From Reactive to Predictive Health Monitoring on Reciprocating Assets

January 05, 2012

Although overall vibration trending is an excellent tool for monitoring the health of rotating machinery, it is not generally effective for monitoring reciprocating machinery. There are several reciprocating machinery faults that do not significantly increase a machine’s overall vibration level until severe damage has occurred.

Therefore an improved shock monitoring technology that is very sensitive to these faults in their early-stages of development and is particularly effective in monitoring reciprocating compressors is required.

Click here to read the white paper: Shock Monitoring Technology for Reciprocating Machinery

Click here for an application sheet on the model 649A01 reciprocating machinery protector