Coal Seam Gas training at TAFE Queensland SkillsTech: December 2018

The healthy functioning of equipment is a common core throughout all industries. Typically 90% of all industrial assets have no continuous health monitoring capability for their equipment. Normally, scheduled maintenance is predominately time based and performed by programmed inspections by maintenance staff or fixed post failure.

PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS facilitate increased uptime, more efficient maintenance processes, time and money savings, and offer just in time ‘pre-failure’ maintenance data that is imperative to industry which can be retrofitted to most legacy equipment. The MOVUS system combines a highly sensitive sensor that learns about your equipment condition whilst pushing crucial maintenance data to the cloud via a WiFi Internet of Things (Iot) that offers an organisation a unique and total end-to-end predictive maintenance solution. That’s what the MOVUS FitMachine does.

The MOVUS FitMachine system offers a unique end-to-end predictive maintenance solution that provides insights that facilitate improved planning and more accurate forecasting of Maintenance, Repair and Operation components and replacement parts.

The MOVUS FitMachine Platform offers a range of advantages over traditional time based, programmed inspections.

The FitMachine ‘Puck’ (see left) attaches quickly via a powerful (Rare Earth) magnet enabling a no tool, fast installation process (Other fixing methods are also available);

The Puck requires no programming to function – once attached FitMachine quickly goes to work collecting samples, calibrating to the current condition of the machine;

FitMachine communicates via WiFi to the MOVUS cloud-based platform called MachineCloud. MachineCloud is accessible via standard browsers or mobile devices and provides a simple traffic light showing (amongst other things) changes in condition and speed of change (degradation).

The platform offers timely alerts and real-time trending details and information; leading to actionable digital insights. Digital Insights are a key benefit of the FitMachine solution – whilst a lot is being written about Big Data, the reality is most front line maintenance/engineers don’t need more data – they need insights that allow them to work smarter.

The process is cost competitive and works like most, commercial cloud-based solutions via the Software-as-a-Service model (SaaS). MOVUS FitMachine is licensed under per sensor per month fee.

The unit can measure a range of important parameters. Currently the parameters measured are: temperature, vibration, and noise, with an additional six parameters built into the unit that when unlocked will capture a range of environmental factors such as dew point, ambient temperature, light etc.

The below dashboard screen shot shows all MOVUS devices in the particular plant with “green” (OK) condition – showing crews that no maintenance intervention is required. Users can also drill down to all the historical monitoring of each device for the relevant minutes, days, weeks, months and years. The dashboard is easily accessible via desktop or mobile application.

The simplest way to think of FitMachine is an early warning system. Augmenting the expertise of your front-line maintenance and engineering teams by providing continuous condition monitoring that is ready to generate advisories and alerts about machine condition before it becomes a major machine failure. This leads to a more detailed investigation and identification of the root-cause, allowing for planned downtime and repairs.