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By 1945, Condition Monitoring and Control
Products and Services were found in nearly every shipyard
in the free world. Today, a comprehensive array of products
and services, particularly well suited to meet the evolving
needs of the marine industry, are available through
VSC. As a result, the marine industry is afforded a
more reliable system and reduced life cycle costs.
Vibration in shipboard applications
presents certain unique conditions related to the hull
and propulsion shafting. Some cases are more extreme
than others. For example, in the case of an ice breaker,
hull and prop related vibration is accompanied by the
impact, crushing, and undulating associated with the
breaking of ice. It is therefore necessary to ensure
that all shipboard applications are working properly
since ice chunks the size of Volkswagens are forced
through propellers.
Condition Monitoring of machinery subject
to such harsh environments should employ an analysis
engine that is capable of learning the subtleties of
how that equipment operates under various conditions.
The software must also provide exceptional threshold
capabilities so that nuisance alarms are minimized and
real problems are recognized. Alignment related marine
services also pose special considerations for which
VSC is especially well suited to aid in. Strain gauge
technology is utilized for the alignment of propulsion
shafting so that the time required is minimized and
the results are extraordinarily accurate. If your ship
or fleet needs help establishing a CMC program and/or
has an ABS condition monitoring requirement, VSC is
more than willing to assist you in your exploration
of options. We will help you determine what type of
program, training, and equipment will satisfy the requirements.
Various start-up packages
are offered to accommodate most any budget.
Other
VSC marine services include:
- Machinery overhaul and repair.
- Shaft Alignment (strain gauge,
laser, optical, or conventional).
- Builder's and Acceptance Sea Trials-including:
static and dynamic alignment measurement
of main propulsion shafting.
- Torque, thrust, and power measurement
using radio telemetry.
- Hull, superstructure, and machinery
vibration surveys.
- Diesel Engine and Reciprocating
Compressor Analysis.
- Vibration Analysis (local or remote,
or periodic).
- Balancing (high or low speed, in-situ
or on balance machine).
- Infrared Thermography.
- Oil Analysis.
- Acoustical Testing.
- Training.
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