March 2019

Focus on: Maintenance Software/Asset Management Maintenance Matters March 2019 www.pwemag.co.uk Plant & Works Engineering | 11 appeal to machine tool users requiring a cost- effective crash detection capability. Best: When handheld or periodic data collection instruments are deemed insufficient, possibly because of the size of the plant, the critical nature of its operations, the number of assets that must be checked or the lack of suitably trained personnel, then the next step is to take asset and machine health monitoring wholly online. In this case, data from permanently installed sensors, either hardwired back to junction boxes or connected wirelessly, will be routed via a secure internet connection to a centralised computer system that is capable of advanced data analysis. Online systems are normally configured to provide either ‘surveillance’ or ‘protection’. Surveillance monitoring systems are often configured for periodic automated data collection using multi-channel, wireless or a series of single-channel transmitters. These can communicate directly with a PLC or DCS for trending, alarm and machine shutdown purposes. Protection systems, on the other hand, offer real time remote monitoring of critical machinery to provide a rapid and safe machine shutdown rather than periodic data collection. Whatever the nature of a business, if it includes a manufacturing or process element, then the wellbeing of its mechanical assets becomes a prime concern. Steps must be taken to maintain the upkeep and reliability of those assets. Condition-based monitoring offers a well-proven route to achieving this goal; choosing a level of care – basic, better or best – that is most appropriate will ensure that assets deliver on their investment while operating more dependably and profitably. For further information please visit: www.skf.com Monit The Ro Sys oring onic U tr RM– tem niversal S arar pos f rosnee slpitlum hwyn, aytilibaliava atad c Minortor Raludoe mhT tnenmoirvn egrotinoM in ROTRONIC Instruments (UK) n ae c . Wkrowtee nruce n a s s oretem o . Rsecive f d y oteira n a v d on, aere efree phs t S iM m – R etsyg Snirotino iuqer yrtsud iny an innsoitidno cal Ltd, Crompton Fields, Crawley, West Sus rot .ww w . metsye sritne ehe tcivres nemeriuqer ruol yl t aee n mac c inort n floitallatsns iedivor t p . Inoitulot sc o s muounitnod cetargetny i llu s a f er sex RH10 9EE T: 01293 571000, instrume smr/ku.oc.cinro gnitaroprocn, ist llud fny atilibixe .metsyg snirotin nts@rotronic.co.uk A PST Company (www.processsensing.com)