Equipment Monitors Bearing Condition

Equipment Monitors Bearing Condition The efector octavis from IFM electronic recognises, displays and signals bearing condition.The efector octavis bearing condition monitor from IFM electronic is now available with ATEX equipment category 3D / 3G, and is therefore suitable for zone 22 or zone 2 explosion-hazard areas. These new versions are also rated at IP69K, making them ideal for the wettest of applications. rolling element bearings are probably the commonest element to be found on the shop floor. As both a load-bearing and moving component, their condition determines the efficiency of the machines, yet until now it was very costly to monitor their condition continuously.The efector octavis from IFM electronic recognises, displays and signals bearing condition. Affordable sensors for condition monitoring mean monitoring is no longer restricted to the most critical bearings and you won't need extensive training in vibration frequency analysis. IFM electronic's vibration monitor, efector octavis, detects rolling element bearing failures and shaft imbalance conditions on critical plant equipment such as pumps, motors, mixers, compressors, fans and spindles. Octavis is permanently mounted on plant equipment to continuously monitor a machine's operating condition through vibration analysis. Octavis has the processing capability to analyse a vibration signature and to predict failures in advance by sending an alarm output signal to a PLC or relay.This can optimise machine availability and plant up-time. The efector octavis monitor incorporates an accelerometer, analogue-to-digital (A/D) convertor, digital signal processor (DSP) and diagnostic electronics in a compact 40 x 40mm package.These electronic components enable the monitor to gather, process and interpret vibration data. Configuration software is used on setup to input application parameters such as bearing types, shaft speed and output conditions via an RS232 cable.These parameters allow octavis to monitor only critical damage frequencies in the vibration spectrum and ignore all external noise. One efector octavis monitor can detect up to five different rolling elements on a machine or 20 individual frequencies.Alarm display provides early warning and critical alarms.Pushbutton programming includes a teach button with an integrated alarm display.The alarm display provides two switching outputs that indicate an early warning alarm and a critical alarm.