Vibration Monitoring
ISTEC VIBSYS · MACHINE CONDITION MONITORING
Every machine has a story.
Start listening.
The pump is running. Production continues. But what is changing beneath the surface?
Every rotating machine has a story. Vibration data can help your maintenance team understand it—and decide what deserves a closer look.
See it in action by application
Interactive 3D explainers and application guides – pick the machine closest to yours.
PumpsBearings, alignment, cavitation context
▶ Interactive 3D explainer Paper machinesRolls, drives, vacuum systems
▶ 3D explainer + video Wind turbinesDrivetrain, gearbox, generator
▶ Interactive 3D explainer HydropowerTurbine-generator trains, auxiliaries
▶ Interactive 3D explainer Fans & blowersImbalance, bearings, drive train
▶ Power-plant 3D explainer CompressorsRotating machines and auxiliaries
▶ Power-plant 3D explainer GearboxesGear mesh, bearings, installation Electric motorsBearings, coupling, rotor and mounting
▶ Interactive 3D explainer Paper machinesRolls, drives, vacuum systems
▶ 3D explainer + video Wind turbinesDrivetrain, gearbox, generator
▶ Interactive 3D explainer HydropowerTurbine-generator trains, auxiliaries
▶ Interactive 3D explainer Fans & blowersImbalance, bearings, drive train
▶ Power-plant 3D explainer CompressorsRotating machines and auxiliaries
▶ Power-plant 3D explainer GearboxesGear mesh, bearings, installation Electric motorsBearings, coupling, rotor and mounting
▶ Watch the paper-machine video on YouTube · MK-Controls YouTube channel
Planning vibration monitoring?
Ask us for an offer – quoted prices are available for multiple units and complete systems with sensors, cables and Istec Sphere. Need just one unit? Order it directly from our webshop.
From a working pump to a better-informed maintenance decision
Picture a motor-driven pump in your plant. It works through shift after shift, moving fluid through a process that depends on its availability. For the maintenance team, the question is practical: what should we inspect, and when?
A monitoring project starts by deciding what you need to learn about that machine. Which measurement points matter? Under what operating conditions should readings be compared? Who will review the data and decide on the next action?
Vibration monitoring adds measured evidence to those decisions. Its value comes from the complete chain: a suitable sensor, a sound installation, reliable data acquisition and a clear analysis workflow.
1. Start where the machine tells its story
During a planned shutdown, with the equipment safely isolated, a technician installs a suitable vibration sensor at a selected measurement point. The mounting arrangement and cable route are part of the measurement—not afterthoughts.
For a motor-and-pump installation, measurement points should be selected to suit the machine and the monitoring objective. The sensor needs a suitable mounting surface, and the cable needs protection from the conditions around it.
MK-Controls Oy helps you select the sensors, cables and mounting accessories for your Istec VibSys project.
2. Bring the signal into Istec VibSys
Istec VibSys provides four channels for 2-wire IEPE vibration sensors, bringing measurements from multiple points into one compact DIN-rail monitoring unit.
VibSys includes Modbus TCP connectivity and up to 32 predefined extractions per channel. These capabilities provide a starting point for a monitoring installation whose connections and analysis requirements can be specified around your application.
After installation and configuration, the machine returns to service. The focus moves from fitting the equipment to understanding the data it produces under operating conditions.
How your VibSys system connects
3. Turn measurements into a useful history
A reading becomes more useful when it has context. Was the machine operating at a comparable speed and load? Has the pattern changed since the previous review? Does that change call for further investigation?
VibSys supports a direct connection to Istec Sphere for cloud-based vibration analysis. Sphere access is selected separately through a device subscription, so the hardware and software scope should be considered together.
A trend is evidence for assessment, rather than an automatic diagnosis. Your team's review process connects that evidence to inspections, maintenance planning and follow-up measurements.
Measure. Monitor. Understand. Plan.
Start with a machine you know. Define the question you want to answer. Build the monitoring system around that decision.
Find the right monitoring solution
Choose the measurement approach around your equipment and maintenance objective. These resources explain the different parts of the system.
Sensors and accessories
Consider the sensor, mounting arrangement and cable as one measurement chain.
Select sensors and accessories →Istec Sphere
Plan cloud analysis access and device subscriptions for your VibSys installation.
Explore Sphere subscriptions →RecipSys 200
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Explore RecipSys 200 →Your Istec partner in Finland
MK-Controls Oy is an official Istec distributor in Finland. Istec has announced our partnership to supply and support its VibSys, RecipSys and SpeedSys product lines.
For a VibSys project, we help bring the selection together: the unit, appropriate sensors, cable lengths, mounting accessories and the software access your team needs.
What story is your machine telling?
Send the machine type, operating speed, proposed measurement points, environmental conditions and approximate cable lengths. We will help define the system scope and prepare a quotation with hardware, accessories, subscription and delivery information.
Manufacturer references
Firmware: current VibSys units ship with A01 firmware. The upcoming M40 firmware adds more functions through a normal firmware update – Istec has informed that the hardware stays the same.