Generator Set Vibrations: 5 Things You Need to Know

All equipment driven by a diesel or gas engine will produce some level of vibration. Excessive vibration is a nuisance and is often intensified by improper mounting. This can cause equipment to self-destruct, damage other pieces of equipment on the same foundation, and cause structural damage.

Join Miro Halicek, customer services and technical manager for Caterpillar Global Power Solutions, for a webinar on generator set vibrations. Topics covered will include:

• Mechanical vibration from raw motion data to Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) analysis
• Major individual vibration orders, and why we need to know them
• Equipment vibration limits (ISO 8528-9)
• Vibration data collection and measurement methods
• Equipment isolator selection and sizing