Vision helps perform predictive maintenance

摘要

Vibration analysis is a widely used predictive maintenance technique that enables engineers to evaluate the condition of equipment. In doing so, maintenance personnel can schedule repairs on the equipment during maintenance shutdowns to avoid failures during production runs. One popular approach that has been deployed to visualize the vibration pattern of a machine involves the use of Operating Deflection Shape (ODS) analysis. In this process, vibration measurements are taken at a number of different locations on a machine using transducers. The data from the transducers is then analyzed by software to create a geometric stick figure model of the structure of the machine and display vibration-al patterns.