For the majority of rotating machines, such as motors, fans and pumps, which are often monitored manually or not at all, ifm electronic has a simple and interesting alternative.
The latest member of the compact family type VN, VNB211, monitors online not only the overall vibration condition of machines and plants according to ISO10816, but also acceleration levels.
In addition to vibration it is also possible to connect a further process value such as temperature to monitor and measure machine health. The pushbuttons can be used to configure the parameters e.g. limit values. To change the basic configurations (factory setting) simply use the parameter software VES004.
In addition to two vibration values as e.g. velocity and acceleration or shock and bearing noise the sensor also has an on-board time-stamped history function for data collecting and trending.
The VNB211 includes a measuring range of 0 to 25 g with an ambient temperature of -30 to 60°C.
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