PeakVue technology not only offers the earliest warning of
developing faults, it also provides an indication of severity.
Measurements can be translated into reliable trends to
determine the optimal timing for maintenance. Machinery
faults are clearly visible in the waveform, opening up new
options for fault detection and diagnosis.
PeakVue Plus Analytics – The latest evolution of this
ground-breaking PeakVue technology is referred to as
“PeakVue Plus Analytics”. This innovative approach mimics
the process that an analyst would apply to determine the
nature of an abnormal situation, once it has been identified
on a machine based on the PeakVue level. At a high level,
machine faults can be categorized as mechanical or non
mechanical. Mechanical faults are caused by defects in
rolling element bearings or gears, and the signals they
generate are highly periodic. In contrast, non-mechanical
signals are typically the result of under-lubrication of the
bearing (or potentially cavitation on pumps). The signals
generated by under-lubrication are non-periodic –or
random – in nature. A trained analyst would employ a
technique called “Autocorrelation” to distinguish between
these two types of defects. In a similar manner, PeakVue
Plus Analytics applies autocorrelation and series of
sophisticated algorithms to determine the root cause of the
defect on a given machine.
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