Interstate BearingSystems | Predictive Services

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Predictive Maintenance Services

Interstate's Predictive Maintenance Services are designed to help the customer get the most out of their equipment through longer machine life and greater reliability.  using proven methods such as vibration analysis, laser alignment and balancing. substantial cost savings can be realized in the future by reducing costly downtime and  maintenance, at the same time improving efficiency and production.

With state of the art (1994 release) equipment and software developed by SKF. Fixture Laser AB, Raytek, IBM and Microsoft.  We are able to take advantage of the most current equipment and support to build a program that works for you.'

The latest release of Prism 4 for windows by SKF will offer unsurpassed data collection, storage and analysis, including on-line support from SKF.  The system also includes easy to read color reporting which provides more understandable and up-to-date documentation than ever before.

Services Offered:

Vibration Analysis:

The SKF System provides analysis of vibration signatures from a machine to determine overall condition as well as specific problems with Bearings, Gears, Unbalance, Misalignment, and much more.

Condition Monitoring:

Periodic data collection includes vibration data as well as process points such as temperatures, pressures, amps, machine history land other data relevant to machine condition.  This process points out overall machine condition, changes in machine condition, and the need for further analysis or maintenance on the machine.

Laser Alignment:

The Combi-Laser alignment system from Vibralign offers alignment of horizontal machines, vertical machines, and measurements of straightness and parallelism with unrivaled precision and performance.

Since Misalignment contributes to a high percentage f vibration problems and many OEM specs now require laser alignment as a standard, we feel that this part of the system will prove to be very useful to many of our customers.

Field Balancing:

Some machines can be balanced in their running environment using the SKF balancing program.  Fans, pulleys, and rolls are some of the machine elements that can be successfully balanced in the field resulting in smoother running longer lasting machines.