{"id":1174906,"date":"2020-03-30T15:26:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T21:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1018701"},"modified":"2020-03-30T15:26:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T21:26:33","slug":"wireless-sensors-enable-automated-machine-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1174906","title":{"rendered":"Wireless sensors enable automated machine monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SKF, a company which offers solutions for the bearing business, has released a compact and cost-effective vibration and temperature sensor, which monitors the condition of rotating parts on heavy machinery. <\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center d-xs-block d-sm-block d-md-none'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Designed mainly for use as part of a SKF rotating equipment performance (REP) solution, the SKF Enlight Collect IMx-1 enables customers to reduce unplanned downtime as well as maintenance costs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndustrial plants are under increasing pressure, and as a result, production hours are increasing. <\/p>\n<p>At the same time, our customers need to avoid unplanned downtime, while reducing their capital investments. <\/p>\n<p>Enabled by the new SKF Enlight Collect IMx-1 they can easily get started with a fee or performance-based contract, and access automated predictive maintenance and reliable rotation on their operating budget,\u201d Chris James, product line manager at SKF, said in a release.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright\">\n<blockquote>\n<p> Powered by long-lasting batteries,\u00a0the cost-effective\u00a0sensors can be deployed in large numbers to automate data gathering on machine health  <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Powered by long-lasting batteries,\u00a0the cost-effective\u00a0sensors can be deployed in large numbers to automate data gathering on machine health, a process typically carried out by technicians with manual portable devices. <\/p>\n<p>When mounted to a bearing housing,&nbsp;this data can be wirelessly&nbsp;sent to a host computer network, where it can then be forwarded to cloud-based analysis services at SKF REP centres.<\/p>\n<p>The system relies on a \u201cmesh network,\u201d which allows the sensors to relay data between one another. <\/p>\n<p>The data can be routed around radio obstacles, such as pipework and liquid storage vessels, that create signal blocks for&nbsp;conventional line-of-sight systems and sent over greater distances than would be possible using a single&nbsp;device.<\/p>\n<p>The SKF Enlight Collect IMx-1 has been designed to achieve&nbsp;a tough&nbsp;ingress protection rating and is expected to work reliably when exposed to environmental hazards such as dust, dirt, oil, grease, contaminants and flying debris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCritically, the sensor gathers data consistent with our manual data-collector, particularly when it comes to detecting early-stage bearing defects. <\/p>\n<p>Although severely damaged bearings are relatively straightforward to detect, by that stage they are close to failure \u2013 the key is to find defects early, so that corrective action can be planned in good time with minimal disruption,\u201d James adds. <\/p>\n<p>While, extracting the tiny signals of an early-stage defect from background noise is difficult, the SKF Enlight Collect IMx-1 uses SKF\u2019s technology to achieve this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny condition monitoring program is only as good as the measurements it takes. SKF has been executing predictive maintenance contracts on a large scale for decades, so we know how a wireless device needs to perform, and the result is the SKF Enlight Collect IMx-1,\u201d James concludes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, wireless devices in themselves do not deliver reliable rotation \u2013 that is achieved with the combination of analysis experience to provide machine insights and mechanical engineering competence to support execution of any corrective actions. <\/p>\n<p>And now delivered via new fee and performance-based business models, customers have a new way to achieve and pay for improved rotating equipment performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>(This article first appeared in the&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadianminingjournal.com\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Canadian Mining Journal<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SKF has released a compact vibration and temperature sensor, which monitors the condition of rotating 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