Proximity Vibration Monitoring Equipment

Since 2018, Metrix has revolutionized the industry with our Digital Proximity System (DPS). With DPS, users can support a multitude of cable lengths, target materials, and older probe systems. Our Digital Proximity System combines the performance of a fully API 670 compliant eddy-current proximity measurement system with the flexibility of digital configurability. DPS saves our customers time and money.

Proximity transducers convert the gap between the probe tip and the shaft target material to electrical outputs without touching the object being measured. They can be connected to your equipment internally or externally to provide accurate vibration and position information. Metrix provides a full range of proximity sensors and necessary accessories to meet your individual installation requirements.

The Metrix proximity systems can be used in industrial applications, including oil and gas facilities, power plants, water and wastewater treatment plants, and other facilities with rotating and reciprocating equipment. The benefits of transducers will vary by the organization using them, but they’re most often deployed to help companies manage their critical assets as well as their maintenance budgets. With proximity equipment, technicians, engineers and business owners alike get enough warnings to service their machinery before it becomes a more expensive problem.

A proximity sensor measures the relative distance between the probe tip and the target material, like the metallic surface of a shaft of a rotating machine or a piston rod of a reciprocating machine. The probe diameter typically determines the distance the probe can accurately measure. Metrix has been able to extend the range of the 8mm proximity probe from 80 mils (2mm) to 160 mils (4mm).

How to Evaluate and Select Proximity Equipment

Metrix has revolutionized the vibration monitoring industry with our Digital Proximity System. Imagine being able to support a multitude of cable lengths, target materials and older probe systems with just a single field configurable device. Our new Digital Proximity System (DPS) combines the performance of a fully API 670 compliant eddy-current proximity measurement system with the flexibility of digital configurability. DPS saves our customers time and money.

Full API 670 Compliance

The DPS was designed to fully comply with API 670 for linear range, interchangeability, standard probe mechanical configurations and all other details.

Reduced Spare Parts Inventory

The DPS reduces the requirements for spare parts by allowing a single type of driver or transmitter to be field configured for a wide range of probe types, cable lengths and target materials including 8mm ceramic and 11mm probe tips.

Interchangeability

The New MX8030 triaxial probes and MX8031 triaxial extension cables with VibeLock™ connectors, as well as MX2030 probes and MX2031 extension cables, are fully interchangeable with BN 3300 and 3300XL 5mm/8mm probe systems. This compatibility provides greater choice of suppliers without the need to replace installed probes, cables and drivers.

Enhanced Phase Trigger and Speed Monitoring

One of the biggest uses of the DPS is to correct a faulty once per turn phase marker or speed system. Usually, one has to shut down the machine and open it up to determine the phase trigger issue. Times have changed, the DPS can be used to gain the scale factor to obtain an adequate pulse for the vibration monitoring system to detect, in order to report correct phase and speed values. This advanced speed adjustment feature is available with our free DPS software.

Support for Older Probe Systems

Replacing a complete proximity transducer system can be expensive, and impractical when a machine must keep running and probes/cables are buried inside. DPS supports older probe systems, cable lengths, and target materials, using a single driver or transmitter. MX2033 drivers and MX2034 transmitters allow the user to change the configuration in the field for use with virtually any Metrix or BN proximity probe and cable.

Why is Metrix Vibration the Premier Supplier of Proximity Vibration Monitoring Equipment?

The Digital Proximity System (DPS) from Metrix represents a paradigm shift in vibration monitoring equipment, whether your industry is in oil & gas, LNG, power generation, water and wastewater treatment and manufacturing. Any industry that uses rotating and reciprocating machinery with moving parts that need to be carefully monitored would benefit from investing in this technology.

Metrix DPS can be ordered to your exact specifications and can also be configured in the field to meet your needs. For example, if you have a 5-meter DPS, you can change it to a 9-meter DPS. Or change the probe type or the target material. The Metrix DPS is the perfect spare part due to its field configurability. Customers interested in integrating a Metrix DPS into their existing condition monitoring system will be pleased to know our DPS is API 670 compliant and compatible with existing proximity probes, cables, and other components from many manufacturers.

If you have questions about designing or implementing a condition monitoring solution that includes proximity vibration monitoring equipment, the knowledgeable staff at Metrix can help you choose the correct components for your application. Let us guide you to the appropriate product for your business.

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