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Yokogawa
Emerson
FIGURE 2. Yokogawa's SensPlus Buddy provides visual transmission video calls and
augmented reality, as well as information sharing by sending images and texts. This improves
the efficiency of maintenance work, reduces losses due to mistakes and facilates
safe and worry-free plant maintenance
self as determined by diagnostic data
collected from hand-held devices or
automated instruments. " Oil analysis,
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and the like provide a very good
indication of how well a piece of equipment
is performing or where certain
parts of the process are degrading so
problems can be addressed before
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The most current iteration of predicCall
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FIGURE 3. Emerson's Plantweb Insight software apps analyze the
data from specific assets, such as pumps, and provide predictive
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tive maintenance incorporates equipment
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