Solutions to persistent problems in mechanical equipment such as excessive noise, vibration, and dynamic failure require a systematic approach. SixDOF engineers identify complex, often system-level physical mechanisms that cause these problems using

  Operating test results
  Modal test results
  Computer analysis

Characterizing the physical cause is only one part of the solution; finding a practical and economical remedy is the rest. Our engineers have many years' experience helping customers in a wide range of industries—automotive, genset power, turbine engines, industrial equipment, and others—implement cost-saving fixes.

general operating measurements:
  Rotating Machinery Analysis
- Order tracking, waterfall, Campbell diagrams
- Resonance identification
  Operating Deflection Shapes
- Identify deflection patterns
  Response Acceleration, Strain, Displacement, Noise Measurement

modal testing:
  Full range of techniques from impact to multiple input random

problem identification & solution:
  Vibration, Dynamic Failure, Noise

 


Waterfall Graphs for Engine Vibration Measurements Example application

Genset Vibration and Structural Failures Practical, economical solutions

Vibration Troubleshooting:  Power plant — Onsite assistance to diagnose and correct problems

Vibration Troubleshooting:  Commercial marine engine — Test methods challenge basic assumptions