Paul Boughton
Condition monitoring systems serve as the critical foundation to any plant asset management programme. Understanding the mechanical behaviour of rotating machinery brings essential benefits. Increased safety avoids catastrophic failures and unplanned outages. Outages are reduced, maintenance is optimised and machine efficiency is improved. And last but not least, advanced emissions monitoring systems help to reduce fuel consumption as well as CO2 and NOx emissions, to protect the environment and save on regulatory fees.
As an example, the world's largest gas turbine, operated by Siemens in Irsching, Germany, is protected and remotely monitored by a VM600 monitoring system are continuously transferred to Siemens' Intranet, interfaced a global networked plant diagnostic platform. Experts working Erlangen or Orlando can remotely optimise operation for this plant and for machines located all over the world, without the need for an on-site visit.
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Vibro-Meter SA is based in Fribourg, Switzerland. www.vibro-meter.com
