Occasionally we are asked, "Can't I throw a rock and hit several qualified and more local vibration consultants?" In fact, yes, you typically can, although we're not advocating throwing rocks at them! And we know they are there because we often work very closely with these local vibration consultants, who are either employees of the company we're helping or other independent consultants brought in to help. Many times, they can solve the problem at hand without MSI, and several are experts at determining early on if MSI is needed or not.
MSI's reputation and much of its business revolve around providing practical solutions to complex rotating machinery system problems, including pipe vibration issues. We typically use specialized testing and advanced analysis, along with our decades of experience, to recommend and justify a solution to what is often a chronic problem that has previously been left unsolved. So why is there a need for MSI-level problem-solving capabilities for nearly the past 30 years? Because we deliver results that work.
People
MSI's co-founder and CEO, Bill Marscher, is the prototypical MSI troubleshooting engineer, equally comfortable with new machine design and analysis as he is with the latest specialized field testing methods (and he's developed his fair share of those!). Bill is also responsible for driving our system-level approach to rotating machinery problem-solving. Bill has spent nearly 40 years in his career involved in the design, development, and troubleshooting of mechanical components and systems, including pumps, fans, compressors, and turbines. Maki Onari, MSI's President, is Bill's protégé and is capable of utilizing all of our various test methods for diagnosis and our analysis methods for identifying solutions. Maki has extensive experience in resolving rotating machinery problems. He was a reliability engineer, too, so he intimately understands and appreciates the issues our clients are dealing with. His special expertise includes field testing and associated capabilities in instrumentation, data acquisition and analysis equipment, and analysis of vibration and other dynamic machinery data. Our team has many more experts in various domains
Our holistic approach is important, as redesigning some machinery component or a system feature is often needed to implement a solution.
Please feel free to contact us for more information. We would love to hear from you!
