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Machinery health information is nothing new–maintenance personnel have long benefited from the predictive capabilities of vibration analysis and other integrated technologies. But without vibration monitoring feedback to process automation, operators don’t know the effects their actions have on the health of rotating machines. In fact, 40% of machine faults are the result of process variations. The CSI 4500 and the AMS Machinery Manager send real-time overall vibration levels to operators. If process adjustments are made, operators see the live impact on machinery health. With
vibration data integrated with process automation, informed real-time decisions are possible. For example, if a mill operator adjusts a stretch roll on the paper machine and cocks the roll, vibration increases immediately. Feedback to the operator is provided and further adjustments head-off premature failure of the roll.
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