Analyzer A30
The Analyzer A30 is a handheld multimeter for systematic machine condition monitoring as well as for fast spot checks on any rotating part. It also provides an in depth analysis of the lubrication condition of rolling bearings.A high quality rolling bearing can last forever, provided it is properly lubricated. This is less easily accomplished than even experienced maintenance personnel realises. The oil film thickness in the rolling interface depends on many factors which differ in every machine application: rotational speed, load, operating temperature, HP additives, oil viscosity.
The A30 shows the oil film thickness under present condition. The software CondmasterŪ shows you how to improve a poor oil film by simulating the effect of alternative lubricants. This is true maintenance - preventing the damage before it occurs.
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Efficient and profitable production
The Analyzer A30 is a hand-held instrument used for periodic machine condition monitoring. It is applied by leading industries all over the world for early fault detection, to avoid production losses through unplanned downtime, and to reduce the overall costs for maintenance.The Analyzer A30 uses all three leading condition monitoring methods. On each machine you can select the combination of measurements that best meets your technical requirements: Shock pulse measurement on rolling bearings supplies data on bearing damage, lubrication condition and the effects of alignment and load. In many applications, the bearings are the only machine elements which need monitoring. Vibration severity measurement is the ISO recommended method for general condition monitoring. It detects the most common mechanical faults, such as unbalance, structural weakness, and loose parts. Vibration monitoring with spectrum analysis allows you to target individual fault symptoms and get a machine specific condition evaluation. The unique feature of the Analyzer A30 is its ability to assess the lubrication condition of rolling bearings. Bearing life depends on the oil film thickness in the rolling interface. The A30 displays a value for that, while the software calculates bearing life and the improvement potential offered by alternative lubricants.
You can use the instrument for spot checks, for large scale data collection, and for long-time recording on a single measuring point. The Analyzer A30 is available in three versions: Basic, Logger and Expert. At all levels, the measuring results are automatically evaluated and displayed against a green - yellow - red condition scale, highlighting all potential trouble spots. By calibrating and adjusting limit values, you can tune the automatic evaluation process with great precision and get an immediate, reliable diagnosis.
The Basic version requires manual recording of measuring results. Logger and Expert communicate with the SPM software CondmasterŪPro. This fifth generation program downloads measuring rounds to the A30 and uploads the measuring results for trend evaluation and data presentation.
What do you need to know?
Condition monitoring is a money saver, and in many cases a necessary safety precaution. The aim is to detect developing faults before they become a problem. This becomes ever more important as the production pace increases and unmanned operation is becoming more common.The signals generally used to diagnose machine condition are shocks and vibrations. There are different ways of processing these signals. Make a strategic choice and employ the most cost-efficient method that provides a
correct condition evaluation in a given technical situation. The A30 offers you all the options. With our EVAMŪ method, you have a powerful tool for vibration spectrum analysis whenever that is needed. Measuring ISO vibration severity is an easy way to detect most machine faults except bearing problems, and for these you have the SPM method, still unsurpassed in accuracy and reliability.
The Analyzer A30 has many extra functions. You can measure rotational and peripheral speed. You can measure the temperature of solids and liquids. You can record the readings of dials and meters. You can save written comments to the A30and attach them to the measurement. For up to 50 hours, you can make a continuous recording of shock values, vibration, and temperature or rpm. You can put memory tags on your measuring points, loaded with all measuring instructions and the results of the last measurement.
You get evaluated condition readings, immediately. An arrow on the display points at a green - yellow - red condition scale. While still on the spot, you can investigate the causes of any measuring result in the red or yellow zone. That saves time and money.
The latest labour-saving technique: contact-free ID tags load the instrument with all the measuring point data and also save the latest measuring results. Aerials for RF transponders are built into the Logger and Expert versions of the A30.
Special transducers for shock pulses and vibration ensure accurate measurements. On measuring points that are unaccessible during normal operation, the transducers are permanently installed and connected to measuring terminals.
Machine speed data is necessary for condition evaluation, and monitoring the machine temperature often supplies valuable information as well. The A30 uses temperature probes for solids and liquids. Speed is measured by contact, or optically from a safe distance.
Full control with on-line condition data
CondmasterŪPro is SPM's universal condition monitoring program, used for hand-held data loggers as well as on-line systems. It operates under all 32-bit Windows versions and uses SQL Server as a database handler.Purely administrative data is kept at a minimum - you can set up one measuring point for as many as 9 different monitoring tasks, including two free value, user defined measuring functions. You work with your familiar administrative machine data and simply instruct CondmasterŪPro to accept your name and number formats. The expert knowledge needed to evaluate machine condition is integrated in the program: an extensive bearing catalogue, lubricant data, the SPM evaluation rules, the ISO limit values, mathematical models for spectrum analysis and fault symptom detection, and much more. The section LubmasterŪ calculates bearing life improvements resulting from the use of alternative lubricants.
You define the alarm conditions and set up measuring rounds and measuring intervals. Time planning and other administrative routines connected with measuring, lubricating and other maintenance activities are assisted by the software. You only activate the measuring functions you need, and automatically blank out all others. Thus, you can work exclusively with hand-held instruments or combine these with the CMS System for on-line condition monitoring.
A perfect tool for efficient maintenance
For required input data, you get instructive menus, default values and on-line help texts. You have copy and edit functions to save time when you register machines and measuring points. The most powerful part is EVAMŪ – Evaluated Vibration Analysis Method. It is much more than the normal spectrum analysing product. In addition to 5 general condition parameters, you can select fault symptoms for special analysis and work with machine specific evaluation criteria. As always, SPM puts the emphasis on the main requirements of industrial condition monitoring: fast and easy fault detection through automatic data evaluation.
The CondmasterŪPro graphics functions make it easy to follow condition development. Comparing the diagrams for different measured quantities pinpoints the cause of faults, allows estimates regarding the urgency of repairs, and thus efficient maintenance during planned machine stops.
The alarm list is generated on the basis of automatically applied evaluation rules. These you can modify by setting your own alarm limits. After completing a measuring round you can download the alarm list to the A30 and re-check all measuring points with high values.
An EvamŪ spectrum highlights the selected fault symptom and displays its velocity value in relation to overall machine vibration.