KenMar Instrumentation Services is excited to announce WBE Certification.
AUBURN, CA – Oct 21, 2016 – Margery Cook, President and CEO of KenMar Instrumentation Services LLC, announced today that the company has achieved Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) certification through Supplier Clearinghouse for the Utility Supplier Diversity Program of the California Public Utilities Commission. “The WBE certification process was an extensive review of our company’s financial status, organizational structure and included a site inspection to ensure our company meets the requirements for being certified women-owned.
The certification process is designed to confirm the business is at least 51% woman owned, operated and controlled. By including women-owned businesses among their vendors, corporations and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier/vendor diversity programs. “WBE certification creates opportunities for women-owned businesses to compete for public and private sector projects. We are very pleased to be able to offer our services to our clients who value supplier diversity, many who have been requesting our company be WBE certified.”
About KenMar Instrumentation Services
KenMar Instrumentation Services LLC specializes in offering expert service for vibration monitoring systems found on rotating machinery*, including installations, upgrades, maintenance and troubleshooting. To help prevent unscheduled machinery downtime on balance of plant machinery, KenMar offers data collection and analysis on equipment conditions, known as Predictive Maintenance Programs, or PMP.
*The Bently Nevada® 3500, 3300 and 7200 systems are examples of permanently installed vibration monitoring systems. These monitoring systems are designed to accept a variety of transducer inputs and continuously monitor and display appropriate machinery parameters. Alarms are generated when conditions exceed user-established limits. These alarms can be used to automatically shut down the machine and/or to annunciate machinery problems to operators and other plant personnel. Transducers are installed in or on the machine to make appropriate measurements such as vibration, position, speed, pressure, torque, power, and others.
Bently Nevada® is a registered trademark of Baker Hughes Company.
KenMar Instrumentation Services LLC approved as Authorized Service Provider by GE Measurement & Control for Bently Nevada 3500 Series Machinery Protection Systems.
AUBURN, CA – Aug 7, 2013 – KenMar Instrumentation Services LLC announced today it has gained the impressive “Authorized Service Provider” designation from GE Measurement & Control.
The agreement is multifaceted, with GE Measurement & Control, a leading manufacturer of machinery protection and condition monitoring solutions, approving KenMar Instrumentation Services as an Authorized Service Provider for its Bently Nevada legacy systems, as an Authorized Subcontractor for its Bently Nevada 3500 Series Machinery Protection System, and as an Authorized Genuine Parts Distributor for its Bently Nevada product line.
“Being named as an Authorized Subcontractor for the 3500 Series Machinery Protection System furthers our position as America's comprehensive instrumentation service provider,” said Ken Cook, co-founder and VP of Operations for KenMar, “and naming us an Authorized Service Provider for Bently Nevada legacy systems, which includes the 3300 Asset Condition Monitoring System and 7200 Series Vibration Monitoring System, acknowledges our experience and knowledge in working with the Bently Nevada product line. Experienced technicians for these legacy systems are disappearing as people in the industry retire. As a result of this agreement, customers can continue to have confidence in those systems.”
“GE is a great partner and this agreement exemplifies their dedication to excellence,” said Chuck Keezer, National Service Manager for KenMar. “The agreement underscores our dedication to providing the best possible service and solutions to our customers and end users.”
KenMar Instrumentation Services LLC is a leading provider of instrumentation services for condition monitoring systems.
To learn more about KenMar Instrumentation Services visit www.kenmarllc.com.
Press Release
KMSensorsAnnounces Acquisition of Gilchrist Technology, Inc.
For immediate release 08/24/2011 Auburn, CA KMSensors, dba KenMar Instrumentation Hardware LLC, is please to announce its acquisition of Gilchrist Technology, Inc (GTI). GTI is a highly respected manufacturer of transmitters and other products related to the vibration monitoring industry.With this acquisition, KenMar elevates it’s already stellar supplier reputation within the rapidly expanding multi-billion dollar industry of Condition Monitoring Equipment.
