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Fluke
SIM includes a computer-assisted
classroom training course, which can
be used at any time without affecting
actual plant operation. Using the original
operating interface, trainees have
the opportunity to control a " digital
twin " of the machine, including the individual
parameters of production operations.
In the course of the training, participants
learn - with on-site support
from this company - how to run the
machine, respond properly to alarm situations,
and improve the performance
of the machine or the process. - Andritz
AG, Raaba-Grambach, Austria
www.andritz.com
Phoenix Contact
Pall
Monitor equipment health with
this wireless sensor
Vibration screening is one of the most
effective ways to detect and prevent
equipment failures or downtime, but
performing vibration analysis can be
complex. The new 3560 FC Vibration
Sensor (photo) wirelessly and remotely
captures simple vibration screening
data on imbalance and misalignment.
Remote vibration monitoring allows
maintenance managers to monitor
asset health with ease and reduce the
reliance on vibration specialists. The
wireless sensor is small enough to fit
in hard-to-reach places and affordable
enough to place on multiple locations
on equipment. The generated data
are wirelessly transmitted and stored
on the company's Connect Condition
Monitoring software. - Fluke Corp.,
Everett, Wash.
www.fluke.com
The launch of a new
cloud-based safety solution
With this company's cloud-based solutions,
status information on standard
and safety
functions
are transmitted
Siemens AG
continuously via a Profinet control solution
to the Proficloud (photo). This
information is then evaluated there.
Thanks to the holistic consideration of
resources and machinery, completely
new opportunities are opened up for
operators and designers to increase
operational performance. This enables,
for example, the determination of interdependencies
between safety and
process parameters. Or the monitoring
of operational and maintenance processes
across the entire line during nor20
mal
operation. With access to this information,
measures can then be derived
and operational patterns determined.
The machinery design can thus be optimized
and work sequences designed
to be more efficient. - Phoenix Contact
GmbH & Co.KG, Blomberg, Germany
www.phoenixcontact.com
This fluid-monitoring
platform is smart
The Crixus Fluid Monitoring Platform
(photo) is a fluid-cleanliness management
solution designed to provide industrial
customers with intelligent fluid
monitoring. The patent-pending fluidmonitoring
platform meets the growing
need for lubrication and hydraulic fluid
cleanliness in industrial manufacturing
equipment and filter performance.
The Crixus provides realtime data that
instantly flag performance issues and
warns of potential problems. Information
from the Cloud is pushed to the
Crixus mobile and web app, where
systems and applications from multiple
sites can be monitored. - Pall Corp.,
Port Washington, N.Y.
www.crixus-pall.com
Simulation for faster
commissioning and training
This company has upgraded its Simit
simulation platform for virtual commissioning
and operator training (photo)
with a new release. Version 9.1 enables
Simit to also be used for virtual
commissioning and operator training
in modular plants, speeding up actual
commissioning by as much as 60%
and reducing unwanted standstill periods
to a minimum, particularly during
plant conversion and migration processes,
says the company. Simit can
also be used to implement a realistic
operator training system. Version 9.1
comes with an array of innovations
designed to improve operating convenience,
support simulation modeling
and contribute to improved efficiency,
openness and flexibility. - Siemens
AG, Munich, Germany
www.siemens.com/simit
High-tech compounds resist
explosive decompression
Elastomer seals that are used in valves,
pipelines, fittings or pig traps have to
face exceptionally high requirements. A
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