From Walkarounds to Wireless Monitoring

Advances in condition monitoring technology means maintenance and operations teams can spend less time collecting data, and more time acting on it, says Chris James, product line manager for permanently installed condition monitoring at SKF.

Look after your assets and they will look after you. For as long as there have been machines, people have understood the need to monitor and maintain them. While the principle remains constant, the methods have evolved over time. To understand asset condition, technicians once relied mainly on their eyes and ears. Now they can collect data on a host of physical parameters and see how that data changes over time. In many industries, routine measurement of temperature, vibration and lubricant condition have been standard practices for decades.

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Power Transmission Technology Update February 18, 2020
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From Walkarounds to Wireless Monitoring Advances in condition monitoring technology means maintenance and operations teams can spend less time collecting data, and more time acting on it, says Chris James, product line manager for permanently installed condition monitoring at SKF. Look after your assets and they will look after you. For as long as there have been machines, people have understood the need to monitor and maintain them. While the principle remains constant, the methods have evolved over time. To understand asset condition, technicians once relied mainly on their eyes and ears. Now they can collect data on a host of physical parameters and see how that data changes over time. In many industries, routine measurement of temperature, vibration and lubricant condition have been standard practices for decades. Read More
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