{"id":298,"date":"2025-10-31T00:25:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T00:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/glossary\/vibration-analysis\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:58:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:58:03","slug":"vibration-analysis","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/vibration-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Vibration Analysis? &#8211; Techniques and Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Understanding Vibration Analysis (VA)<\/h1>\n\t\t<section class=\"woocommerce hestia-shop products is-shortcode\" id=\"products\" data-sorder=\"hestia_shop\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hestia-shop-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" >\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-ms-6 col-sm-6 col-md-3 shop-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/product\/balanset-1\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/product\/balanset-1\/\" title=\"Portable balancer &#038; Vibration analyzer Balanset-1A\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/77-e1693745667801-230x153.webp\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Balanset-1A full kit portable balancer and vibration analyzer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/77-e1693745667801-230x153.webp 230w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/77-e1693745667801-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/77-e1693745667801-360x240.webp 360w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/77-e1693745667801-272x182.webp 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ripple-container\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/product-category\/devices\/\" rel=\"tag\">Devices<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"shop-item-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/product\/balanset-1\/\" title=\"Portable balancer &#038; Vibration analyzer Balanset-1A\">Portable balancer &#038; Vibration analyzer Balanset-1A<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"price\"><h4><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&euro;<\/span>1,975.00<\/span> + VAT (if applicable)<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/bho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/298?add-to-cart=986\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"986\" data-product_sku=\"BS-1\" class=\"button product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart btn btn-just-icon btn-simple btn-default\" title=\"Add to cart\" data-no-translation-title=\"\"><i rel=\"tooltip\" data-original-title=\"Add to cart\" class=\"fas fa-cart-plus\" data-no-translation-data-original-title=\"\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><a href=\"\/bho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/298?add-to-cart=986\" aria-describedby=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_986\" data-quantity=\"1\" class=\"button product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart\" data-product_id=\"986\" data-product_sku=\"BS-1\" aria-label=\"Add to cart: \u201cPortable balancer &amp; Vibration analyzer Balanset-1A\u201d\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-success_message=\"\u201cPortable balancer &amp; Vibration analyzer Balanset-1A\u201d has been added to your cart\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\" data-no-translation-aria-label=\"\" data-no-translation-data-success_message=\"\">Add to cart<\/a>\t<span id=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_986\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-ms-6 col-sm-6 col-md-3 shop-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/product\/vibration-sensor\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/product\/vibration-sensor\/\" title=\"Vibration sensor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG-3-230x153.webp\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Balanset-1A vibration sensor close-up\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG-3-230x153.webp 230w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG-3-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG-3-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG-3-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG-3-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG-3-272x182.webp 272w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG-3.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ripple-container\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/product-category\/parts\/\" rel=\"tag\">Parts<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"shop-item-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/product\/vibration-sensor\/\" title=\"Vibration sensor\">Vibration sensor<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"price\"><h4><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&euro;<\/span>90.00<\/span> + VAT (if applicable)<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/bho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/298?add-to-cart=1820\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"1820\" data-product_sku=\"VS-1\" class=\"button product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart btn btn-just-icon btn-simple btn-default\" title=\"Add to cart\" data-no-translation-title=\"\"><i rel=\"tooltip\" data-original-title=\"Add to cart\" class=\"fas fa-cart-plus\" data-no-translation-data-original-title=\"\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><a href=\"\/bho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/298?add-to-cart=1820\" aria-describedby=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_1820\" data-quantity=\"1\" class=\"button product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart\" data-product_id=\"1820\" data-product_sku=\"VS-1\" aria-label=\"Add to cart: \u201cVibration sensor\u201d\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-success_message=\"\u201cVibration sensor\u201d has been added to your cart\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\" data-no-translation-aria-label=\"\" data-no-translation-data-success_message=\"\">Add to cart<\/a>\t<span id=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_1820\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-ms-6 col-sm-6 col-md-3 shop-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/product\/optical-sensor-for-balanset-and-arbalance\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/product\/optical-sensor-for-balanset-and-arbalance\/\" title=\"Optical Sensor (Laser Tachometer)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-230x153.webp\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Optical Sensor (Laser Tachometer)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-230x153.webp 230w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-360x240.webp 360w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-460x306.webp 460w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU-272x182.webp 272w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ZKqzGXSCCBU.