The New Standard for Predictive Maintenance via Vibration Monitoring

The traditional approach of "fixing machines only after they break" can no longer prevent sudden line stoppages or substantial repair costs. What is needed on the shop floor today is a shift to "Predictive Maintenance (CBM)," which uses numerical vibration data to prevent failures before they occur.
In this article, we clearly outline the differences between conventional "periodic inspections" and "predictive maintenance," and explain how implementation alleviates the burden on site personnel, covering the fundamental knowledge required.

1. The Importance of Predictive Maintenance in Rotating Equipment

Rotating equipment such as motors, pumps, and fans are the heart of a factory. With recent labor shortages and the decline in skilled maintenance personnel, reactive maintenance ("fix it when it breaks") can no longer prevent the risk of sudden line stoppages. This is why "Predictive Maintenance" is gaining attention. By continuously monitoring equipment "vibration" and catching signs of failure early, it becomes possible to achieve both maintenance cost reduction and stable operation.

2. Types and Flow of Equipment Diagnosis: From Screening to Precision Diagnosis

To perform efficient maintenance, the following two-step process is standard practice.

Step 1: Screening (Simple Diagnosis)

For all equipment, check whether the vibration magnitude (RMS value) exceeds a set threshold to determine if an anomaly exists.

Step 2: Precision Diagnosis (Root Cause Identification)

For equipment where an anomaly was found in Step 1, perform Frequency Analysis (FFT) to identify the cause, such as "bearing damage" or "unbalance."

The conanair Advantage:

Typically, inexpensive sensors can only handle Step 1. However, conanair can acquire "raw waveform data," allowing a single device to cover everything up to Precision Diagnosis.

3. [Comparison] The Paradigm Shift in Vibration Monitoring Methods

Until now, there has been a "common sense" belief that "Cost" and "Precision" in vibration monitoring are in a trade-off relationship where you cannot have both.

Question the status quo. Online monitoring is no longer expensive.

To companies that have compromised with semi-online monitoring (periodic measurement) prioritizing "cost-performance": conanair uses proprietary technology leveraging existing Wi-Fi infrastructure to realize ideal online monitoring (continuous, automatic) at the implementation cost of a semi-online system.

4. Why Can conanair Overturn "Common Sense"?

• Zero Construction Costs: Maximizing Wi-Fi Infrastructure
  Expensive communication wiring and dedicated receivers are unnecessary. Simply ride on the Wi-Fi network already present (or cheaply built) in your factory, and all equipment goes "online" instantly.
• Balancing "Low Cost and High Performance" with Patented Technology
  Through proprietary patented technology (such as Under-Sampling), we reliably capture the high-frequency components necessary for detecting minute bearing anomalies while keeping device costs low.
• Mobile Integration for the Front Lines
  Not just monitoring from the office, but the ability to hold a smartphone over a machine on-site and instantly check raw waveforms. This "mobility" is a strength that traditional, expensive, rigid online systems lacked.

5. Conclusion: The "Smart" Choice for the Labor Shortage Era

Manual inspections have limits. Yet, investing millions in every piece of equipment is not feasible.
"Semi-online cost, Online value."
This new standard is the correct answer for the future of manufacturing DX.

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• Easy installation for immediate use
• No app required; operate via web browser
• No cloud required for fully automatic measurement
• Affordable, including dedicated software

Try equipment anomaly detection and predictive maintenance for free. Please feel free to contact us.

30-Day Free Trial & Inquiry

Try Conan Air for free for 30 days. Here is what our users are saying:

• Easy installation for immediate use
• No app required; operate via web browser
• No cloud required for fully automatic measurement
• Affordable, including dedicated software

Try equipment anomaly detection and predictive maintenance for free. Please feel free to contact us.

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