Condition based Monitoring

What is condition monitoring?

Condition monitoring is the process of monitoring a parameter of condition in machinery, such that a significant change is indicative of a developing failure.

It is a major component of predictive maintenance. The use of conditional monitoring allows maintenance to be scheduled, or other actions to be taken to avoid the consequences of failure, before the failure occurs. Nevertheless, a deviation from a reference value (e.g. temperature or vibration behavior) must occur to identify impeding damages.

Predictive Maintenance does not predict failure. Machines with defects are more at risk of failure than defect free machines. Once a defect has been identified, the failure process has already commenced and CM systems can only measure the deterioration of the condition.

Intervention in the early stages of deterioration is usually much more cost effective than allowing the machinery to fail.

Condition monitoring has a unique benefit in that the actual load, and subsequent heat dissipation that represents normal service can be seen and conditions that would shorten normal lifespan can be addressed before repeated failures occur.

Serviceable machinery includes rotating equipment and stationary plant such as boilers and heat exchangers.

What is condition based Maintenances?

Condition-based maintenance (CBM), shortly described, is maintenance when need arises. This maintenance is performed after one or more indicators show that equipment is going to fail or that equipment performance is deteriorating.

Condition-based maintenance is maintenance that is use to correct equipment at the right time based on using real-time data to prioritize and optimize maintenance resources.

Observing the state of the system is known as condition monitoring. Such a system will determine the equipment's health, and act only when maintenance is actually necessary.

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Ideally condition-based maintenance will allow the maintenance personnel to do only the right things, minimizing spare parts cost, system downtime and time spent on maintenance.

What is use of Condition Monitoring Application?

Condition monitoring application is use to create and view measurement point records for your assets and locations. A measurement point record defines the limits of acceptable meter readings for a characteristic or gauge type meter on an asset or location.

You can generate preventive maintenance (PM) work orders or work orders with a specific job plan for assets or locations whose meter readings are outside acceptable limits.

Each measurement point is unique. You can compare similar measurement points on different assets or locations using meter readings.

For example, suppose you use a similar type of compressor in multiple locations. The compressors were purchased from different vendors. If you have a pressure gauge on each of those compressors, you can generate reports that compare the pressure readings on those compressors. These reports can help you determine if the compressors from one vendor are more efficient than the compressors from another vendor.

You cannot use a meter name more than once on an asset or location record. You can use the same meter name on multiple asset and location records.