Vibration Transducer Mounting (what you don't know might hurt you)

The method of mounting contact-type vibration transducers (accelerometer and velocity transducers) can have a significant influence on the sensed vibration signals. The influence can be undesirable, as it may result in inaccurate data. We will briefly discuss important mounting considerations for contact-type vibration sensors as related to rotating machinery applications (most of the considerations apply to other applications as well). It will be assumed that a sensor suitable for the particular application has already been (correctly) selected.