Is it possible? With determination – YES!
Balancing instruments rightfully occupy a special place among the wide range of equipment used for vibroacoustic measurements. This is largely due to the fact that this class of instruments, in addition to performing metrological functions, also fulfills a technological role. Essentially, it is technological equipment used to reduce the imbalance of rotary mechanisms.
As a result, it offers high economic efficiency, allowing for significant quality improvement of products with relatively small capital investments when implementing balancing equipment. This is especially true for industries where a significant amount of rotary equipment is operated or manufactured (e.g., milling enterprises, factories producing fans, etc.).
At such enterprises, the payback period for moderately priced balancing equipment, which ranges from 2500 to 10000 euros, typically does not exceed 6-7 months.
However, there are many small and medium-sized enterprises interested in balancing their own products, for which even these relatively small expenses are burdensome. These enterprises may include auto repair shops, electric motor repair and service facilities, pump and fan repair shops, etc. For them, purchasing balancing equipment at current market prices is often difficult, if not impossible.
For reference, Table 1 provides information on some of the most well-known balancing instruments for rotary equipment currently on the market. As shown in the table, prices for these instruments can vary from 2500 to 25000 euros depending on the manufacturer and their functionality.
Instrument Price
Balancing machine VT-900 $2,465.00
FMB-100 Dynamic Balancer by FECON $2,750
Beacon LC-830A Portable On-site Analyze Vibration Dynamic Balancing Machine $2,800.00
Adash A4300 VA3 Pro Ex Vibration Analyzer $4,270.00
FMB-200 Dynamic Balancer by FECON $4,950
ACEPOM322 Vibration Analyzer and Field Dynamic Balancer $4,500.00
Adash A4500 VA5 Pro Vibration Analyzer – Thermal Imaging – Ultrasound $6,200.00
Vibration Analyzer AX-F CMXA 80-F-K-SL by Acepom $6,500.00
HG904 Hot Sale Double Channels Portable balancer Vibration analyzer Balanset Vibration Analyzer Dynamic Balancer Testing Machine $7,150.00
Field Balancing Machine $8,500.00 – $12,000.00 per Piece
Zero Dynamic Field Balancing and Vibration Analysis Instrument $8,500.00 – $12,000.00 per Piece
N330 Dynamic Balancer & Dual Channel Vibrometer €8,970.00
N600 Dynamic Balancer & Vibrometer €12,480.00
Fluke 810 Vibration Tester $13,625.99
Microlog Analyzer CMXA80-F-K-SL-ND Vibration Analyzer by SKF $14,178.00 – $15,000.00
SKF Microlog Analyzer CMXA 75-A-K-SL Standard Configuration $10,000.00 – $25,000.00
SKF Microlog CMXA 75 GX-F Data Collector FFT Vibration Analyzer $34,788.00
VIBXPERT II by Prüftechnik $21,645 – $52,230
table 1. Prices are taken from public sources: manufacturers’ websites, ebay, alibaba.com, etc.