MC-monitoring
MC-monitoring SA is a Swiss company providing systems for machinery protection, monitoring and diagnostics for the power generation industry and industrial rotating machines. Founded in 1993 by current owner Michel Cochard, the company is now renowned worldwide for the reliability and quality of its products and services.
The company’s primary focus lies in the field of hydroelectric machines, specifically the condition monitoring of parameters such as bearing and shaft vibrations, end-winding vibrations, stator core and bar vibrations, magnetic fields of poles, air gaps and other electrical and process parameters. In addition, the company also provides monitoring systems for large turbo-generators in fossil and nuclear power plants, large electrical ring motors in open air mines and industrial rotating machines.
For more than ten years the company has offered comprehensive engineered solutions consisting of in-house specialised sensors and transmitters integrated with third party products resulting in the best economical and practical solutions for its customers.
A wide experience and knowledge of machinery coupled with high quality products and services enable MC-monitoring to offer cost efficient systems meeting the high level requirements of customers. This approach facilitates an innovative spirit and allows MC-monitoring to offer original and effective future oriented solutions in several market segments and applications.
Today, MC-monitoring is a renowned supplier of major OEM companies such as ABB, Alstom, Andritz Hydro, Ansaldo, BHEL, Dongfang Electric, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, General Electric, Siemens, Voith Hydro and many other manufacturers. The company is also very proud of the fact that it serves a large amount of end-users, as well as engineering and service companies expanding on a daily basis the installed base of sensors and systems.
Permanent objective
Our permanent objective is to provide customers with comprehensive and innovative solutions based on proven and leading technologies. We fully appreciate the fact our sensors and systems are applied in very demanding and harsh conditions of production machinery; each product is therefore designed, selected and tested to meet the real requirements of the application and comply with international standards. We always listen carefully to our customers and are attentive to their specific needs. As a result, our products reflect the demands of the world market.
DELIVERING SOLUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD
With Head Offices located in Switzerland and sales representatives in Austria, Brazil, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, China, South Korea and Spain, MC-monitoring provides a comprehensive sales and support network to all customers targeting planning condition monitoring projects of hydroelectric power plants, the life extension of turbo-generators and monitoring of large electrical ring motors.
TECHNIQUES FOR SUCCESSFUL CONDITION MONITORING
MC-monitoring SA’s continuous monitoring systems provide the reliable, accurate information you need to assess the mechanical condition of your rotating machinery. Our systems continuously measure and monitor a variety of supervisory parameters, providing crucial information for the early identification of machinery problems such as rotor unbalance, shaft misalignment, bearing failures and air gap deviations and bearing clearance.
MC-monitoring SA understands your concerns for:
· Increasing plant safety
· Maximizing plant availability
· Extension of machine life
· Reducing maintenance costs
MC-monitoring’s continuous monitoring systems represent an efficient and effective method and instrumentation for addressing these areas of concern.