Design software aids calculation of shaft vibrations

Dutch company Machine Support, part of the SKF group, says that during the period 1998-2006, one third of ship problems were machinery-related, and a significant proportion of these equipment failures resulted from vibration.

Screen shot from ShaftDesigner’s ice impact torsional vibration feature

Dutch company Machine Support, part of the SKF group, says that during the period 1998-2006, one third of ship problems were machinery-related, and a significant proportion of these equipment failures resulted from vibration.