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ripple-container\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/product-category\/parts\/\" rel=\"tag\">Parts<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"shop-item-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/product\/optical-sensor-for-balanset-and-arbalance\/\" title=\"Optical Sensor (Laser Tachometer)\">Optical Sensor (Laser Tachometer)<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"price\"><h4><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&euro;<\/span>124.00<\/span> + VAT (if applicable)<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/bho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/298?add-to-cart=1832\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"1832\" data-product_sku=\"Tach-1\" class=\"button product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart btn btn-just-icon btn-simple btn-default\" title=\"Add to cart\" data-no-translation-title=\"\"><i rel=\"tooltip\" data-original-title=\"Add to cart\" class=\"fas fa-cart-plus\" data-no-translation-data-original-title=\"\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><a href=\"\/bho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/298?add-to-cart=1832\" aria-describedby=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_1832\" data-quantity=\"1\" class=\"button product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart\" data-product_id=\"1832\" data-product_sku=\"Tach-1\" aria-label=\"Add to cart: \u201cOptical Sensor (Laser Tachometer)\u201d\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-success_message=\"\u201cOptical Sensor (Laser Tachometer)\u201d has been added to your cart\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\" data-no-translation-aria-label=\"\" data-no-translation-data-success_message=\"\">Add to cart<\/a>\t<span id=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_1832\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-ms-6 col-sm-6 col-md-3 shop-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/product\/balanset-4\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/product\/balanset-4\/\" title=\"Balanset-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/balkom4-230x153.webp\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Vibromera rotor balancing kit: carry case, multi-channel signal conditioner, handheld analyzer, magnetic base, vibration sensors, and coiled cables.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/balkom4-230x153.webp 230w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/balkom4-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/balkom4-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/balkom4-360x240.webp 360w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/balkom4-460x306.webp 460w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/balkom4-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/balkom4-272x182.webp 272w, https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/balkom4.webp 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ripple-container\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/product-category\/devices\/\" rel=\"tag\">Devices<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 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data-no-translation-data-original-title=\"\"><\/i><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><a href=\"\/bho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/298?add-to-cart=1833\" aria-describedby=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_1833\" data-quantity=\"1\" class=\"button product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart\" data-product_id=\"1833\" data-product_sku=\"BS-4\" aria-label=\"Add to cart: \u201cBalanset-4\u201d\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-success_message=\"\u201cBalanset-4\u201d has been added to your cart\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\" data-no-translation-aria-label=\"\" data-no-translation-data-success_message=\"\">Add to cart<\/a>\t<span id=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_1833\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.row --><div class=\"row\">\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-ms-6 col-sm-6 col-md-3 shop-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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It is the working core of <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/vibration-diagnostics\/\">vibration diagnostics<\/a> and a cornerstone of modern <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/predictive-maintenance\/\">predictive maintenance<\/a>. Every running machine radiates a small amount of <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/vibration\/\">vibration<\/a>; vibration analysis treats that signal as a language, decoding it to detect faults and to identify their nature, location, and severity long before they become failures.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Definition: What is Vibration Analysis?<\/h2>\n<p>At its simplest, vibration analysis is the systematic study of how a machine moves while it runs. A healthy machine produces a stable, low-level vibration pattern; a developing fault changes that pattern in characteristic ways. By capturing the motion with a sensor and examining it in the right domain, an analyst can separate a benign signature from a warning sign and assign that warning to a specific cause \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/unbalance\/\">unbalance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/misalignment\/\">misalignment<\/a>, a failing bearing, or a gear defect.