11Visit our website for more information on this product.In this mode, users can measure the magnitude of the vibration (acceleration, velocity, and dis-placement). The results of the three measurements are displayed on the screen simultaneously. A new feature lets users set filters (HPF, LPF). The model meets the requirements of the vibration severity standard (ISO 2954:2012).VA-14 Vibration AnalyzerReleased on March 3, 2025, this model succeeds the VA-12 vibration analyzer. The VA-14 vibration analyzer equipped with FFT analysis functions offers features required for facility diagnosis and on-site measurements. It’s approximately 200 g lighter than the preceding models. This allows easy handholding and makes it ideal for on-site measurement. The newly added LAN port enhances communication capabilities and enables remote control and file transfer. Optional software allows connection to a microphone for sound measurement. A single VA-14 unit can perform not just vibration measurement but also sound frequency analysis and evaluation.What kind of product is the VA-14?The VA-14 is a measuring instrument, called a vibration analyzer, that measures vibration. It’s often used in departments that maintain factory equipment. Vibration analyzers are often used to prevent equipment malfunctions and for maintenance purposes based on periodic measurements of vibration. They’re used in a variety of fields across industries. Typical users include departments that perform daily maintenance of equipment at chemical plants, paper mills, and food factories; development and quality control departments of ship engine manufacturers, departments that develop the motors used in semiconductor production lines, industrial robots, and machine tools, and pro-duction engineering departments that design and produce the bearings used in industrial products.How did it evolve from its predecessor model, the VA-12?The VA-12 was well-received when it succeeded the VA-11, becoming the first vibration analyzer to feature a color LCD. The user interface displayed on its screen featured Japanese language support, something praised by our customers because this made it much easier to understand and use. Naturally, these features carried over to the VA-14. In response to customer requests for features for measuring sound in addition to the vibration of the object being analyzed, we changed the sensor to add a function that measures sound.Another new feature of the VA-14 is the LAN port. This enhances compatibility with upper systems—for example, man-ufacturing equipment—and expands its scalability as an inspec-tion device. In the past, we’ve supplied customized systems that combine our analysis instruments and sensors for applications such as those that judge good or defective products, like bear-ings, during the manufacturing process. Due to the demand we anticipate for simpler and lower-cost measuring systems, we expect the VA-14 to be adopted for use in more and more systems.What do you mean by upper systems? I mean a programmable logic controller, or PLC, which is a computer used to control equipment on production lines. The VA-14 measures sound and vibration on the production line and sends the collected data to the PLC on the upper side of the system. We expect such operational schemes to become more common in the future. In addition, we’ve released the commu-nication protocols for the VA-14, which weren’t available to the public before, to make it easier for customers to incorporate the device into their own environments.What distinguishes it from products from competitors?Several manufacturers, both in Japan and abroad, produce similar vibrometer products. But I believe the user-friendliness of our product has earned it wide marketplace acceptance. For this reason, it’s used for applications beyond equipment main-tenance, including inspection and development, in a wide range of departments. Another major advantage is its user-friendliness in factories and out in the field. In recent years, in the field of equipment maintenance, many skilled workers who performed evaluations or other assessments using just their ears have been retiring. Therefore, many customers want to be able to quantify the evaluation criteria used by such workers based on their intu-ition and skills developed through years of experience and to convert the knowledge into numerical data anyone can under-stand and use to make evaluations. The VA-14 meets this need.What do you try to keep in mind as a sales representative?As industrial products become more sophisticated, customer expectations are always rising. The VA-14, which evolved in this environment, is a high-performance vibrometer that measures not only the vibration magnitude but also offers FFT spectrum analysis. Customers being introduced to vibration measurement for the first time may not be familiar with many of the terms and functions presented to them. We try to provide detailed explanations to help our customers understand. We try to con-vey how the product will be useful. Obviously, there are limits to what our sales staff can convey. We have created sales support departments within the company to support sales activities by preparing materials for use by the sales staff. The materials allow us to make specific proposals—for example, “Here’s a list of issues you can solve using the vibration analyzer… ”Connected to a microphone preamplifierLAN terminal connection unitThe device can communicate with a computer via either LAN or USB. Commands can be issued to control the device and acquire the values displayed on the screen (vibration value, time waveform, FFT analysis value), as well as instantaneous and calculated values.Measurement screen when connected to a microphoneThis model can also be connected to a microphone preamp for sound measurement. Thus, it can perform sound evaluation in addition to vibration measurement. This instrument can be used for quiet-ness evaluation of machinery and for abnormal noise detection.Vibration meter (VM) mode screen
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