Whether generating power, compressing and pumping fluids,
or driving process equipment, industry relies on critical
machinery every hour of every day. In these settings,
machinery failure isn’t just inconvenient, it can be
catastrophic. While repair costs alone can be staggering, the
partial or even total loss of production resulting from critical
machinery failure – sometimes worth millions per day – can
mean the difference between profit and loss for the entire
year. With so much at stake, mechanical condition
monitoring is more than just a good idea, it’s a necessity.
Continuously monitoring critical asset parameters such as
vibration, temperature, speed, and numerous other condition
indicators is a proven method for anticipating and
preventing mechanical failures – proven in tens of thousands
of industrial facilities around the world by delivering tangible
benefits such as:
• Improved protection from catastrophic failures
• Better machinery reliability/availability
• Fewer process interruptions
• Enhanced maintenance/outage planning
• Lower maintenance and repair costs
• Longer intervals between outages
• Reduced insurance premiums
And when it comes to protecting and monitoring critical
machinery, one name has proven itself above all others:
Bently Nevada* from GE Energy.

Why Bently Nevada Condition Monitoring?
GE Energy’s Bently Nevada machinery protection and
monitoring systems span more than a dozen different
models deployed during the last 40 years. Combined, they
comprise the largest installed base of permanently installed
transducers and monitoring channels in the world. It’s a
position of trust that has been earned over more than four
decades of learning, refining, and improving our solutions to
meet industry’s most demanding applications. Applications
that require the highest integrity. Applications where false
trips or missed trips simply cannot be tolerated.
And it’s not just our products, it’s our people. Our reputation
for the highest quality, best value in the industry is born of
a culture that “takes excellent care of our customers.” When
you choose our condition monitoring solutions, you get it
all: the best people, the best products, the best service, the
best solutions, the best value.
For nearly half a century, Bently Nevada products have
been world-renowned as the standard by which all others
are measured. Because after all – with so much riding on
your machinery, why trust anyone else?

Applications
The table on page 5 summarizes the enormous selection of
measurement types available in 3500. This allows it to be
applied to an extremely wide range of rotating and
reciprocating machinery in many industries. Below are just
a few of the more common applications that can be easily
addressed by the 3500 System.
• Steam turbines
• Hydraulic turbines
• Industrial gas turbines
• Aeroderivative gas turbines
• Reciprocating compressors
• Centrifugal compressors
• Axial compressors
• Screw compressors
• Gears
• Turbo-expanders
• Horizontal and vertical centrifugal pumps
• Reciprocating pumps
• Electric motors
• Generators
• Fans
• Blowers
• Agitators
• Mixers
• Centrifuges
• Pulp refiners
• Ball mills
• Crushers/pulverizers
• Extruders
• Pelletizers
• Cooling tower/heat exchanger fans