Vibration analysis and precision balancing for anything that rotates
Since 1986, Hamdon Industries has tracked down and corrected vibration problems for Michigan manufacturers — in our Clinton Township shop or on your plant floor, 24 hours a day.
- In business since
- 1986
- Part weight
- 1 oz to 5,000 lb
- Part length
- Up to 30 ft
- Emergency service
- 24 hours
Balancing, vibration and alignment services
One specialist for the whole problem: we find the source of the vibration, correct it, and verify the result — single pieces or production runs, single-plane static or two-plane dynamic.
- Vibration analysisPinpoint unbalance, misalignment, looseness and bearing wear from a machine’s vibration signature.Learn more
- Dynamic & static balancingSingle-plane and two-plane balancing in our shop, from one-ounce parts to 5,000 lb rotors.Learn more
- Field balancingTrim balancing on site, in place, without pulling the equipment out of service.Learn more
- Laser shaft alignmentPrecision alignment of motors, pumps, fans, gearboxes and compressors, with a written report.Learn more
- Predictive maintenanceScheduled vibration monitoring and trending so you can plan repairs instead of reacting to failures.Learn more
- High-speed balancingBalancing turbine, generator and other flexible rotors through their operating speed range.Learn more
- Spindle repairInspection, rebuild, balancing and run-in testing of machine tool spindles.Learn more
- Spindle test & analysis standPre-condition, balance and verify spindles before they go back into the machine.Learn more
If it rotates, we can balance it
Our in-house balancing department has the staff and machines to handle parts from an ounce up to 5,000 lb and up to 30 feet long, to your blueprint tolerance or the appropriate ISO balance grade. On site, our capacity is limited only by safe access to the equipment.
- Fans and blower wheels
- Pulleys and sheaves
- Electric motors and armatures
- Machine tool spindles
- Pumps and impellers
- Turbines and compressor rotors
- Crankshafts and driveshafts
- Boring bars and tool holders
- Cutting tools
- Agricultural equipment
- Aerospace components
- Prototype and production parts
How vibration analysis finds the problem
Every component in a machine vibrates at its own characteristic frequencies. Vibration analysis listens to the machine from the outside and separates those frequencies into a spectrum. When something is wrong, its pattern rises above the noise floor — so a trained analyst can tell whether the cause is unbalance, misalignment, looseness or a failing bearing.
Just as important, the data tells you how urgent it is: fix it now, or schedule it for the next planned shutdown.
- Identifies the machine fault and its root cause
- Locates the affected component before you tear anything down
- Lets you order spare parts and plan labor ahead of time
- Verifies that a repair or new installation was done right
Why Michigan plants call Hamdon
Decades in the field
Founder Don Platz began working in vibration and balancing in 1968 and was a founding member of the Michigan chapter of the Vibration Institute. That experience is built into how we work today.
Our shop or your site
Send parts to our Clinton Township facility or have us come to you — in Sterling Heights, across Metro Detroit and Michigan, or anywhere in the United States. Same-day and 24-hour emergency calls.
Answers you can act on
You get prompt interpretation of the data and a clear report: what we found, what we corrected, and what we recommend next.
A machine shaking, running hot or eating bearings?
Call (586) 795-5550 — or (586) 634-8989 after hours.