When Is Vibration Control Necessary?

1. In new buildings or facilities, KSI recommends, and can provide, onsite vibration surveys to define the environment. Results that indicate vibration amplitudes at frequencies exceeding the applicable equipment specification criteria require isolation.
2. If new equipment is being installed in an existing facility where other equipment is performing successfully with vibration isolation, then isolation should be continued and applied for the new equipment.  It is substantially more cost- and timeeffective to continue a successful practice rather than experiment with a new, unknown situation.
3. If new equipment is being installed in an existing facility where no other equipment is isolated, you may continue the practice of no isolation.  However, new equipment designs generally embody more precision and are therefore more sensitive than the older equipment. We recommend isolation in this situation as a fail-safe solution, especially if time is a critical factor for going online.