What if your equipment could provide alarms before it fails? The detection and integrated evaluation of vibration signals serves as the basis for the seamless integration of online condition monitoring and real-time maintenance into automation and control systems.
ifm provides a wide range of vibration solutions from simple switches to fully programmable systems aimed at improving your machine uptime and overall profitability.
Which solution below best describes your application or machine? Click on the desired platform to learn more.
Vibration sensor platform | |||||
Single point | Multiple points | IO-Link monitoring | Programmable Edge controller | ||
Application | Machines | VN | VV | VSE | |
Type 1 machines |
Simple motors and fans | ++ | ++ | +++ | |
Type 1 machines |
Indirect driven fans and pumps | ++ | +++ | + | |
Type 1 / Type 2 machines |
Blowers and simple speed reducers | ++ | +++ | ||
Type 3 machines |
Multi-stage compressors and machine tools * -- use VV for process force monitoring only |
+* | +++ |
To understand the best applicaton solution, we must differentiate the forces that cause vibration and excitation.
Construction-based forces
Process-based forces
Fault-based forces
Type 1 machines
Examples | C-forces | P-forces | F-forces |
---|---|---|---|
Pumps | Unbalance | Flow noise | Bearing damage, alignment, cavitation |
Motors | Unbalance | Electric fields | Bearing damage, alignment, coupling |
Blowers | Unbalance | Flow noise | Bearing damage, alignment, stripping, belt resonance |
Type 2 machines
Examples | C-forces | P-forces | F-forces |
---|---|---|---|
Simple machine tool | Unbalance | Cutting forces | Bearing damage |
Hammer mills | Unbalance, couplings | Striking forces | Bearing damage, alignment |
Shredders | Unbalance, couplings | Cutting forces | Bearing damage, alignment |
Type 3 machines
Examples | C-forces | P-forces | F-forces |
---|---|---|---|
Multi-axis machine tools | Unbalance | Cutting forces | Bearing damage, process damage |
Multi-stage compressors | Unbalance, couplings | Pumping frequency | Bearing damage, alignment |
Multi-stage blowers | Unbalance, couplings | Blowing frequency | Bearing damage, alignment |