Vibration monitoring made easy: Condition assessment using meaningful characteristic values

A customer from the aviation industry operates a friction welding machine for the production of engine parts. The high and long-term availability of the machine is very important here. However, the previous vibration analysis system was outdated and the associated support contract with an external service provider had expired. This meant that the monitoring and diagnosis of the machine could no longer be guaranteed.

To ensure continued vibration monitoring of the machine at this point and to provide more transparency internally, the company finally decided to replace the old system. In addition to wear monitoring based on vibration data, more attention was also to be paid to the current operating status of the machine, without changing the existing measuring points. Another important requirement for the customer was that the system should provide easily interpretable data, prepare it for comparison and ultimately store it for long-term trends. In the search for a suitable solution, the company finally opted for the iba system, which, in addition to its technical performance, scored points above all for its flexibility, openness and comprehensive data analysis capability: In the iba system, both control and vibration sensor data can be recorded synchronously and calculated into meaningful characteristic values (for example, the effective value of the vibration velocity or the crest factor). This allows different machine states, such as the warm-up run or welding processes with different flywheel masses, to be monitored easily and separately - even without in-depth knowledge of condition monitoring. As a result, the work of the customer's personnel is made easier and the reaction speed and diagnostic capability are increased in the event of a fault. In addition, the installation of the iba system has enabled numerous new requirements to be covered.