Patent ID: 7458269

Claim:
A method for acquiring vibration data from a plurality of rotating machines of a single type by using a portable vibration measuring device having means for measuring machine vibrations, means for data input, means for presenting information to a user, and a memory, comprising: (a) uploading a measurement prescription template into said memory, said template being specific to said machines of a single type but unspecific to individual machines of said plurality of machines, (b) selecting an individual machine from said plurality of machines, (c) connecting said vibration measuring means to a measuring point at said individual machine, (d) acquiring vibration data by measurement from said measuring point, (e) attributing said vibration data to said individual machine and storing said attributed vibration data in said memory, wherein said template is adapted to provide instructions regarding steps (b) to (e) to said vibration measuring device and, via said information presenting means, to said user, which instructions are specific to said machines of a single type but unspecific to individual machines of said plurality of machines, and wherein steps (b) to (e) are repeated for each machine of said plurality of machines.