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Machine protection and condition monitoring

A robust protection system is essential for rotating equipment, DNV’s solution can be applied retrospectively and to new installations

High speed rotating equipment failures can be catastrophic, damaging expensive equipment and plant but can also sometimes endanger life.  Therefore, all critical rotating equipment have protection systems designed to shut the equipment down automatically with millisecond response.

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Offerings include:

  • Supply and install sensors and protection systems
  • Retro fitting obsolete systems
  • Engineering a new installation on an existing machine
  • System test and verification service where one of our experts can come and check your protection system functionality end to end.


Condition monitoring

To maintain reliable operation of critical rotating machinery and plan when maintenance intervention is required, condition monitoring is used. DNV can call upon their expertise to provide the following services:

  • Implementation of bespoke condition monitoring solution
  • Remote monitoring 
  • Vibration analysis.
DNV is the UK and Ireland distributor for Meggitt Sensing System. We have access to Meggitt’s extensive range of vibration protection and monitoring hardware and software that includes:
  • Vibration protection systems
  • Condition monitoring systems
  • High temperature accelerometers
  • High temperature pressure transducers
  • Displacement probes
  • Overspeed detection.

Case studies

Read further to understand how we have helped our customers

  Turbine Generator vibration investigation

Turbine Generator vibration investigation

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  Hydro Turbine vibration protection and condition monitoring

Hydro Turbine vibration protection and condition monitoring

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