Press Release
July 2017

Michael Hastings
Sr. Application Engineer
Phone: +45 7741 2500
E-mail: press@bkvibro.com

Brüel & Kjær Vibro’s experts contribute to the ISO subcommittee to standardize best practice techniques in condition monitoring of machines

Carsten Andersson (left) and Michael Hastings (right) of Brüel & Kjær Vibro at the ISO subcommittee plenary meeting on “Condition monitoring and diagnostics of machine systems”  in London in June 2017.

The ISO subcommittee on “Condition monitoring and diagnostics of machine systems” (ISO TC108/SC05) held their 21th plenary in London, UK, in 19-23 June, 2017. This subcommittee,  consisting of 11 work groups and three advisory groups from 22 participating countries, creates new ISO standards and upgrades existing ones that concern best practice principles for condition monitoring of assets. The ultimate goal of these ISO standards is to ensure that end-users, machine manufacturers, EPCs, service companies, consultants and instrument suppliers can successfully work together to optimize machine uptime, performance and reliability, reduce the total cost of ownership and extend the lifetime of the machines. 

Brüel & Kjær Vibro has been actively involved in this subcommittee over the years and currently has two specialists with convenor roles.  
The table below shows the two important work groups Brüel & Kjær Vibro facilitated during the event: 

ISO Work Group	ISO Standard	Status	Convenor	
TC108/SC5/WG16	Condition monitoring and diagnostics of wind turbines	16079-1	Condition monitoring and diagnostics of wind turbines – Part 1: General guidelines	Final review	Carsten Andersson	
		16079-2	Condition monitoring and diagnostics of wind turbines – Part 2: Detection of mechanical faults of the drive train	Draft		
TC108/SC5/WG17	Condition monitoring and diagnostics applications	19283	Condition monitoring and diagnostics of hydro-electric generating units	Draft	Mike Hastings	

These standards focus on the recommended, time-proven condition monitoring techniques for detecting and diagnosing developing machine faults associated with the most common potential failure modes that can be detected for wind turbine and hydroelectric generating units. Guidelines are given to improve the reliability of implementing an effective condition monitoring strategy and to help foster mutual understanding and cooperation between the various stakeholders and avoid confusion.
Once again, Brüel & Kjær Vibro makes a strategic effort to add value to the customers’ business by sharing our expertise in optimizing the operation and maintenance of their machine assets. 

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Company

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, portable instruments and rack-based plant-wide integrated monitoring solutions. These products plus a suite of comprehensive services fulfil the most demanding applications for machine protection as well as condition and performance monitoring of rotating machinery. Monitoring in the power industry is a strategic focus area with numerous applications in the conventional thermal, cogeneration, nuclear, hydro and wind energy sectors.

Based on 60 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. For more details, please refer to www.bkvibro.com.

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