Condition monitoring tactics may hamper operational efficiency

摘要

An over-reliance on condition monitoring data could be hampering maintenance teams in their task of improving plant operational efficiency, according to ERIKS UK. Recent innovations have enabled maintenance engineers and facilities managers to measure and monitor the performance of their plant more often than has been possible in the past. However, industry risks making vital mistakes if first-hand diagnostic work is phased out in favour of extensive data analysis, according to David Manning-Ohren, an expert in condition monitoring at ERIKS UK.