26 AVT
Pulp Paper & Logistics
Guarding against equipment failure
A state-of-the-art condition monitoring system has been installed by AVT Reliability for speciality papermaker James Cropper. PPL reports
B
ritish master papermaker James Cropper has invested in a
web-hosted Machine Sentry system to monitor and provide ‘watch-keeping’ data and fault diagnosis to support the on-site engineering team in planning an effective programme of equipment maintenance and replacement. A top priority for the business is
to achieve significantly-enhanced production reliability, and to ensure production facilities are in top working condition to meet customer requirements. With no limit on data storage, all condition monitoring techniques, including visual inspection notes are captured over the web platform. The wealth of data captured by Machine Sentry installed at James Cropper provides an overview of production equipment to the AVT Reliability condition monitoring experts who are able to report on faults and suggest preventative measures, thereby allowing the company to act on recommendations, pre-empt potential failures and avoid costly
The Machine Sentry system uses Android cloud-based technology to monitor processes
repairs and downtime. The Machine Sentry system has been successfully implemented on-site and has already made a huge difference on planned maintenance activity and plant efficiency. It has been estimated that the return on investment for the service in the first year is in the region of seven to one.
What is James Cropper? James Cropper is a prestige paper innovator based at Kendal in the English Lake District, supplying
Data such as vibration monitoring is shares with AVT Reliability May/June 2018
distinct, custom-made paper products to many of the world’s leading luxury brands, art galleries and designers. Celebrating 170 years of high quality paper production in 2015, the business has been carefully stewarded and nurtured by six generations of the Cropper family and is renowned globally for individual expertise in colour, dedicated responses to the most challenging custom projects and award-winning commitment to the highest standards of sustainability. AVT Reliability has worked with James Cropper for more than a decade, providing reliability analysis and support through a world-class team of engineers at the Reliability Data Centre (RDC). Based in Cheshire in the UK, AVT Reliability has also provided full training for the engineering team at James Cropper who are responsible for primary data collection on-site.
The situation The condition-monitoring systems previously implemented by James Cropper used a traditional approach to data collection, analysis and support, and were taking up a lot of valuable skilled engineer time. The data collection devices onsite were due to be upgraded, and it was decided to adopt a new state-of-the-art remote monitoring and analysis approach that could be seamlessly integrated with existing business processes and enable more accurate and speedy equipment diagnosis.
Using the old systems, data
could only be analysed during the next scheduled visit of an AVT Reliability consultant, limiting response time and reporting capabilities on predictions of machine reliability and potential failures. In addition, the data did not fully integrate with new technologies, which could help to avoid significant failure and
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