CONDITION MONITORING GETS CLEVER FOR GEAR UNITS

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Companies as diverse as cement makers and offshore windfarm suppliers are making significant cost savings through the greater use of condition monitoring, such as on-site and remote services from Siemens Mechanical Drives for mechanical handling and power

Prevention is always better than cure, and by monitoring the wear characteristics and other aspects of a gear unit – such as envelope, acceleration and velocity frequencies – Siemens qualified engineers are able to identify when gears and geared motors require servicing, maintenance work or replacement.

Through forward planning via this type of monitoring system, plant availability can be maximised and unscheduled plant breakdowns avoided. 

Siemens GearControl, offered in the UK through Flender Service, provides graphic readouts covering envelope, acceleration and velocity spectra to give accurate fault diagnosis at an early stage.  A visual perspective can also be gained of the inside of the gear unit via a borescope.  Comprehensive reports are then provided to customers.  The system is suitable for larger types of gears and geared motors, and is not just designed to monitor Flender geared products, but is also suitable and proven for use on competitors’ geared drives used in various applications and industries.

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