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Complex gearboxes, large fans and power motors are critical equipment in Cement
and Building Material plants. The ability to know precisely when to replace bearings
can often make the difference in a profitable operation or one that loses money
due to unnecessary shutdowns or catastrophic failures. The Smart Advisor monitors
this key equipment and provides months of warning, allowing a planned, efficient
replacement.
"Wayne , I can't thank you enough for repairing the problem in the server. This is a system that has been so valuable to Dunbar works. When the system has been down I have had to rely on the hand held system I have. It is a useful piece of kit but is so time consuming.
Below is a document showing a problem which arose on our main cement mill gearbox. I had only just returned from Germany and my first exercise on a morning is to check Smart Advisor. When there was a fault showing on that piece of plant I was surprised. On checking it out, the sudden trend rise was alarming.
My manager is very supportive to me (because of all the findings we have had from the system) and we acted quickly as per document. It is estimated the savings in lost production and possible gearbox damage would be $1.25 million."
Robert Wilthew
Maintenance Engineer
Lafarge Dunbar Works |
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June 2, 2006
Lafarge Cement
Dunbar UK No 6 Cement Mill Gearbox Input Pinion Bearing
Due to constant Predictive Condition Monitoring via an online
Vibration Analysis program(MTC), the Maintenance department were able to detect
a rise in trend on the Drive End of the Gearbox. As shown in the Trend below the
gearbox had been stable for whole duration of the monitoring system (since May 2002)...
(click to
read more)
December 21,
2003
The Value of Reliability: How Smart Advisor Avoids
Equipment Disruptions
All manufacturing
operations depend on understanding the health of their machinery in order to plan
and execute maintenance effectively...
(click to read more)
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