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Improving Asset Health Information
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAM)
- Sensors - Flow Meters
- Sensors - Pressure Sensors
- Sensors - Temperature Sensors
- Sensors - Voltage Sensors
Applicable Functions
- Maintenance
Use Cases
- Asset Health Management (AHM)
The Challenge
Unexpected downtime costs industries billions of dollars each year, and the challenges of aging assets combined with many experienced professionals at or near retirement age have companies looking at the promises of IoT technology for answers.
About The Customer
Customers can be from any industry whose manufacturing processes are highly automated.
The Solution
National Instruments, in collaboration with companies like HPE, PTC, Flowserve and OSIsoft, are formulating a combined solution that can provide better asset health information.
The solution comprises various aspects such as sensor input and feature extraction with on-asset data acquisition, diagnostics on bearing, seal, and impeller failures and augmented reality for enterprise to assist on-site troubleshooting and repair amongst others.
Data Collected
Current, Pressure, Temperature, Voltage, Water Flow Rate
Operational Impact
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