About Us
We founded M&B in 2005 with simple goal: To provide rotating equipment users with an independent source for vibration analysis solutions, to help solve equipment problems quickly and cost-effectively.
Stan Bognatz
President / Owner
Stan has 40 years of Rotating Machinery & Reliability analysis experience. Prior to founding M&B, he managed and staffed GE / Bently Nevada’s Machinery Diagnostic Services (MDS) and Asset Care teams for almost 20 years. As an ISO-Certified Vibration Analyst, Category IV, he has authored & presented technical papers covering various diagnostic techniques. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University in 1985, and a Masters Degree in Business Administration (Finance) from Wilkes University in 2009. With earlier Six Sigma Green Belt certification, he continues to focus on customer-based reliability improvement projects.
Machinery Experience
We have the experience to effectively analyze most machinery in an efficient and timely manner, and have worked with machinery from most OEMs. Our experience includes:
- Steam Turbines, up to 1200 MW
- Gas Turbines, aero-derivative & industrial frame
- Hydro-Turbines
- Generators and Exciters
- Induction & Synchronous Motors
- Variable Frequency Drives
- Vertical & Horizontal Pumps
- Reciprocating Engines
- Compressors
- Boiler & Process Fans
- Cooling Tower Fans & Gearboxes
- Vertical & Horizontal Pumps
- Reciprocating Engines
- Gearboxes
- Pulverizers & Ball Mills