3.20.2012

Condition Monitoring: A System That Can Save You A Good Amount Of Money

By Lilliani E. Bjorklund


Condition monitoring is an vital part of predictive maintenance wherein the condition of an equipment or machinery is monitored to avoid unscheduled breakdown and the consequences that may arise from it. Through the help of condition monitoring, companies can anticipate machine failure and can schedule needed maintenance to avoid a machinery or equipment from completely shutting down. In this process, there are set parameters, in which any value higher or lower than the parameters may signify a machine defect.

Expect machineries that are purchased with defects to be more prone to malfunction. Through condition monitoring, it is a breeze to assess machine failure or damage, and it is basic to determine the extent of the damage. With this system, it is easy to identify the factors that may affect the condition of the machine and shorten its lifespan.

Condition monitoring is critical for every companies with machineries and equipment as asset because of the tremendous benefits it offers. It is financially responsible for companies, who rely on machines for their daily operations, to conduct this type of preventive maintenance on their equipment. Companies can avoid expensive repairs if they discover the damage and perform repairs on machineries right away instead of waiting for them to break down. Apart from the cost of repairs, unplanned outages can affect potential operating revenues. A well-established monitoring system gives companies ability to conduct scheduled maintenance, which as a result adds to the durability of machineries and equipment.

If your company carries a good amount of equipment as assets, you can choose from the many monitoring system options offered. Selections include conduction off-site, on-site and on-line monitoring. If you want to receive results right away, other factors not considering, your best bet is an online monitoring system. Depending on the result from the online monitoring, an offsite or onsite monitoring may have to be conducted. In spite of the fact that onsite monitoring only comes in second to online monitoring, when it comes to speed, it is still regarded as fast and accurate. Companies that benefit in this kind of monitoring are those in the industry wherein things are centralized and assets are localized, such mining and refineries. As for offsite monitoring, the samples gathered are sent in testing offices for evaluation purposes.

Factors to be considered when selecting a system are the cost of the monitoring system, fastness of response, availability of manpower and condition of the equipment. Some techniques used in condition monitoring are exclusive to a particular option. Vibration analysis, as an example, is a technique that may only be carried out on-line.




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