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Stewart Wrighter
There are many areas in our lives which have had the input of a vibrator shaker system or vibrator test systems but which we have just not noticed. Indeed, this kind of technology is so background that we are probably benefiting from it at all kinds of levels. Without this technology, our lives would be less secure and positively dangerous in some instances. This technology is the way that technicians work out if equipment or structures are working to their optimum level. For example, engines which are being tested at high speed must be almost perfectly balanced if it is to work at its best. The drive shaft in its casing must rotate but without scraping or tapping on the sides of the casing. However, there are those machines which can show a fault merely by making a different noise and this is what this technology picks up on. The machine listens for 'chatter' in an engine which will show that there is a fault somewhere. The manufacturers can then either fix the fault or redesign the faulty part to make sure that it works to optimum level before the engine is put into mass production. But it is not only engines that benefit from this kind of technology. Even bridges which take on exceptional loads may be set to shaking if the weather conditions are right. Of course, anyone knows the results of this constant movement and it will wear away bolts and cables at an excessive rate if this fault is not found and corrected quickly. Not only could this prove to be hugely expensive, it could prove to be highly dangerous to human life too if the fault is not picked up before the structure is built. Even weapons silos and electricity generating plants will all be tested by this kind of equipment before they are put into operation so this kind of technology is a kind of unseen service which we all benefit from in one way or another. Perhaps the biggest use for this kind of technology, and the list keeps on growing longer every day, is the huge engines that are in container ships which traverse the oceans of the world. The engine drives the drive shaft around which in turn makes the ship move forward or backward as the case may be. However, since these ships are on the high seas for several months at a time, they must be highly tuned engines and drive shafts otherwise the ship could be powerless when the shaft breaks or cracks. By ensuring that all is very well balanced, it extends the life of the engines etc and makes the ship far more economical to run since it will have less down time while in port. If anyone would like to know more about this kind of technology, just take a look on the internet to get some insight into the kind of applications it can be put to. We may all be surprised how quickly this technology has made the world safer and far more efficient in recent years.
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