certification and without our knowledge. The theft was accomplished by our CI. Has anyone...