<\/p>\n<p>Because it sees inside the machine without stopping or opening it, vibration analysis is fundamentally a <em>non-intrusive<\/em> technique. That is what makes it so valuable for <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/condition-monitoring\/\">condition monitoring<\/a>: a single measurement, taken in seconds at operating speed, can confirm health or flag a problem on equipment that must stay in production.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Analysis vs. Monitoring: Diagnosing the Cause<\/h2>\n<p>The terms <em>vibration monitoring<\/em> and <em>vibration analysis<\/em> are often used together, but they answer two different questions. <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/vibration-monitoring\/\">Vibration monitoring<\/a> watches the overall level over time and detects <em>that<\/em> something has changed \u2014 it is a surveillance role, trending a single number across many machines and raising a flag when a reading drifts from its history. Analysis takes over from there to determine <em>why<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Put plainly: monitoring detects the change; analysis diagnoses its cause. Where a monitoring system might report only that velocity at a bearing has doubled, the analyst opens the frequency <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/spectrum\/\">spectrum<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/time-waveform\/\">time waveform<\/a> to decide whether that rise is unbalance, a loosening foot, or the first stage of a bearing defect. The two activities are complementary halves of one programme \u2014 monitoring narrows the population of suspect machines to a handful, and analysis resolves each of those into a named, actionable fault.<\/p>\n<h2>3. The Core of Vibration Analysis: the FFT<\/h2>\n<p>While many techniques exist, modern vibration analysis is built upon the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/fft\/\">Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)<\/a><\/strong>. The FFT is a highly efficient algorithm that takes a complex <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/time-waveform\/\">time waveform<\/a> \u2014 a wiggly trace of displacement, velocity, or acceleration against time that is very difficult to interpret by eye \u2014 and deconstructs it into its individual frequency components.<\/p>\n<p>The result is a <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/spectrum\/\">spectrum<\/a>: a graph that plots the <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/amplitude\/\">amplitude<\/a> of vibration against each specific <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/frequency\/\">frequency<\/a> present in the signal. This spectrum is the analyst&#8217;s most powerful tool, because different mechanical and electrical faults appear as distinct patterns and peaks on it. The logic is direct: nearly every fault excites a frequency tied to a physical event in the machine, so unbalance shows at 1\u00d7 <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/running-speed\/\">running speed<\/a>, misalignment adds energy at 2\u00d7, and rolling-element defects appear at their own <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/bearing-fault-frequencies\/\">bearing fault frequencies<\/a>. Reading those peaks is the essence of <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/spectral-analysis\/\">spectral analysis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Reading the Spectrum: Characteristic Fault Frequencies<\/h2>\n<p>The diagnostic power of vibration analysis comes from the fact that each common fault excites vibration at a predictable frequency, expressed as a multiple of <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/running-speed\/\">running speed<\/a> (1\u00d7 = once per revolution). Recognising where energy appears in the spectrum is what turns a measurement into a diagnosis. The most important signatures are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Unbalance \u2014 dominant 1\u00d7.<\/strong> A heavy spot rotates with the shaft and produces a single, strong peak at exactly running speed, largely in the radial direction. A clean 1\u00d7 peak that grows over time is the classic signature of <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/unbalance\/\">unbalance<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misalignment \u2014 strong 2\u00d7 (often with 1\u00d7 and 3\u00d7).<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/misalignment\/\">Misalignment<\/a> between coupled shafts typically raises a prominent peak at twice running speed, frequently with significant axial vibration \u2014 a key distinction from unbalance, which is mainly radial.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mechanical looseness \u2014 a series of running-speed harmonics.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/looseness\/\">Looseness<\/a> generates a row of <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/harmonics\/\">harmonics<\/a> (1\u00d7, 2\u00d7, 3\u00d7, 4\u00d7 and beyond), and sometimes half-order (0.5\u00d7) components, because the non-linear joint clips and distorts the waveform.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rolling-element bearing defects \u2014 non-synchronous bearing fault frequencies.<\/strong> A flaw on the outer race, inner race, rolling element, or cage produces vibration at a calculable, non-integer multiple of running speed \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/bearing-fault-frequencies\/\">bearing fault frequencies<\/a>. Early defects are weak and ride on a high-frequency carrier, so they are best exposed by envelope (demodulation) analysis.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gears \u2014 gear-mesh frequency and sidebands.<\/strong> A gear pair vibrates at its <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/gear-mesh-frequency\/\">gear-mesh frequency<\/a> (number of teeth \u00d7 shaft speed). A worn or cracked tooth modulates that peak, producing sidebands spaced at the faulty shaft&#8217;s running speed on either side of the mesh frequency.