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CONDITION MONITORING


inexpensive add-on sensors. Predictive maintenance can be a vital asset when dealing with ageing assets, which require careful planning to source obsolete spare parts. This is where expert consultants at automation parts suppliers, like EU Automation, can help source parts and assist plant operators in their predictive maintenance journey. While some extent of equipment failure is inevitable, it should


not cause unscheduled downtime and poor asset quality, costing manufacturing and process industries billions each year. Instead, a fully-fledged and effective predictive maintenance plan will help to prevent and reduce downtime significantly, simultaneously boosting a plant’s profitably through increased uptime.


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cONditiON MONitORiNg fOR pRedictive MaiNteNaNce Of heateRs


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MRON has launched the new K7TM condition monitor for heater equipment used especially in automotive and FMCG industries. The K7TM visualises deterioration tendencies to enable predictive maintenance and contributes to the realisation of a carbon-free society.


At manufacturing sites, sudden


equipment failure leads to unplanned downtime and has a major impact on the productivity of the entire plant. Condition monitoring devices from OMRON combine powerful sensing technology with algorithms to detect abnormal conditions. These devices can be easily attached to existing equipment. The new K7TM from OMRON


enables automatic measurement of the appropriate resistance value of the heater while in operation and visualises the deterioration tendency of the heater. By accumulating rate-of- change data of resistance values for each heater, maintenance activities can be timed in advance according to the heater status. This minimises production downtime associated with regular heater maintenance. Reducing the thermal energy needed during a restart also helps minimise the energy loss from the heaters. As the new K7TM can constantly measure the electric power


consumed by each heater, combined with temperature data, it helps detect event the slightest signs of abnormal conditions in the facility. This contributes to maintaining the optimum conditions for ensuring product quality. Sudden heater failures can be eliminated, while reducing energy consumption in production, contributing to CO2 reduction.


The need for predicTive mainTenance & condiTion moniToring


MAIN FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF THE K7TM SERIES: EASY TO RETROFIT ONTO EXISTING EQUIPMENT


AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENT OF THE RESISTANCE OF THE HEATER DURING EQUIPMENT OPERATION TO DETERMINE THE DETERIORATION TENDENCY OF THE HEATER


REDUCE DEPENDENCY ON EXPERIENCED MAINTENANCE STAFF


POSSIBILITY TO COLLECT MEASUREMENT DATA REMOTELY USING NETWORK CONNECTIONS


CONTRIBUTING TO QUALITY MAINTENANCE AND ENERGY REDUCTION


OMRON industrial.omron.co.uk


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