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  • 1.  Closing the Loop on Condition Monitoring Data

    Posted 2 days ago

    For organizations utilizing online sensors, oil analysis, vibration analysis, thermography, ultrasound, or other predictive maintenance technologies - how is condition monitoring data operationalized after collection?

    Specifically, I am interested in understanding:
    • Who owns the review and diagnostic interpretation of incoming data?
    • How are alarms/exceptions prioritized for action?
    • Is the information integrated into your CMMS/EAM for work order generation?
    • Where do you experience the greatest bottleneck: data overload, lack of analyst resources, delayed maintenance response, or limited business visibility?

    Many organizations have become highly effective at collecting reliability data, but the true value seems to depend on how efficiently that information is converted into planned maintenance action and measurable asset improvement.

    I would value hearing how others are successfully closing that loop.



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    Linda Perry
    Senior Business Development Executive
    The Viswa Group
    American canyon CA
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  • 2.  RE: Closing the Loop on Condition Monitoring Data

    Posted 12 hours ago
    Hi Linda, I can tell you how we manage this information flow in one of our Continental tire manufacturing plants in Mt. Vernon, USA.

    In the machines we remotely monitor, for example, vibration analysis of bearings, temperature of electrical panels, oil levels of gearboxes, vibration and high temperature of motors, the data is sent to our maintenance order control system in SAP-PM. We have developed some interfaces between these monitoring systems and SAP, so whenever a measurement reaches the threshold, a service order is automatically triggered in SAP. In these cases, the type of order generated is not a machine stoppage order but an alert notification.

    From there we have maintenance planners in each production area. These planners look at the list of generated orders and perform a priority analysis. In these cases, priority is given according to the ABC criticality level of the equipment, since an order generated by a monitoring system generally does not mean an imminent machine stoppage due to a breakdown. Therefore, they plan the execution of the service according to the availability of maintenance personnel.

    After the service is completed, the planner receives feedback from the executor through the closing of the service order.

    Generally, the bottleneck occurs when there are areas with an excess of machine stoppage orders, and therefore orders generated by monitoring are not prioritized. This can lead to a backlog of work and consequently, failure to execute tasks within the appropriate timeframe.

    I hope I have helped answer your questions.



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