Digitization of Condition Monitoring:Shift from Asset-Functional Strategies to Enterprise Performance Optimization

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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S

Chapter 4: Portable Condition Monitoring Solutions — Complementary Way Forward ...................................................................... 3

4.1 Portable CM Action Framework ................................................................. 4

Examples of Successful Implementation ........................................................ 4

4.2 Business Value-Led Examples ..................................................................... 4

4.3 The Imperative of CM Portable Solutions ................................................... 7

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CHAPTER 4: PORTABLE CONDITION MONITORING SOLUTIONS — COMPLEMENTARY WAY FORWARD

Portable, handheld data collectors and analyzers are directly aimed at route-based,

walk-around condition monitoring programs. Bently Nevada portable data solutions

provide collection, analytics, and connectivity to System 1.

While prior chapters have already mentioned the comparative differences between wired,

wireless, and portables value and demand remains strong accounting for nearly 25% of CM

technologies leveraged.

Exhibit 14 - Vibration Condition Monitoring Equipment: Percent Revenue Distribution by Product Type, Global, 2017

Online75.7%

Portable/ Handheld24.3%

Source: Frost & Sullivan

Many assets do not need the continuous data from wired solutions or the more frequent

data from wireless, yet are still an important trend for predictive maintenance. As such,

a single portable CM solution can be leveraged across many assets with several different

routes, making the portable complementary to the wired and wireless solutions. The

affordability makes portables an attractive option.

By having the wireless platform

combined with the portable platform,

and the continuous platform will give us the advantage

of having one software manage

all three. A one stop shop for all

vibration readings”

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Chapter 4 focuses on how portable products offer a value-added, complementary approach to CM strategies by adding

the human element during plant walk-around programs. It also covers how new portable devices have simplified data

collection and improved analysis, thus optimizing existing CM programs with better diagnostics. And, most importantly,

the cost savings and ROI coming from these leading portable products are discussed, along with case studies describing

business benefits.

4.1 Portable CM Action Framework

Portable vibration CM equipment is an entry-point solution for CM that is carried around the facility or plant by

maintenance personnel to make recordings. It is comprised mainly of a data collector, which includes a transducer sensor

and cable for data capture, a central processing unit for data storage and transmission, and associated software. Advanced

portables deliver real-time analysis locally, machine diagnostics and actionable recommendations to multipurpose handhelds.

Advanced portable CM enables providing an effective contribution to a condition monitoring program.

Portable “typically” enable a lower investment path over wired or wireless. High-end portable vibration CM analyzers are

usually multi-channel systems capable of fast data collection, storage, and analysis through enhanced software functionality

and built-in advanced communication for fast and easy network integration. In a best-case scenario, portable CM solutions

provide a complementary approach and value-added component to support an effective maintenance program that has

wired and wireless solutions. Portability adds the invaluable element of human involvement to capture changing asset

conditions as required. For instance, technicians using a portable data collector can offer visual and audible insights while

their sense of smell provides a complementary approach to data collection during a walk-around program and sporadic

changing conditions on the plant floor. We are still far from the smart sensor becoming the self-aware sensor; technology is

mankind’s partner, not a full replacement.

The process is simple. All types of data analysis captured by portable manual data collection (including spectral and

waveform, horizontal, vertical and axial for each bearing, and machine speed) are uploaded into supporting software like

Bently Nevada’s System1 via portables devices such as BN’s SCOUT200 series.

EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION

4.2 Business Value-Led Examples

Portable Condition Monitoring — SCOUT200 Series

Bently Nevada’s next-generation SCOUT200 portables offer a paradigm shift to to data collection.

The SCOUT200 series includes 2- and 4-channel full units. These robust, lightweight (only 650 g), hip-mounted portable

wireless vibration data collectors are easy to carry on-site and connect wirelessly to multipurpose handhelds using

Bluetooth and communicate with System 1 either wirelessly, through a cellular network, or via a file mode transfer option

for added security. This differentiator allows the solution to be complemented by other applications, including camera,

email, and phone.

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The straightforward design of the SCOUT200 series allows users to spend less time collecting data on-site and more

time in the remote analysis process. The intuitive design is easy to use with little training required. Ultimately, Bently

Nevada’s new lightweight wireless portable data collector has simplified the data collection process, optimizing existing

CM programs with improved diagnostics.

The benefits of this new series of data collectors range from improved safety to longer duration between charges. The

SCOUT200 series is an intrinsically safe solution with options to work in hazardous conditions, including exposure to

water, ignitable gases, and explosive areas (with no need for hot work permits due to equipment ratings). Moreover, all

product function upgrades can potentially be conducted on-site, without the time-consuming need to move to particular

service locations. Last, these data collectors can be used for 10 hours between charges. Similar to Ranger Pro, SCOUT200

has total connectivity with System 1 CM software. Data can be sent anywhere securely and is uploaded to System 1 for

historical trending or further analysis. System 1 connects portables, wired, and wireless as a single HMI tool.

The following case studies highlight the benefits of SCOUT200 series products.

Case Study 1: Bently Nevada’s SCOUT200 was able to identify air compressor damage that had not been formerly

noticed through vibration data collection in a major oil and gas company

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Case Study 2: Bently Nevada’s System Evolution condition monitoring software and SCOUT220 portable data

collector decreased significantly vibration measurement levels from more than 8mm/s rms to less than 1 mm/s rms

Case Study 3: Bently Nevada’s new SCOUT220 and S1 Evolutions software decreased exponentially new vibration

measurement levels to less than 50% of the preceding amplitudes

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4.3 The Imperative of CM Portable Solutions

Handheld portable vibration CM equipment is expected to grow at a steady but nominal pace through the introduction of

new products. Advanced sensors, connectivity, and software technology underpin digital inspection to enable monitoring

that ensures asset integrity in remote, hazardous locations and translates into huge cost savings for plant operators—all

while preventing equipment downtime and catastrophic failures.

The new, easy-to-use SCOUT200 portable CM portfolio offers are attractive for users looking to remove the

complexity of data collection, spend less time collecting data, and gain time for the analysis process in any location.

These benefits clearly enhance the diagnostic reliability of vibration data collection that helps operators get the most

from existing production setups.

Moreover, a portable CM solution represents a valuable, complementary approach to establishing an effective maintenance

program because it adds the human element that captures visual, audible, and even odor-related insights that help identify

hidden performance patterns not recognized by some advanced solutions.

will set themselves up to experience significant results if they review the benefits of adopting a mix of CM technologies

that can help reduce engineering implementation complexity and operational costs considerably, while fitting any

maintenance strategy.

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