PRÜFTECHNIK Condition Monitoring presents the VIBROWEB; a new, automated monitoring and diagnosis system for production-critical machines and systems.
VIBROWEB is completely autonomous, running without PC connection which makes it particularly suitable for applications in distributed and out-of-the-way machine parks (pump stations, pipelines,...).
The modular and flexible system configuration keeps investment and installation costs low and also enables the economic integration of VIBROWEB into existing monitoring infrastructures. VIBROWEB is designed to allow the logical connection of almost every type of sensor (ICP, DMS, LineDrive,...).
The signal conditioning for each channel is carried out with the aid of special plug-in cards that are simple to replace as and when required. Of the 32 analog measurement channels, two can be measured simultaneous, with other channels available for rpm measurements (8x) and for digital inputs and outputs (each 4x).
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Article Written By Idhammar Reliability & Maintenance Management Consultants.
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