“Gilchrist products are a natural fit.” says KenMar VP Operations, Keith Nesbitt.“By adding GTI products into our diverse product line of condition monitoring equipment, we enhance an already remarkable product line.Especially exciting is the addition of the Gilchrist 3503 transmitter, which has isolation between the 4-20 ma and the dynamic signal outputs.It is not affected by 60 HZ contamination nor any effect on the DC gap signals when an external instrument is attached to the dynamic signal output.In fact, even with a direct short on the dynamic signal output there is no effect on the 4-20 ma output of the Gilchrist transmitter.”
Gilchrist Technology, Inc. is a world leader in innovative and quality vibration monitoring and calibration instrumentation will expand the KenMar's reach into the condition monitoring market with its capability to offer a complete solution to clients.The acquired GTI product line features everything from sophisticated web accessible condition and vibration monitors to inexpensive but reliable 4-20mA galvanically isolated loop transmitters.These transmitter converts mechanical energy (vibration, temperature or axial) into isolated 4-20ma data.
Gilchrist Technology, Inc. was founded by Ben Middleton in 1999 after spending the majority of his life working in the field of vibration analysis as an employee for some of the major companies involved in this field. Since founding Gilchrist Technology, Ben's specialty has been creating new electronic based products to improve and advance the field of Vibration Analysis. With the completion of the sale, Ben Middleton plans on spending his time with his lovely wife Barbara.
KenMar Instrumentation Hardware LLC is a recent spin-off of KenMar Instrumentation Services LLC.Margery Cook, President of both companies, said, “Since 2003 we have specialized in providing experts on condition monitoring systems for rotating machinery, primarily in vibration and vibration analysis.Our service reps have over 185 years experience in this industry. But in order to allow us to keep our focus on service, we felt the need to establish a separate company to provide the hardware required by our power generation and oil refining customers.”
With this acquisition, which became final July 9th 2011, GTI becomes wholly owned by KenMar Instrumentation Hardware LLC. Beginning immediately KenMar will execute a planned integration of the two companies to ensure a smooth transition and no disruption to the delivery of the quality products that GTI is known for in the industry.
Contact Info Keith Nesbitt VP Operations KenMar Instrumentation Hardware LLC 2945 Bell Road, Suite 259 Auburn, CA USA 95602 (530) 392-3435 Phone (530) 392-3436 Fax www.kmsensors.com
AUBURN, CA – Mar 31 2011 – KenMar Instrumentation Services LLC announced today it has spun off its hardware business into a separate entity.
“Our business has always been focused on service,” says President and CEO Margery Cook. “We supply installation and turnaround support services for vibration monitoring systems. However, we found that our customers were not receiving the care and support they needed from their OEMs and would contact us to supply them with hardware associated with our industry, Condition & Vibration Monitoring.
KenMar was created to be a service business and not a parts business. We wanted our customers to be able to receive quality care and customer service they were not receiving from their OEM suppliers, and yet keep our focus on our services. It seemed the best way to accomplish both goals was to create a separate entity that would specialize in hardware sales. We began to search for people with a background in our industry with strong customer services skills, who believed as we do, that the customer always comes first. We soon found Keith Nesbitt, who we hired to run the new company, and with all the pieces in place, KenMar Instrumentation Hardware LLC was born.”
KenMar Instrumentation Hardware LLC will sell vibration monitoring systems and components manufactured by Bently Nevada, Metrix Instruments, Alta Solutions and others. It is expected that Keith Nesbitt will bring in other suppliers, based on the needs of customers and end users, and build a team focus on customer service.
KenMar Instrumentation Services LLC is a leading provider of instrumentation services for condition monitoring systems.
Margery Cook, President of KenMar, provides entrepreneurial, managerial and administrative skills to KenMar. Her history includes management, marketing, accounting, customer relations, tax preparation, contract review and business ownership.
Margery's philosphy is "Be the easy button and help the customer to their job better."
Ken Cook, VP Sales and Services is a recognized expert in the field of vibration monitoring systems. He was hired by Bently Nevada Corp in 1982 after receiving his degree in Computer Engineering. He was their Western Region Instrumentation Services Manager at the time he resigned to start KenMar Instrumentation Services in 2002.
It is Ken's commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction is the foundation of our company.
