| With the successful certification of its Monitoring
Center by representatives of the Germanische Lloyd Industrial
Services GmbH (GL) on the 22nd of February, 2007, PRÜFTECHNIK
Condition Monitoring is one step closer to becoming an independent
system provider.
GL certifies that the processes employed by the Monitoring
Center are in conformity with GL directive IV - Part 4 of
GL Wind. In addition to the Monitoring Center, PRÜFTECHNIK
also offers two products with GL Wind certification - the
VIBROWEB
XP online monitoring system and the OMNITREND
software.
Thus, PRÜFTECHNIK offers system operators a comprehensive
package of approved measuring equipment and services for monitoring
tasks. "Thanks to the intensive preparations put into
the certification process, the Monitoring Center team succeeded
at first try in meeting all requirements and in integrating
all processes into the existing ISO 9001 quality management
system," explained Mr. Werner Hippler, Head of Quality
Assurance at PRÜFTECHNIK in Ismaning, Germany. Mr. Simon
Lebherz, responsible for documenting the business processes
of the Monitoring Center, notes enthusiastically: "The
documentation clarifies our processes, serves as a reference
manual and is useful to new employees as a training resource.
In the future, we will also be able to support customers in
developing their own monitoring programs."
The audit test made GL representatives aware that PRÜFTECHNIK
expertise extends beyond fault detection on drive trains.
Condition Monitoring can also be used to make recommendations
on how to reduce excessive vibration - such as with PERMALIGN
Service, which can be used to determine the alignment targets
of drive trains.
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