Machine Fault Simulator, MFS

Machinery Fault Simulator (MFS)

A Versatile Tool for Protecting Your Investment in Production Machinery
Condition-based predictive maintenance (PdM) is a reliable, cost-effective technique for monitoring and diagnosing machinery faults before they irreversibly damage your machinery and cause breakdowns that threaten to undermine product quality, delivery and overall customer service. The success of any PdM system ultimately depends on how easily and accurately you are able to analyze and understand vibration spectra, wave forms and phase relationships. SpectraQuest’s Machinery Fault Simulator is an innovative tool you can use to study the signatures of common machinery faults without compromising your production schedule or profits. The bench-top system has a spacious modular design featuring versatility, operational simplicity, and robustness. Each component is machined to high tolerances, so it can be operated without conflicting vibration. Then, depending on the situation, you can introduce various faults either individually or jointly in a totally controlled environment.

The Ultimate Tool for Learning Machinery Diagnosis
To gain an in-depth understanding of different vibration signatures, you need to conduct controlled experiments on a device that emulates real world machinery. While you may need to analyze single faults one at a time, there are many occasions when you will need to study dynamic stiffness, resonance, and speed when components interact. A thorough analysis of vibration usually requires studies of several defects simultaneously to gain an understanding of real world vibration spectra.
With the Simulator, you can develop the expertise required to diagnose industrial machinery problems in well-controlled experiments. When your plant is running at a high level of productivity, it is virtually impractical to gain an understanding of the kinematics and dynamics of machinery without adversely affecting production and profits. It is essential in environments where it is unacceptable to shut down production machinery for training and experimentation.

Versatility Improves Plant Efficiency
The most comprehensive device of its kind on the market, the Simulator meets the needs of a broad range of vibration analysts, from new to experienced. It is an effective tool for introducing the concepts and methodology of predictive maintenance and design considerations to engineering students. At the same time, companies can train their maintenance professionals on the Simulator, offering experienced technicians a way to upgrade their job skills and improve performance. Having trained vibration analysts on staff offers companies a high degree of confidence in their operating efficiency because someone on the plant floor is immediately available to make sure machinery continues to run productively. It enables you to not only predict the condition of your machinery to maximize yields and efficiencies but also to support planned, efficient shutdowns with just-in-time parts delivery, thereby minimizing the necessity and high cost of local spares inventory.