Press Release
July 2015

Torben Ekvall
CEO
Tel.: +45 7741 2639
E-mail: press@bkvibro.com

10,000th Wind Turbine Monitoring System Sold!

Yet another important milestone has been met in Brüel & Kjær Vibro’s extensive wind turbine monitoring solution business: We have reached the incredible level of 10,000 condition monitoring units sold to our global customers. It was only 12 years ago that Brüel & Kjær Vibro, a pioneer in monitoring the drive train of wind turbines, developed one of the first dedicated wind turbine monitoring systems in the world. The unique monitoring concept of specifically dedicated equipment, software and diagnostic service was developed in close cooperation with customers and their service teams, and continues to evolve over the years. “Thousands of alarm reports with actionable recommendations, provided by our diagnostic experts, have already prevented catastrophic failures and unnecessary downtime of wind turbines all over the world” says Torben Ekvall, CEO at Brüel & Kjær Vibro.

Out of these 10,000 wind turbines, many different types of wind turbines and wind parks are currently being monitored world-wide. We currently serve two primary groups of users:
•	Wind turbine OEMs - They typically offer end-users complete monitoring coverage with the Brüel & Kjær Vibro remote monitoring and diagnostic services during the initial warranty period or an extended service period (LTSA).
•	Owner/Operators – They select either complete monitoring coverage with the Brüel & Kjær Vibro remote monitoring and diagnostic services or alternatively opt for the Brüel & Kjær Vibro stand-alone VibroSuite condition supervisory solution with or without services. In either case, the monitoring system equipment and software is the same. Even the diagnostic engineers at the Surveillance and Diagnostic Service Centres in Denmark, China and the USA use VibroSuite to monitor faults, evaluate alarms and issue actionable reports, thereby maximizing lead-time to maintenance for customers and offering a strategic tool to streamline wind farm operation & maintenance best practices. 

Brüel & Kjær Vibro also offers “CMS as a Service” – A complete retrofit Condition Monitoring Solution (CMS) for wind turbines without the financial burden of upfront capital investment. For more information about our wind turbine monitoring solutions, please go to www.bkvibro.com.
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Brüel & Kjær Vibro is the leading worldwide independent supplier of condition monitoring solutions for rotating machinery. The comprehensive product range comprises vibration sensors (acceleration, velocity and displacement), vibration monitors, handhelds and rack-based plant-wide integrated monitoring solutions. These products plus a suite of comprehensive services fulfil the most demanding applications for safety, condition and performance monitoring of rotating machinery. Based on 50 years of experience and a world-wide sales and support network, Brüel & Kjær Vibro’s monitoring solutions have successfully reduced downtime and maintenance costs and increased machine reliability for our customers world-wide.

Monitoring in the wind turbine industry is a strategic focus area. With a solid track record of more than 10,000 systems sold and 12GW wind power monitored on a daily basis, they offer tailor-made monitoring strategies that fit the client’s individual needs.

Brüel & Kjær Vibro is part of Spectris plc, the leading supplier of productivity enhancing instrumentation and controls.