Features

    •    Portable, robust, cost-effective balance and bearing vibration trainer.
    •    Ideal for teaching multi-plane balancing with centerhung / overhung rotors.
    •    Can be setup to exhibit bearing fault frequencies both further away from, and closer to multiples of the shaft rotational speed
    •    Develop signal processing techniques to identify bearing fault frequencies in the presence of defects, at multiples of shaft speed, without           using high-resolution spectra
    •    Use the GDS to recognize the vibration spectra of different bearing faults.
    •    11 different application specific study kits available

Flexible Gearbox Fault Diagnostics
The effect faults like surface wear, crack tooth, chipped tooth and missing tooth can be demonstrated on either spur gears or helical gears. Rolling element bearing faults like inner race, outer race, ball damage can also be incorporated. Adjustable clearance to study backlash is possible: increasing the amount of backlash is without major consequence (other than increased noise and rotational play), and reducing backlash can result in binding and/or excessive operating temperatures. Any of these faults can be added to the gearbox one at a time, or simultaneously to study fault interactions. Torsional can be applied via a 3 HP variable frequency AC drive with a programmable, user-defined speed profiles, to study damage signature or propagation in gears.

The GDS is Easily Configurable
The GDS design enables changing gearbox and bearing components quickly and easily. The unit is adaptable to install either spur or helical gears. The modular design makes the introduction of faulted gears an easy task. Multiple mounting locations are provided for installation of transducers. The motor, gearboxes, brake are mounted on a half inch aluminum plate with stiffeners and vibration isolators to minimize environmental vibration.