Monitoring in an industrial environment - increase efficiency and avoid downtime
Monitoring in the industrial environment plays a key role in the reliable and efficient operation of complex systems and machinery. By using networked measurement technology, important operating parameters such as temperature, pressure, flow or vibrations can be continuously recorded and evaluated in real time. This allows potential faults and bottlenecks to be identified at an early stage and rectified in a targeted manner before failures or production stops occur. Monitoring in the industrial environment helps companies to optimize their processes sustainably, plan maintenance measures better and secure their long-term competitiveness through digitalization and transparent data analyses.
What advantages does industrial monitoring with Delphin offer you?
- Increase operational safety: Detect faults immediately and avoid expensive consequential damage.
- Minimize downtimes: Prevent unplanned downtimes and increase the availability of systems.
- Plan maintenance efficiently: Predictive maintenance enables targeted, condition-based maintenance.
- Control processes more transparently: Monitor all relevant parameters reliably and continuously.
- Save energy and costs: Optimize the use of resources and increase operational efficiency.
- Central data collection: Analyze and use data across locations and systems.
- Simple integration: Easily integrate existing sensors and systems into the monitoring system.
- Ensure data security: Loss-free compression and central archiving of all measurement data.
- Flexible monitoring: Visualize and control processes at any time and from any location.
- Implementing Industry 4.0: Monitoring as the basis for digital transformation and sustainable success.
Monitoring as a valuable support to continuously improve efficiency and safety in industrial processes and minimize downtimes. Typical areas of application are
- "Industry 4.0 retrofit": measurement networking of heterogeneous machinery
- Condition monitoring of complex systems and machines
- Test stand automation and monitoring
- Service life testing and long-term archiving
- Metrological equipment for field test facilities
- Road tests
Practical example of monitoring in industry
Central control center for efficient monitoring of hydropower plants
A global manufacturer of hydropower plants monitors turbines and generators with the vibration measuring device Expert Vibroto ensure safe and efficient operation. A hydropower plant consists of several units, each with five turbines, at which local measuring computers on site enable direct analysis and fast service access. Central monitoring takes place in a control center, where all measurement data from the units is collated and evaluated. For this purpose, the manufacturer uses the Delphin Data Center in combination with the measurement technology software ProfiSignalto synchronize and clearly display vibration, temperature and process data. This allows potential damage such as bearing damage or imbalances to be detected at an early stage and maintenance measures to be initiated in good time.
Worldwide access for authorized persons is possible via a secure VPN router, allowing service calls to be prepared in a targeted manner and downtimes to be reduced. The central alarm management of the Delphin Data Centers ensures that alarms are displayed immediately and automatically forwarded by email or text message if required. In addition, all relevant measurement data and characteristic values are stored long-term on a central NAS drive to create a reliable database for predictive maintenance and sustainable plant optimization. With this solution, the manufacturer increases the operational reliability and availability of its hydropower plants and creates the basis for efficient and economical plant operation.