One thing we at Sigicom are particularly proud of is the durability of our instruments. They are designed to deliver reliable measurement data for many years, even under harsh conditions.
Last year, a customer sent in an INFRA Master datalogger for service, for the very first time after 21(!) years of operation. And during this year’s severe winter in Sweden, we received yet another piece of evidence that we deliver on our promises. An INFRA C22, our wireless vibration monitor, was installed on a concrete slab in a field to measure vibrations from blasting operations. When vibration consultants from Vibrationsanalys i Sverige went out to replace the batteries, they were surprised to discover that the instrument was completely frozen solid.
Water had collected in the field and encased the INFRA C22 in a thick layer of ice. Despite this, the measurement data were completely unaffected, and everything continued to function exactly as intended.
We don’t know how long the instrument had been frozen or how long it was submerged beforehand, but it must have been at least a couple of weeks. Fortunately, we had tools with us so we could chip away the ice and actually replace the battery. We were impressed that it had functioned flawlessly the entire time. There are probably not many other instruments that would have handled this, says Dan Sjöberg at Vibrationsanalys i Sverige.
In addition to our promise of robust, weatherproof instruments, it’s important to us that managing Sigicom measurement equipment is easy, fast, and smooth. An INFRA C22 battery lasts up to 4 months, and a replacement takes just a minute or two.
…unless the instrument happens to be encased in a solid block of ice, that is.
