Introduction With the founding of vibro-meter in the 1950s, we quickly established ourselves for not just innovation, but, as a Swiss company, for a level of quality that is consistent with the proverbial “Swiss watch”. Our earliest years focused primarily on accelerometers and piezo-electric devices, but we understood then – as we do now – […]
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Introduction The consequences of a false or missed trip can be enormous on modern turbomachinery. Consider for a moment an ethylene compressor incurring a thrust bearing failure without a reliable trip function. As the bearing destroys itself there is nothing to constrain further axial movement of the rotor assembly. Seals are wiped and ethylene escapes, […]
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