Automatic 2-round field balancing demonstration video
Easiest vibration analyzer and portable balancer
metro B6012 is designed for vibration analysis and field balancing of different types of rotors, blowers, impellers, industrial fans, motors, cooling towers, HVAC systems, grinders, mixers, crushers, spindles, turbines, generators, pulleys, shaft, propeller and similar industrial rotating machines.
Customisable on request
Metric or Imperial units
230V AC or 120V AC or battery operated strobe
230V AC or 120V AC or battery operated strobe
Hassle free worldwide shipping
Worldwide training on request
Quick service and support
Quick service and support
2 innovative steps towards field balancing
Proprietary Automatic field balancing combines the real time processing capabilities of digital world with the ease of use of visually locating point of unbalance of classical world
Reliability and accuracy of today
Convenience and ease of use of the past
Customer reviews
Easy to use design, faster learning coupled with application specific usage training and reliable customer service is a delight for every technician which made vibration analysis easy for us. We would recommend metro B6012 for vibration analysis and field balancing
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Vibration analyzer and balancer features
Know where to add / remove trial weight in first round!
Locate exact point of unbalance in first round using proprietary Automatic 2-round field balancing method.
No need to worry about increasing vibrations due to unbalance in second round because operation is performed at point of unbalance in first round.
Automatic machine speed determination from unbalance signal at 1 x machine RPM without requiring tachometer signal using digital FFT techniques.
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No need to worry about increasing vibrations due to unbalance in second round because operation is performed at point of unbalance in first round.
Automatic machine speed determination from unbalance signal at 1 x machine RPM without requiring tachometer signal using digital FFT techniques.
Find out how it works >
Verify causes of vibrations before field balancing
Analyze unbalance, looseness, misalignment, bent shaft or similar problems occurring at less than 5 times of machine speed with 3 Hz / 180 RPM of FFT spectral resolution up-to 1000 Hz.
Analyze bearing problems occurring at greater than 3.5 times of machine speed with 12 Hz / 720 RPM of FFT spectral resolution up-to 5000 Hz.
Improved FFT performance with inbuilt Hanning window, overlapping and averaging techniques.
Analyze bearing problems occurring at greater than 3.5 times of machine speed with 12 Hz / 720 RPM of FFT spectral resolution up-to 5000 Hz.
Improved FFT performance with inbuilt Hanning window, overlapping and averaging techniques.
3 methods for field balancing to suit conditions
We designed 3 types of field balancing modes based on how to determine machine speed for balancing
- When unbalance dominates the vibration spectrum, proprietary Automatic balancing determines machine speed from vibration signal
- Built-in tachometer to get angle of unbalance in degrees
- Manual entry of machine speed is also allowed like the olden days.
Get your setup ready within 5 minutes
Do not waste time setting up tachometer in unfavorable lighting and / or mounting conditions for field balancing.
Connect vibration sensor and high brightness stroboscope to proceed with proprietary automatic balancing in minutes.
Connect vibration sensor and high brightness stroboscope to proceed with proprietary automatic balancing in minutes.
Pause real-time FFT spectrum for vibration analysis
Navigate through the vibration spectrum to check severity at different frequencies.
Frequency zooming for better graphical display resolution.
Hold real-time spectrum update for careful inspection.
Amplitude zooming also possible when viewing saved vibration spectrum data.
Frequency zooming for better graphical display resolution.
Hold real-time spectrum update for careful inspection.
Amplitude zooming also possible when viewing saved vibration spectrum data.
Easy to use vibration analysis for beginners and technicians
Don’t want to struggle with understanding vibration spectrum? Levels mode derives the top 6 frequencies in descending order of their contribution to total vibration severity. You can relate each of the frequencies with certain kind of problem, for example frequency at 1 x machine speed suggests unbalance, at 2 x machine speed suggests looseness and likewise.
Better frequency accuracy is achieved through FFT interpolation techniques.
Better frequency accuracy is achieved through FFT interpolation techniques.
Save vibration analysis and field balancing data per machine
Provide numerical representation of every machine for vibration analysis.
Data is saved as a combination of ‘machine number’ and ‘trial number’ with ‘trial number’ being automatically incremented.
Save multiple vibration spectrum readings with the same machine number for easy vibration analysis.
Data is saved as a combination of ‘machine number’ and ‘trial number’ with ‘trial number’ being automatically incremented.
Save multiple vibration spectrum readings with the same machine number for easy vibration analysis.
Connect to computer for data transfer and report generation
Transfer saved vibration spectrum, export data in excel file for future import from your computer with our analyzer software
Annotate vibration spectrum and save images to generate analysis reports.
Annotate vibration spectrum and save images to generate analysis reports.
Reliable hardware integration for unit conversion
Get stable and precise field balancing and FFT vibration analysis results with accurate unit conversion from acceleration to velocity / displacement. This can be less than 1 mm/s RMS at 1800 RPM or less than 100 microns peak-to-peak at 1200 RPM for appropriate machine structure.
Digital True RMS total vibration level calculation
Ensure reliable total vibration amplitude with true digital RMS calculation at high sampling rate.
Constant current accelerometer with shielding for increased reliability
Do not let field conditions degrade your vibration signal from accelerometer with faraday’s cage shielding and loop powered accelerometer.
Check comparison of Automatic balancing
Comparison of field balancing methods
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Automatic balancing |
Conventional balancing |
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Total no. of rounds |
2 |
3 |
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Reference |
Vibration sensor |
Reflective tape as zero mark |
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First round |
Exact location of unbalance |
Initial amplitude & arbitrary angle |
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Second round |
Final weight with exact location of unbalance |
Add trial weight at arbitrary location. New amplitude and arbitrary angle |
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Third round |
Not required |
Final weight with exact location of unbalance |
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Removal of trial weight |
Not required |
Required |
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Location of unbalance |
Exact w.r.t. reference |
Relative w.r.t reference |
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Unbalance indication |
Visually using high brightness stroboscope |
Angle in degrees w.r.t reference |
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Ease of unbalance location |
Easy to visually locate location w.r.t. reference |
Difficult to measure angle visually, e.g. 69.5 degrees w.r.t. zero mark. |
Inbuilt tachometer with up-to 70 cm optical range
Locate angle of unbalance in degrees with in-built laser guided tachometer as reference for field balancing.
Point tachometer in-line with the accelerometer to measure angle of unbalance in the direction of rotation in first round of field balancing.
Point tachometer in-line with the accelerometer to measure angle of unbalance in the direction of rotation in first round of field balancing.
Designed for your safety on-field
Technician’s safety on-field is very important. Work with standard 10 feet long accelerometer cable and check point of unbalance using high brightness stroboscope from a safe distance.
No need to mount tachometer near the machine under maintenance where it probably can get damaged.
No need to mount tachometer near the machine under maintenance where it probably can get damaged.
Calibration
Instrument is calibrated according to NABL certified ISO 17025 international standard. 6-point calibration certificate is provided.