Vibration and Condition Monitoring for Predictive Maintenance
Bearing failures don't happen overnight — they generate weeks of warning signs in the vibration spectrum. Armor distributes the portable analyzers and continuous monitoring tools that catch them before unplanned downtime hits.
Run-to-failure is more expensive than monitoring
An unplanned bearing failure on a paper machine, refining pump, or wind gearbox costs five to six figures of lost production once you add the labor, the parts, and the secondary damage. A planned shutdown to replace the same bearing — flagged early by vibration analysis — costs a fraction of that. The economic case for predictive maintenance has been settled for decades; the gap is access to the tooling and the routine to use it.
Affordable, accessible vibration analysis
Adash portable analyzers give your reliability team the same FFT and bearing-condition capabilities as much pricier brands at a fraction of the cost. Continuous online monitoring extends the same envelope to critical assets that can't wait for a route walk.
- Portable handheld analyzers for route-based monitoring
- Continuous online monitoring for critical assets
- FFT spectrum analysis with bearing fault frequencies
- Trend storage for early-warning detection
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Adash Vibration Analyzers
Portable units for route-based reliability programs.
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Where we see condition monitoring questions come up most.
Common questions
Do I need a reliability engineer to use Adash?
Helpful, but not required. Portable analyzers ship with templated routes and pass/fail thresholds your maintenance team can run without prior FFT experience — the analyzer flags the bearings that need attention and your team plans the replacement. For deeper failure-mode diagnostics (rotor unbalance versus misalignment versus looseness), an experienced analyst adds value. Most programs start with route-based monitoring and bring expertise in as the program matures.
How much does an entry-level program cost?
A portable analyzer plus initial training is typically a four-figure capital investment — substantially less than a single unplanned bearing failure on most production equipment. The full program cost depends on the asset count and how many of those assets you put on continuous online monitoring versus route-based handheld checks. Send your asset list and we will scope it.
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