
Machinery and Reliability Institute used Viking Analytics to monitor a cement plant's Criticality 1 pelletizer. When vibration suddenly spiked, MultiViz flagged the anomaly and guided a two-phase investigation that uncovered both a VFD tuning error and an emerging bearing defect.
in failure costs avoided
of shutdown avoided
triaxial wireless sensors on the pelletizer
Sudden high vibration on the plant's most critical asset - cause unknown
Continuous vibration monitoring with Viking Analytics AI
VFD fault fixed immediately; bearing replacement planned; $200K+ in failure costs avoided
Cement Industry - Criticality 1 Pelletizer
Machinery and Reliability Institute
USA
6 triaxial wireless sensors on motor and gearbox
When vibration on the plant's most critical asset jumped from a stable 1–3 mm/s to 5–15 mm/s, MultiViz flagged it and guided a two-phase investigation. The PDF walks through both phases.
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