APPLICATION OF VIBRATION MONITORING TO HIGH VOLUME, MULTISTATION TRANSFER MACHINES.

A field study was undertaken to determine the feasibility of applying vibration monitoring to high volume, multistation transfer machines installed in one of the leading automotive engine plants. An accelerometer, a vibration meter and a tape recorder were used to obtain the vibration data. It was shown that repeatable vibration measurements were possible under 'in-plant' conditions and that future trends in both the overall and spectral acceleration levels were readily apparent. Furthermore, for one particular machining station, prediction of bearing failure was illustrated.