The 'Germanische Lloyd' (GL) has granted the VIBROTIP data collector the 'Type Approval Certificate'. This proves the 'marine suitability' of VIBROTIP which can now be used to monitor machines on merchant ships. VIBROTIP measures, valuates and displays bearing condition, vibration severity, liquid and surface temperature, cavitation and machine RPM - all in one handy instrument with its own built-in sensors. VIBROTIP stores all these data at the touch of a key and transfers them to a PC for long-term storage, trend analysis, and chart plotting: OMNITREND software provides quick and confident analysis of trouble spots. It also programs measurement routes into the VIBROTIP with unprecedented ease to streamline data collection at regular intervals.