Sensors System Architecture Industries Served Motornostix® provides an online, web-based condition monitoring service for electrical and mechanical rotating machinery in equipment such as electrical motors, gearboxes, pumps, fans, rollers, crushers and compressors. The Motornostix® condition monitoring service is designed to pre-empt machine failure. If conditions for an existing or impending malfunction are identified, systems provide for immediate diagnostic alarms to be directed to designated personnel such as responsible plant staff members, consultants, OEM's or repairers. The systems are non-intrusive and can be used either in fixed industrial situations or on mobile equipment such railway traction units. Motornostix® systems can be installed either at the time of initial machine commissioning or later, as a retrofit. Motornostix® Sensors are attached externally to machine components to monitor vibration, temperature, electrical flux, tachometry, current signatures and process variables. Sensors attached to machinery connect to an intelligent data-acquisition device – the Motornostix Canary®, positioned at each motor. This uploads measured data to a computer (the Motornostix® Scanner) located in the plant control room. The scanner wraps the data from all local Canary units and uploads it via the Internet to a centralized Motornostix® Database. The Scanner raises high-priority alarms if connectivity to the Motornostix® Database is lost. At the database, incoming data is filtered through a neural network to check for variation in measured values. Diagnostic software tools are provided for technical analysis; these can be accessed by authorized users from anywhere in the world using a web browser.
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In addition to providing a continuous log of process parameters, the Motornostix® Sensors provide data as follows: 1 at the machinery non-drive end 2 axes of vibration and temperature 2 at the machinery drive end 2 axes of vibration and temperature 3 at the motor drive end 3 axes of vibration and temperature 4 motor speed tachometer 5 motor stray flux   6 motor non-drive end 2 axes of vibration and temperature 7 motor current all three phases At the centralized database, sophisticated software compares the incoming data against the existing "footprint" of the machinery and generates an alarm if there has been significant change. Reports on indications of machinery failure can be sent to appropriate recipients anywhere in the world. Using the Internet, authorized users of Motornostix® systems can access historical and current information on their condition-monitored equipment. Trend reports and graphs include performance history, failures, total runtime hours, statistical analyses, financial information and plant performance. Motornostix® provides a complete, cost-effective condition monitoring system designed to pre-empt failures, minimize downtime and increase productivity.
SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE	Back to the top
A Motornostix Canary® (the data-acquisition unit) is attached to each piece of monitored machinery. The Canary units are connected by wire or wireless link to a scanner located at the plant. The scanner interrogates each Canary, typically every few minutes, and uploads the measured data. The scanner wraps the data and dispatches it via the Internet to the Motornostix® database, where it is securely warehoused. As incoming measurement data is received, it is filtered through a neural network to check for variations in measured values. If the variations are significant, a "fault" is diagnosed and alarms are raised. Plant personnel can be alerted via SMS or e-mail. Web connectivity gives immediate, continuous access to all plant data. Graphs/Alarms/Reports/Performance histories and other decision-support information for each piece of monitored machinery can be accessed by authorized users online via the web. Rights to access the diagnostic data can be given to managers, consultants, manufacturers and other relevant personnel. Motornostix® provides customer support on a 24 x 7 basis. Motornostix® takes responsibility for the installation and maintenance of the whole system (including the database) and provides backup for system hardware and software.
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Motornostix® serves a broad range of industry sectors including: Mining Power generation Petrochemical (refineries; on- and offshore oil rigs) Manufacturing (paper, steel and vehicle assembly) Water pumping and treatment Railways (electrical traction) Shipping (propulsion, compressors and onboard power generation). On all Canary units, Motornostix® also offers specialized housings with explosion-proof (Exd) and flameproof (Exn) certification.
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