Cloud based Vibration Monitoring Software PlantWATCH

Cloud based Vibration Monitoring Software PlantWATCH

The PlantWATCH software combined with the iTi Technologies wireless data acquisition hardware VMU provides a platform to trend, analyse and alarm early machine faults helping to prevent unscheduled downtime.

Some early fault detection examples :

·           Bearing and gear wear

·           Lack of Lubrication, excessive unbalance and misalignment

·           Coupling, belt / sheave, electrical and resonance issues

Key advantages :

·           Designed – For easy setup of multiple trend parameters

·           Trend – Temperature, low mechanical vibration, medium and high vibration and lastly high frequency demodulation.

·           Time waveform – For in-depth analysis PlantWATCH provides full FFT spectrum and time waveform analysis.

System Features :

·           Email notifications with trend spectrum data

·           Remote data acquisition, remote analysis, display and management

·           Variable speed machine monitoring

·           Portable setup for short term asset monitoring

·           Battery powered system hence expensive power can be eliminated

Software Specialities :

PlantWATCH software provides FFT Spectrum and time waveform trending, analysis and advanced alarm capability.

·           Alarm capability includes an advanced learning feature

·           Ten user-configurable band alarms per sensor

·           Ten user-configurable trend alarms per sensor

·           Automatic alarm profile generator

·           Automated e-mail notification

·           Web - Internet communications

Hardware details :

VMU8, Wireless 8 Channel data acquisition device for vibration, temperature and voltage monitoring, all within a wall mountable or portable 10” x 8” waterproof NEMA 4X (CSA Class 1 2DIV) industrial enclosure.

Hardware specialities :

·           8 channel vibration sensor inputs including tachometer capability

·           Built in hard-wired RS-485 communications and Ethernet capability

·           Advanced signal processing and storage in onboard memory

·           Wireless and wired capability on board

·           Wireless distance range 300’ to 2,000’ indoors and up to 2+ miles outdoors. Expensive network cables not required.

Key competitive advantages :

·           Waterproof and rugged industrial NEMA 4x enclosures.

·           Standard industrial ICP, IEPE, vibration accelerometers

·           Each component within the system can be replaced individually if damaged.

·           Each step within the system includes wireless capability.

·           Low price due to elimination of hard-wired cables

Hard-Wired Protocols :

·           RS-485

·           Ethernet communications.

Hard-Wiring Advantage

A key advantage of hard-wiring each VMU is the increased data acquisition speed provided by wired communications cables

Key Applications:

·           Mining, power generation, paper mill and other harsh manufacturing environments

·           Wireless monitoring requiring

·           Remote monitoring needing over web connection

·           Working on Ethernet and cellular communications

·           Working advanced alarm capability including an automated learning mode