OPTIME: Unique, cost effective condition monitoring solution for complete production and process plants

摘要

Schaeffler's new condition monitoring solution, OPTIME, offers a unique set of benefits over alternative CM systems. In the simplest terms you can Plug> Play> Predict. What does this mean? The installation is straightforward and does not require any specialist expertise and the machine diagnostics are displayed instantly, showing the maintenance engineers where they are required. Automated data analysis at an expert level, very low installation outlay and rapid initial operation allows the implementation of CM for large numbers of machines, whose condition could not be monitored cost-effectively until now. This means machine operators, process plants and entire manufacturing sites can benefit from the use of OPTIME, as well as professional condition monitoring service providers and power transmission specialists who wish to expand their portfolio through additional CM solutions. OPTIME is an easily scalable system that consists of a mesh network of wireless, battery-powered vibration sensors, a gateway with SIM card, data analysis in the cloud, and an app for mobile and desktop devices to visualise the condition of all assets. A key benefit of OPTIME is that maintenance managers can install the system themselves and monitor their machines at expert level without assistance. The data captured by the sensors is analysed using specially developed algorithms that draw on Schaeffler's technical expertise, its extensive library of physical models developed and refined over many decades, and the company's vast experience in the condition monitoring of rolling bearings.