Vibration Consultants – Compliance-Focused Engineering

As experienced vibration consultants and chartered engineers, Environmentally Sound Limited help organisations diagnose, mitigate, and design-out unwanted vibration. Environmentally Sound Limited delivers practical solutions - from vibration analysis, testing, and monitoring to isolation and structural optimisation - so products, equipment, and facilities meet API, ISO, MIL-STD, and VC standards and operate reliably, quietly, and without fatigue failures.

Authored by Paul Schmitz MBA CEng MIMechE MIoA -Director • Published: 04 October 2025 • Last updated: 04 October 2025

Results Environmentally Sound Limited deliver

Our vibration consultancy focuses on measurable client outcomes:

Pass compliance and qualification tests the first time (API, ISO/IEC, MIL-STD-810, VC criteria).
Restore reliability by removing resonance, reducing responses at critical orders, and controlling mode shapes.
Reduce structure-borne noise by targeted vibration isolation and control.
Protect people and assets by managing exposure (HAV/WBV) and structural responses.

As Vibration Consultants we provide the following specialist services

Our team of vibration consultants provides a complete suite of specialist services. Each page explains problems solved, compliance delivered, and typical deliverables.

Vibration Analysis - diagnose root causes via targeted measurement (FFT/ODS) and engineer practical fixes.
Vibration Testing - qualify designs to API, ISO and MIL-STD; verify analysis findings under controlled conditions.
Vibration Monitoring - baseline and trend machinery/facility vibration for predictive maintenance and alarms.
Vibration Management - ongoing consultancy to control risk, maintain reliability and sustain compliance.
Vibration Isolation - cut transmission and structure-borne noise with tuned isolation and damping solutions.
Structural Dynamics - understand and control mode shapes/FRFs; de-risk resonance and optimise designs.
Floor Vibration Measurements - assess floors to VC criteria/ISO; protect precision equipment and labs.
Vibration Engineering - applied design and optimisation for products and machinery in harsh environments.
Transport-Induced Vibration - protect cargo/equipment from vibration and shock in transit (packaging, mounts, restraints).
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) - simulate and optimise dynamic behaviour; correlate models with EMA/field test data.
Regulatory Compliance (API / ISO / MIL-STD) - achieve first-time pass with evidence-based testing and reporting.
HAV / WBV Assessments - assess worker exposure to HSE limits; mitigate risk with practical controls.

How Environmentally Sound Limited work

As independent vibration consultants, we follow a disciplined Investigate → Test & Measure → Analyse → Design → Support methodology:

Investigate - on-site fact-finding, failure analysis, and problem framing; agree success criteria and compliance targets.
Test & Measure - deliberate, disciplined measurement to relevant standards; forms the benchmark for validation. Related: Vibration Testing, Modal Testing, Strain Measurements.
Analyse - turn data into engineering insight: vibration analysis, structural dynamics, and model updating aligned to measured results. Related: Vibration Analysis, Structural Dynamics, Model Updating.
Design - isolation, tuning, reinforcement, and optimisation to achieve compliance; validate via FEA before implementation. Related: Mechanical Design, FEA, Vibration Isolation, Vibration Control.
Support - witnessing, documentation, and sign-off through approval; in-service support as needed. Related: Regulatory Compliance, Maintenance Engineering, Engineering Management, Contact.

Standards & compliance

API 619 and related rotating-equipment criteria.
ISO 10816/20816 (machine vibration) and sector-specific limits.
MIL-STD-810 (helicopter/airborne vibration environments).
VC criteria (VC-C / VC-D) for laboratories and cleanrooms.

Industries Environmentally Sound Limited serve

Our vibration consultants have delivered proven results across the following sectors:

Aerospace & defence
Microelectronics & laboratories (VC criteria)
Industrial & manufacturing (rotating machinery)
Construction & infrastructure
Oil & gas / energy
Transport & logistics

Case studies (proof of compliance)

Real projects where our nosie and vibration consultants achieved compliance, reliability, and noise reduction:

Talk to our Vibration Consultants

Whatever the vibration concern, our chartered vibration consultants will help you reach compliance and reliability. Call 01908 643 433 or contact us.