Tracing the source of a vibration problem

Vibration complaints rarely point at the actual source. A rumble in an office can start in a plant room two floors down, or in a process that only runs on the night shift.

We isolate cause from symptom by measuring at the complaint location and then working back through the structure — floors, frames, pipework, and machines — until the path is clear. Guessing at damping without that path usually wastes money.

What a live-site investigation looks like

Short attended measurements, a few well-placed sensors, and a conversation with the people who run the kit. The investigation can identify specific machinery, mountings or structural transmission paths.