Condition monitoring for machinery, plant and structures

Mining and manufacturing operations depend on machinery and structures working under heavy loads, heat and vibration. Instrumentation provides condition data that can help maintenance teams review equipment health and plan work.

• Machinery and equipment: strain, displacement, vibration, acceleration and temperature.
• Pipes and tanks: pressure, and the flow of liquids, gases or slurry.
• Working environment: hazardous gases, oxygen levels, chemicals and humidity.
• Materials and quality: optical, laser and X-ray sensing for surface flaws, dimensions and internal defects.
• Ground and site: ground movement and its effect on operations.

Condition and environmental data can be reviewed in one platform alongside each asset’s records.

• Strain gauges and displacement sensors: stress and misalignment in equipment and structures.
• Vibration sensors and accelerometers: dynamic loads and vibration that may indicate machinery faults.
• Temperature sensors and thermal imaging: heat in machinery and critical components.
• Pressure sensors and flow meters: pressure in pipes and tanks, and flow of liquids, gases and slurry.
• Gas, oxygen and chemical sensors: air quality and hazardous substances, with gas chromatographs for composition analysis.
• Load cells: loads on machinery and material weights.
• Crack, acoustic emission and electromagnetic sensors: cracking and corrosion in metal components.
• Optical, laser and X-ray sensors: quality control and internal defects.
• Seismic sensors: ground movement around operations.