Balancing and
Diagnostic Systems
Schenck RoTec Press Release
Darmstadt, September 2011
Portable All-Rounder with Many Talents
Schenck RoTec presents new SmartBalancer for field balancing
Unbalances on rotors are the cause of at least half of all faults on machines and systems. With the new SmartBalancer from Schenck RoTec, service and maintenance technicians can identify these unbalances easily and directly at the location where they occur. The handy portable measuring device offers great functionality and stands out with its simple operation.
With the new SmartBalancer from Schenck Rotec, service, maintenance and measuring technicians gain a compact, complete system for all field balancing tasks. Suitable for preventive maintenance quality assurance and repair, this portable device proves itself to be a tool that is as reliable as it is diverse. With the SmartBalancer, the unbalance of rotors in assemblies can be accurately determined and corrected. Without dismantling, all rotor types of any weight class and dimension and speeds of 100 to 60,0001/min can be checked in one or two planes.
User-friendly
The new SmartBalancer is neither a pure data collector nor a complex vibration analysis device but rather a handy diagnostic system tailored to the requirements of field balancing in terms of range of functions and ease of operation. Even the inexperienced user can work with it efficiently within a short period of time. On the illuminated colour display, the pictograms, a clear file structure and the Windows-based user interface quickly guide the user to the target. All functions can be accessed via a D-pad and seven keys.
The user is led through the balancing process by intuitive operator guidance. Preset measuring tasks can be used, important values such as balance quality or bearing loads can be calculated, it is easy to select between various methods of correction and set correction weights can be summarised. The vibration levels of the individual process stage are clearly shown in vector diagrams.
For machine diagnostics, the SmartBalancer offers several analysis tools – such as the broadband measurement of mechanical vibrations. For the quantification and correct evaluation of these overall vibrations, the limits according to DIN ISO 10816 are set. The user selects the appropriate machine type and the corresponding evaluation setup is obtained. FFT frequency analysis is available to determine the causes of harmful machinery vibrations. It displays the vibrations as a spectrum with frequency and amplitude. As an additional tool, tracking analysis can be used to identify resonance speeds. All measurements can be executed simultaneously with two channels.
Simply More Options
In addition to the simplified operating concept, the strengths of the new SmartBalancer also include the extended utility software. With the aid of this, the measuring results can be transferred directly to the PC and processed as a CSV file and Excel report. Moreover, the range of applications of the device can be extended with the roller bearing evaluation module to determine the bearing condition in machines. Bearing damage can thus be identified at an early stage and replacement competed in timely manner.
Schenck RoTec offers the new SmartBalancer as a complete solution. The device is therefore ready to use for field balancing in the context of maintenance, servicing and commissioning.
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Wolfgang Kunkel Dieter Peiter
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Unbalances on rotors are the cause of at least half of all faults on machines and systems. With the new SmartBalancer from Schenck RoTec service technicians and maintainers identify these unbalances easily at the location where they occur.
Schenck RoTec offers the new SmartBalancer as a complete solution. The device is therefore ready to use for field balancing in the context of maintenance, servicing and commissioning.