POINT MACHINE, POINT MACHINE MONITORING SYSTEM, USE OF A FIBER OPTIC SENSOR FOR PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE OF A POINT MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE OF A POINT MACHINE

摘要

The invention concerns a point machine comprising:• a housing and an actuating assembly arranged inside the housing;• an actuating rod driven by the motor for moving at least one point blade of a point;• a fiber optic sensor, wherein the fiber optic sensor is directly attached to the point machine for detection of a parameter which indicates the condition of the point machine.