YungPlantEng
Chemical
- Jan 19, 2022
- 82
What level of training would be necessary to be able to effectively define requirements for a cost-effective route-based vibration analyzer?
I'm struggling to differentiate between all the different options for vibration analyzers. My manager believes a vibration pen or couple-thousand analyzer would be effective but my understanding is that for variable frequency or low RPM equipment these likely won't cut it. Also to attempt to delineate between defects or even just catch some defects low and high pass filters and the use of FFT, PSD, etc. seem necessary.
We're restarting our vibration analysis program and I'm trying to convince my boss that wireless transmitters or a $2000 route analyzer are useful if we want to confirm defects with any sort of reasonable hit rate.
While I know a little bit about vibration I would like to develop to the point where I can understand the benefits for various analyzers on the market and find a cost-effective but robust system. Which training courses and/or certifications would be necessary to get to this point?
Keep in mind our sites been burned by poor consultants in the past (not using lower frequency sensors where needed, extremely exorbitant costs, poor communication). Would not like to repeat this and want to bring this in-house to the fullest extent.
I'm struggling to differentiate between all the different options for vibration analyzers. My manager believes a vibration pen or couple-thousand analyzer would be effective but my understanding is that for variable frequency or low RPM equipment these likely won't cut it. Also to attempt to delineate between defects or even just catch some defects low and high pass filters and the use of FFT, PSD, etc. seem necessary.
We're restarting our vibration analysis program and I'm trying to convince my boss that wireless transmitters or a $2000 route analyzer are useful if we want to confirm defects with any sort of reasonable hit rate.
While I know a little bit about vibration I would like to develop to the point where I can understand the benefits for various analyzers on the market and find a cost-effective but robust system. Which training courses and/or certifications would be necessary to get to this point?
Keep in mind our sites been burned by poor consultants in the past (not using lower frequency sensors where needed, extremely exorbitant costs, poor communication). Would not like to repeat this and want to bring this in-house to the fullest extent.
