Total Machine and Process Health Management

Smart Advisor helps you manage critical areas in your process. Whether your priority is to reduce off-quality production, increase efficiency, lengthen equipment life or reduce unscheduled downtime, this solution offers the management tools and expert advice to help you achieve your goals. Combining all of the Smart Advisor components results in optimal health of your machine and process.

Bearing Management

Continuously monitor bearings and detect deteriorating conditions such as cage, ball, inner and outer race defects, misalignment, looseness and lack of lubrication.

Felt Management

Achieve cost saving through extended felt life by monitoring accelerometers in each nip, as well as press roll and felt tachometers.

Quality Management

Use on-line quality control measurements as well as vibration, pressure and timing signals in machine sections to detect the specific component(s) contributing to sheet variations.

Roll Management

Trend the vibrations of monitored rolls and the paper machine and detect various impending conditions such as misalignment, barring, cover separation, etc.

Gear Imaging™

Receive early indications of gear faults such as pitting, spalling, and gear cracks using MTC's patented Gear Imaging™ technology!