Continuous Vibrating Equipment Condition Monitoring Up-to-the-minute Equipment Condition Monitoring

“Vibrasure”, offered by Vibramech, enables effective real-time monitoring & predictive maintenance of vibrating mineral processing equipment, ensuring dependability through this critical phase of production. By utilising Vibrasure’s online continuous condition monitoring system, one can ensure that the vibrating equipment performs at its optimal best, consistently & reliably.

Healthy vibrating equipment forms part of the lifeblood of the mineral processing industry worldwide. That is why Vibramech understands that no one in this industry tolerates unexpected failures of equipment, especially when one is pulling out all the stops in increasing production. And when a failure does occur, the loss of productivity and the attendant loss of revenue, or irreparable damage to equipment, or at worst causing injuries, are totally unacceptable. So, how can this be minimised or preferably avoided?

Vibrasure

In recognising the critical importance of ensuring the productivity (uptime) of vibrating equipment, Vibramech introduced Vibrasure in 2021.

David Massey, Vibramech’s MD, is thrilled to offer this solution: “Vibrasure was introduced to enable mining companies to effectively manage and maintain the health of their vibrating equipment, resulting in maximum uptime. We all know what a crucial role vibrating equipment plays within a mineral processing plant. Therefore, Vibrasure essentially allows for early fault detection, diagnosis and analysis, and for the formulation of a solution prior to a serious breakdown. Also, Vibrasure perfectly complements Vibramech’s extensive footprint of industry-acclaimed vibrating equipment.”

Online condition monitoring

Vibrasure is an online condition monitoring system that enables real-time continuous vibration monitoring of, and feedback on, the equipment’s operational performance parameters at any given time, such as vibrating frequency, stroke, angle of motion and temperatures, and it will detect and provide early warnings against machine faults.

Why Vibrasure?

Vibrasure is recommended by Vibramech, an expert with over 45 years experience in the design, manufacture and maintenance of vibrating equipment.

Vibramech is Southern Africa’s leading Original Equipment Manufacturer of a wide range of vibrating mineral processing equipment, with over 10 000 pieces of equipment currently in operation, worldwide. In scrutinising the needs and developments in mineral processing with a vested interest, Vibramech is eager to impart its extensive know-how in the maintenance of its vibrating equipment to all of its clients, and the best way of doing so is with the implementation of Vibrasure.

Although there is a variety of online vibrating equipment monitoring products available in the open market, David Massey emphasises that Vibrasure’s platform and functionality are derived from the company’s specialist expertise in the supply and maintenance of vibrating equipment.

In this regard, Vibrasure through predictive maintenance will put mining companies in a wellplaced position to cope with, and even mitigate the risk of breakdowns. The use of structural and bearing sensors that are designed with the latest technology, and which are IP69K rated to withstand the harshest of conditions, coupled with long-life integral batteries, ensures that the end user receives all of the valuable information needed to maintain effective production.

The system, in particular, reports key parameters to a cloud-based platform, where the data can be trended over time to optimize the performance of vibrating equipment. “We offer as an added option, that the data from the cloud-based platform could alert our engineers of serious deviations in equipment performance, giving our clients the additional comfort of knowing that they will be forewarned of possible breakdowns.”, Massey outlines.

High-quality assurance standards

Underlying the creation process of Vibrasure, was Vibramech’s own high-quality design and manufacturing standards in the provision of its equipment. It is worth highlighting that the company’s quality control & assurance programmes make provision for, inter alia, full 3D vibration analysis to be conducted on all equipment prior to release. “Our design practice makes use of finite element analysis and strain gauge analysis to prove structural integrity, with detailed attention paid to wear protection and commonality of components to maximise productivity and minimise spare part inventories.”, says Massey, adding that this enables Vibramech to set a benchmark for the life of the equipment, that exceeds the industry standards.

As with all of the equipment that Vibramech offers, its Vibrasure product is equally robust and has a long life expectancy. Overall, the introduction of Vibrasure has received a hugely positive response from the industry, and this underscores Vibramech’s commitment to providing quality, reliable, and robust vibrating equipment.

Through Vibrasure, Vibramech offers an additional safety net enabling its clients to depend on its equipment, by advancing reliability & endurance over the long term.

Market leader in vibrating mineral processing equipment

Vibramech supplies its equipment primarily to mining and mineral processing industries across the globe. Particularly, it has extensive experience in gold, diamond, coal, iron ore, manganese, platinum, chrome, nickel, uranium, copper, mineral sands and aggregate minerals.

Since its establishment, Vibramech has installed 10,000 pieces of equipment in mines worldwide, but predominantly in South Africa. This has positioned the company as a market leader in the supply of vibrating mineral processing equipment to both project houses and mines in South Africa and the region. “We believe our reputation is richly deserved. It is a consequence of continuous technological innovation over four decades and this has cemented our status as an OEM of dependable equipment, which stands out for its robustness and reliability throughout the world.”

Visit Vibramech’s website at www.vibramechglobal.com for an overview of how Vibramech could assist with your current and future mineral processing requirements.