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Catching early warnings before unplanned stops | Practical guide to motor health with vibration data

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Machine-tool lines run many motors—spindles, feed axes, coolant and hydraulic pumps. Heat, humidity, cutting-fluid mist, and fine chips strain bearings and seals. Tiny vibration changes are the start of the P-F curve, invisible to the ear. If ignored, production plans collapse fast.

■ Why factories should start monitoring today
Thailand pushes CNC/automation investment while demand swings remain large. Surprise stops hurt costs. The frontline is knowing motor health without stopping, using vibration numbers everyone can share.

■ Vibration technology that reveals motor issues early
Motor failures overlap: poor lubrication, contamination, misalignment, looseness, and VSD-related resonance or electrical fluting. These early signs are narrow and subtle. Use RMS vibration velocity as the core metric, then confirm with spectrum and time trends.

- Unbalance: dominant 1× grows with speed
- Misalignment: strong 2× and higher axial
- Looseness: broad spectrum, sub-harmonics
- Bearing: high-frequency signatures, revealed by envelope analysis

Set thresholds from your baseline, not generic tables. Use a two-level alarm with dwell to cut false spikes.

■ Recommended tools
- MODEL-1332B: Handheld for fast baseline
- MODEL-2502: 4–20 mA transmitter into PLC/SCADA
- MODEL-2590C: Panel display with relays

■ How to apply in the field before problems escalate
Make “normal” visible. Fix points, axes, and surfaces consistently, log mm/s RMS with spectra under real jobs. For VSD machines, band thresholds by RPM to avoid false alarms. Verify early hints with MODEL-1332B, then monitor fixed points via MODEL-2502, and configure two-level alarms with MODEL-2590C.

Typical results:
- Issues detected before abnormal noise
- Reduced risk of downtime
- Repairs moved into planned stops

■ Summary & Showa Sokki’s recommendation
Turn “that felt odd” into numbers. Start baselining with MODEL-1332B, scale with MODEL-2502, and add MODEL-2590C when panel alerts are needed. Showa Sokki and our Thai partners will help pick the best-fit unit and teach practical first-use methods.

For more details, contact us or download the product PDF.

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Main product/process :
- MODEL-1332B: https://prime.nc-net.com/105994/en/product_others/detail_goods/25249
- MODEL-2502: https://prime.nc-net.com/105994/en/product_others/detail_goods/25250
- MODEL-2590C: https://prime.nc-net.com/105994/en/product_others/detail_goods/25338

Download :
- MODEL-1332B (Free Download): https://prime.nc-net.com/105994/en/catalog/detail/7285
- MODEL-2502 (Free Download): https://prime.nc-net.com/105994/en/catalog/detail/7541
- MODEL-2590C (Free Download): https://prime.nc-net.com/105994/en/catalog/detail/7540
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【Glossary】
- RMS vibration velocity: Key metric; mm/s RMS
- Two-level alarm: Trend / Action with dwell
- Threshold: Site-derived decision value
- P-F curve: Time from detection to failure
- Electrical fluting: Bearing damage by stray current
- RMS / Peak / P-P: Common units mm/s RMS, m/s² Peak, μm P-P

【References】
- ISO/JIS vibration standards for rotating machinery
- Bearing diagnosis with FFT & envelope analysis
- Guides on baseline thresholds and two-level alarms
- Thailand investment promotion for CNC and automation


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(Last update : 2025-09-10)

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