Vibration Monitoring

Feel the Pulse of Every Machine

Identify Faults Before They Escalate with Vibration Analysis

Vibration Analysis

Vibration monitoring measures the motion and dynamic behavior of rotating and reciprocating equipment to detect developing mechanical faults. By analyzing vibration amplitude, frequency, and patterns over time, it reveals imbalance, misalignment, bearing wear, looseness, and other issues that compromise reliability. As one of the most proven and widely used condition monitoring methods, vibration analysis provides continuous, high-fidelity insight into machine health and performance.

Assets Monitored

Failure Modes Detected

Imbalance
Misalignment
Bearing defects
Mechanical looseness
Gear wear/eccentricity
Cavitation
Resonance or structural vibration
And more…

Customer Testimonials

"I used to spend about 50–70% of my time traveling to analyze issues. Now, with InsightCM, that's down to about 20%. It's also valuable to us and our customers to not have to wait 4–5 hours to start a 500MW unit. Everybody wins."

C.R.
Vibration Analyst
Midwest Power Plant

“We have nothing but great things to say about the Cutsforth brush systems here. Low costs, easy to maintain and no issues whatsoever.”

P.B.
Maintenance Superintendent
Midwest Power Plant

"Safety wise, [Brush Condition Monitoring] is a great system. We're not changing our brushes as often and our guys don't have to stick their hands in the machines to change them. We're able to change the brushes on an as needed basis, instead of an arbitrary number of brushes each month. We're seeing some O&M savings as well. We're probably able to save about 1/3 of our O&M budget since our operators aren't having to go out and check on the brushes as often. Our operators really like the system."

John Wilcox
O&M Superintendent
AEP Dresden (OH)

InsightCM™: Smarter Vibration Monitoring

InsightCM delivers high-resolution vibration waveform capture, automated fault detection, and trend analysis — correlating vibration data with temperature, electrical, and process signals to provide a complete view of equipment health and early warning of mechanical degradation.

Time Waveform
Spectrum
Full Spectrum
Fault Frequency Trends
Spectral Cursors
Orbit Plot
Bode Plot
Waterfall Plot
Shaft Centerline (Polar) Chart
Envelope Spectrum

Measurement Capabilities

How It Works

High-fidelity vibration data using 24-bit acquisition and fast sampling
Supports accelerometers, velocity probes, and proximity probes for broad machinery coverage
Intelligent edge processing enables continuous monitoring with efficient bandwidth and storage use

Vibration-Based Fault Detection:

Automated fault detection, trending, and cross-domain correlation with InsightCM
Proven hardware and deep expertise ensure accurate measurements and easy integration
Delivers reliable insights to help predict issues and prevent unplanned downtime