Description

During an equipment’s usual operating cycle, all belts, bearings, drive motors, gears and other moving components will have its unique range of vibration. Real-time vibration monitoring keeps track of an equipment’s low-frequency vibration levels and identifies when changes are present. It is an integral part of machine maintenance and failure prediction systems.

When there is unsteadiness to its normal vibration range, it might be a sign of the machine’s decline in operating function. Early detection of this change can help to point out the need for preventative maintenance in a timely fashion; to avoid catastrophic equipment faults and failure.

OpsWatch is WiFi-enabled vibration and impact monitoring system. By continually and regularly collecting vibration and impact data, OpsWatch can identify and uncommon changes outside the normal range. It will then send alerts of these anomalies to the user through an online web-hosted platform via WiFi communication.

The data documented by the continuous monitoring allows your engineering and maintenance teams to develop a customised threshold for all your equipment and establish triggers for predictive maintenance. The results are increased up-time, service life, lower maintenance costs and fewer unexpected failures.

There are 2 modes in the Opswatch: condition-based and transport monitoring mode.

• The condition-based monitoring mode sends vibration and impacts data via WiFi to server-based software. Alarms will be activated when the vibration exceeds its normal range and will only be cleared after the user has recognised the alarm. Recorded data can be retrieved from either a single or multiple OpsWatch units that are put in place in a facility.
• Transport monitoring mode will pass on recorded data from journey automatically when connected to direct power. With the ability to record up 870 events, the transport monitoring mode can set programmable wake-up values to increase battery life fully.

OpsWatch EX is engineered to retrieve data in intrinsically safe environments (Hazardous Zone 1). It has been tested for the following EMC Standards.

• FCC Rules 47 CFR: Parts 15-B
• ICES-003 Issue 6 (2016-01)
• CISPR 24: Ed 2.0 (2015-04)
• CISPR 32: Ed 2.0 (2015-03)

Benefits of OpsWatch

• Detects vibration that competitors are not able to
• Widest temperature range for severe environments (- 40°C to 85°C)
• Computes the most intense vibrations (As precise as 1Hz)
• All-in-one design reduces the likelihood for RF interference by at least 10x
• Allows you to continues measuring when other units have stopped (Velocity range of 200 cm/s)
• All of the above at the lowest cost”