Medição, análise e controle de vibração em máquinas industriais: estudo de caso em uma empresa de grande porte do setor madeireiro

Abstract

Outsourcing has been a tendency for some industries and may also assist in the management and application of specialized maintenance. Some of those companies that decide to invest in predictive maintenance do so to hire specialized companies in the development of predictive maintenance techniques, concerned only with the management. The vibrations that are not properly addressed can increase levels of wear, for example, limiting the useful life of an engine bearing, as well as any manufacturing equipment malfunction. This paper seeks to address the problems related to vibrations in industrial equipment, through the study and application of predictive analytics techniques, using modern equipment and software monitoring of the physical variables involved in this scope. The project aims to illustrate the methods used by a large company in the timber sector, to be used as a model for companies that have deficiencies in applying these methods. At first it was believed that the methods used by the company in focus in the case study could be used by any company, regardless of its siz, but it was concluded that the application for small businesses should be performed with adjustments, due to the high initial investment cost.