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Electrical faults \u2014 twice line frequency.<\/strong> Problems in induction motors, such as an air-gap or rotor-bar issue, characteristically place energy at twice the electrical supply (line) frequency, distinguishing them from purely mechanical sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because these relationships scale with speed, an analyst working on a variable-speed machine often switches to <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/order-analysis\/\">order analysis<\/a>, which expresses the spectrum in orders (multiples of running speed) rather than absolute hertz so the fault peaks stay locked in place as the machine accelerates.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Key Techniques in Vibration Analysis<\/h2>\n<p>Vibration analysis is not a single activity but a collection of specialised techniques, each providing a different view of the machine&#8217;s health. A skilled analyst combines several rather than relying on one:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Overall Level Monitoring:<\/strong> the simplest form of VA, where a single value \u2014 usually <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/rms\/\">RMS<\/a> velocity representing the total vibrational energy \u2014 is trended over time. A sharp increase signals a problem but does not reveal its cause; it is a tripwire, not a diagnosis.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spectral Analysis:<\/strong> detailed examination of the FFT spectrum to identify the frequencies of vibration and so diagnose the root cause, distinguishing unbalance from misalignment, looseness, or electrical issues.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time Waveform Analysis:<\/strong> direct analysis of the raw signal over time, particularly useful for identifying transient events, impacts, and certain non-linear behaviours that are not always clear in the spectrum.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phase Analysis:<\/strong> measurement of the relative timing between a vibration signal and a reference point such as a once-per-revolution pulse. <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/phase\/\">Phase<\/a> is indispensable for single-shot <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/balancing\/\">balancing<\/a>, for confirming misalignment, and for telling apart faults that look identical in amplitude alone.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/envelope-analysis\/\">Envelope Analysis<\/a>:<\/strong> a signal-processing technique that demodulates the high-frequency carrier to expose low-energy, repetitive impacts characteristic of early-stage rolling-element bearing and gear faults.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/modal-analysis\/\">Modal Analysis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/ods-analysis\/\">ODS Analysis<\/a>:<\/strong> advanced methods used to understand the structural vibration characteristics of a machine or its foundation, chiefly to identify and solve <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/resonance\/\">resonance<\/a> problems.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/order-analysis\/\">Order Analysis<\/a>:<\/strong> an adaptation of spectral analysis for machines that change speed, presenting the spectrum in terms of &#8220;orders&#8221; (multiples of running speed) instead of absolute frequency in Hz.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>6. Time Waveform vs. Spectrum: Two Views of One Signal<\/h2>\n<p>The spectrum is powerful, but it is a derived view \u2014 the FFT assumes the signal repeats and averages energy into frequency bins, which can hide brief, irregular events. The raw <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/time-waveform\/\">time waveform<\/a> preserves what the spectrum smooths away, and the two are read together rather than in isolation.<\/p>\n<p>The waveform is the better view for short-lived impacts, rubs, and beating between two close frequencies, and for judging whether a signal is sinusoidal (typical of unbalance) or sharp and impulsive (typical of looseness or a bearing defect). A practical workflow is to use the spectrum to identify <em>which<\/em> frequencies carry energy, then return to the waveform to see <em>how<\/em> that energy is delivered \u2014 smoothly, in periodic spikes, or as random transients. Combining both domains is what separates a confident diagnosis from a guess based on a single peak.<\/p>\n<h2>7. The Vibration Analysis Workflow<\/h2>\n<p>A repeatable diagnosis follows a consistent sequence rather than a single reading:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gather machine context.<\/strong> Note running speed, bearing types, number of gear teeth, drive arrangement, and load. The fault frequencies above cannot be located in the spectrum without these basic facts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mount the sensor correctly.<\/strong> An <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/accelerometer\/\">accelerometer<\/a> fixed firmly to the bearing housing, at the same point each time, in the right measurement direction, is the foundation of repeatable data.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Acquire overall level, spectrum, waveform and phase.<\/strong> Capture a few seconds at operating speed, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/tachometer\/\">tachometer<\/a> reference where 1\u00d7 phase is needed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Compare against history and limits.<\/strong> Set the reading against the machine&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/trending\/\">trend<\/a> and against recognised severity zones (see below). A change relative to the machine&#8217;s own baseline is often more revealing than an absolute limit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diagnose, then act.