Condition Monitoring for Predictive Maintenance
NORD's condition monitoring technology records data that helps to optimize the operational efficiency and safety of machines and manufacturing plants, and can also provide major information for predictive maintenance. Condition monitoring helps to reduce downtimes, keep machines and plants proactively maintained, and increase overall system efficiency.
Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0 Advantages:
- Non-optimal operating states detected at an early stage
- Status updates given in real time
- Planned machinery and plant downtimes based on real-time data
- Reduced service and material costs
- Longer service life of components and machines
- Increased system availability
- Less unplanned downtimes
- Plannable and cost-optimized repairs
Intelligent Drives With Condition Monitoring for Predictive Maintenance
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) focuses on internet usage in industrial processes and procedures. IIoT aims at increasing operational efficiency and reducing costs. Sensors and sensor data play a key part in this process.
- Condition monitoring solutions for predictive maintenance systems are integrated into NORD variable frequency drives.
- NORD systems are IIoT/Industry 4.0 READY!
- Available for decentralized and control cabinet solutions
Sensors
- Virtual sensors – PLC functions can calculate information such as the optimal oil change time
- Interface for digital/analog sensors
Communication Interfaces
- Threshold values or general status information can be communicated externally via Industrial Ethernet dialects
Integrated PLC
- Local pre-processing of data with integrated PLCs
- Pre-processing of threshold values
Predictive Maintenance
Drive-Based Approach
- Virtual oil temperature reading helps determine best oil change time
- Pre-processed drive data in integrated PLC allows for easy data transfer
- Reading data available via all common interfaces
Know Your Optimal Oil Change Time
- Precisely calculate oil change time with specific gear unit and operational parameters
- Condition Monitoring for Predictive Maintenance helps keep oil fresh and slows aging of gear units
- Virtual sensors calculate oil temperature consistently by utilizing drive-specific parameters
- NORD variable frequency drives help run algorithms through internal PLCs to evaluate the unit
The Right PLC Software Architecture For Your Solution
- Integrated PLC available for all NORD variable frequency drives and motor starters
- Runs drive-related functions
- Integrates drive-related actuators and sensors
- Parameter access
- Access to Industrial Ethernet or field bus data
- Implementation of application-specific functions