<\/strong> Match the peaks to a fault, confirm with the waveform and phase, then recommend the correction \u2014 alignment, tightening, bearing replacement, or <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/field-balancing\/\">field balancing<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>8. How the Measurement is Made in the Field<\/h2>\n<p>In practice an analyst attaches an <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/accelerometer\/\">accelerometer<\/a> to the bearing housing, records a few seconds of data at operating speed, and lets the instrument compute the spectrum and overall level on the spot. For balancing work a second piece of information is essential \u2014 the phase reference \u2014 supplied by a <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/tachometer\/\">tachometer<\/a> pulse once per revolution. A portable two-channel instrument such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/product\/balanset-1\/\">Balanset-1A<\/a> performs exactly this workflow: it measures amplitude and phase, builds the FFT spectrum, and supports on-site single- and two-plane balancing without disassembly. Because the reading is taken in the machine&#8217;s own bearings under real load, it captures the true running condition rather than a bench approximation.<\/p>\n<h2>9. Applications and Benefits<\/h2>\n<p>Vibration analysis is applied across virtually every industry that uses rotating equipment, including manufacturing, power generation, oil and gas, water utilities, pulp and paper, marine propulsion, and transport. Severity judgements are usually anchored to recognised limits \u2014 most commonly the <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/iso-20816-1\/\">ISO 20816<\/a> series (which superseded the older ISO 10816), defining acceptance zones from &#8220;good&#8221; to &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; by machine class.<\/p>\n<p>The benefits of a well-implemented programme are substantial:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Increased Uptime:<\/strong> detecting faults early lets maintenance be scheduled before a catastrophic failure, avoiding unplanned downtime.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enhanced Safety:<\/strong> prevents equipment failures that could endanger personnel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reduced Maintenance Costs:<\/strong> eliminates unnecessary &#8220;preventive&#8221; work on healthy machines and limits repair costs by catching problems before extensive secondary damage occurs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Improved Asset Reliability:<\/strong> moves maintenance from a reactive or calendar-based model to a <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/condition-based-maintenance\/\">condition-based<\/a> approach, maximising the life and performance of machinery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>10. Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>What is the difference between vibration analysis and vibration monitoring?<\/strong><br \/>\nMonitoring trends the overall level to detect <em>that<\/em> a machine&#8217;s condition has changed across many machines at once; analysis then examines the spectrum, waveform and phase on a flagged machine to diagnose <em>why<\/em>. Monitoring narrows the field; analysis names the fault. See <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/vibration-monitoring\/\">vibration monitoring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does the FFT spectrum show?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/fft\/\">FFT<\/a> converts the raw time waveform into a spectrum of amplitude versus frequency. Because each fault excites a characteristic frequency \u2014 1\u00d7 for unbalance, 2\u00d7 for misalignment, bearing fault frequencies for defective bearings \u2014 the position of the peaks identifies the cause.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which frequency indicates unbalance versus misalignment?<\/strong><br \/>\nUnbalance shows a dominant peak at 1\u00d7 running speed, mostly radial. Misalignment typically raises a strong 2\u00d7 peak and is usually accompanied by noticeable axial vibration, which is the practical way to tell the two apart.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What equipment is needed for vibration analysis?<\/strong><br \/>\nAt minimum, an accelerometer and an instrument capable of computing the FFT spectrum and overall level. For balancing and phase-based diagnosis you also need a tachometer reference; a two-channel <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/vibration-analyzer\/\">vibration analyzer<\/a> such as the Balanset-1A combines all of these in one portable unit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How accurate is vibration analysis at predicting failure?<\/strong><br \/>\nOn most rotating machinery it reliably detects developing faults weeks or months ahead of failure, especially when readings are trended against a stable baseline. Accuracy depends on consistent sensor mounting, correct machine data, and combining spectrum, waveform and <a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/phase\/\">phase<\/a> rather than relying on a single number.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can vibration analysis be done without stopping the machine?<\/strong><br \/>\nYes. It is a non-intrusive technique performed at operating speed, which is precisely why it suits production equipment that cannot be taken offline for inspection.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/glossary\/\">\u2190 Back to Main Index<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A detailed look at Vibration Analysis (VA), the technical discipline of measuring, processing, and interpreting vibration signals from machinery to assess its condition.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"ai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[114,109],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-298","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry","category-analysis","category-glossary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101553,"href":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/298\/revisions\/101553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vibromera.eu\/bho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}